Tag: covid19

Three Indian nationals test positive for coronavirus in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Three Indian nationals, staying at a local mosque in southern Nepal, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a media report said here on Sunday. The three Indian nationals were staying in Birgunj due to the nationwide lockdown which has been extended by another eight days till April 15 to contain the spread of […]

On Easter, Boris Johnson thanks state-funded NHS medics for saving his life

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thanked the medics and staff of the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) for saving his life after he tested positive for the coronavirus, saying he owed them his life. In his first public statement since being moved out of the intensive care at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London […]

Queen of England vows ‘COVID-19 won’t overcome us’ in Easter message

LONDON: In her Easter message, the UK’S Queen Elizabeth II has stressed the importance of sticking to the coronavirus lockdown measures, saying that “by keeping apart we keep others safe”. With the COVID-19 outbreak rendering church services impossible, the 93-year-old monarch on Saturday delivered what was believed to be her first Easter address, which had […]

Fans Of Heroes! Charity Is Good But Be Careful

In most of the western countries, charities are often done in secret, as most people love to keep the excess food or charity food on the streets but not directly giving to anyone or posing with them for pictures. In India, the converse of it is true most of the times as the donation givers […]

Here Are The Five Corona Songs Created By Cinema Folks

As the deadly coronavirus is spreading rapidly and dangerously, everyone is advised to stay home in order to stay safe. To take the message more and more into people, various artists are actually teaming up to come up with songs that could create awareness in the audiences. First of all, we have a senior music […]

AP to buy 16 cr masks to give it to for every person

Amravati: The Andhra Pradesh government here on Sunday decided to provide protective masks to every resident to block spread of coronavirus and ordered procurement of 16 crore masks. At the coronavirus review meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, officials said 32,349 people had been referred for tests after the third household […]

Indian-American professor designing 5G network solution in USIndian-American professor designing 5G network solution in USIndian-American professor designing 5G network solution in US

HOUSTON: An Indian-American university teacher is designing systems capable of supporting 5G infrastructure in the US as part of a project funded by the country’s Department of Defense. Harish Krishnamoorthy, assistant professor in the University of Houston’s electrical and computer engineering department, has been given a grant of USD 1.7 million for the project. Krishnamoorthy […]

Nepal, India agree to enhance cooperation in fight against coronavirus

KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday agreed to enhance cooperation to further intensify the fight against the coronavirus and underlined the need of taking care of the citizens left stranded in each other’s country due to the lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic. Oli and […]

Singapore battles COVID-19 hotspots in migrant workers’ dorms

KUALA LUMPUR: After managing to keep on top of the first wave of coronavirus outbreaks, Singapore is grappling with an alarming rise in infections among migrant workers housed in crowded dormitories. Such cases now account for about a quarter of Singapore’s 1,910 infections. The government reported 287 new cases Thursday, its biggest daily jump. More […]

Coronavirus mars Easter holidays as global death toll nears 100,000

ROME: Hundreds of millions of people around the world will spend the Easter holiday at home as lockdown measures intensify to combat the coronavirus, a pandemic with a global death toll rapidly approaching 100,000. Governments have forced businesses to close and limited the movement of half the world’s population, halting economic activity and prompting the […]

Corona India: 37 deaths, 896 new cases in last 24 hours

The Corona positive cases and deaths are increasing in the country with each day passing. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its daily press meet said, 896 new cases have been reported and 37 people have lost their lives in the country. And in last 48 hours, about 1487 cases were reported […]

Save Me From Her: Shriya’s Husband

Lockdowns and self isolations have been bringing the best creativity out of many and celebrities are no exception. Apart from cooking and workout videos, some of them are making funny videos to watch. Shriya Saran is enjoying the quarantine time with her husband Andrei Koscheev in Russia and the couple has come up with a […]

One more dies in Telangana, 18 new cases

Hyderabad: One more person died of coronavirus in Telangana on Thursday, taking the death toll to 12, Health Minister Eatala Rajender said. The state reported 18 COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday, taking the state’s tally of positive cases to 471. Of this 45 have recovered and discharged from hospitals and 12 have died. The minister […]

Real-time monitoring needed to prevent second COVID-19 wave in China: Study

BEIJING: While China’s aggressive control measures may have halted the first wave of COVID-19 in areas outside Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, real-time monitoring of the spread and severity of the deadly disease is needed to protect against a possible second wave of infection, researchers say. According to the scientists, including those from […]

Spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi named Iraq’s third PM-designate this year

BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Barham Saleh nominated spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi on Thursday as the country’s third prime minister-designate this year, moments after predecessor Adnan Zurfi ended his bid to form a government. The nomination ceremony was attended by the country’s top political figures, indicating widespread support for Kadhemi, 53, that neither of the previous PM-designates […]