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States told not to use rapid test kits
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of Hindustan Times, States advised not to use rapid testing kits for two days. A lot of variations, kits will be tested and validated by on-ground teams and we w...
High-risk people not issued travel e-pass ensures Aarogya Setu integration
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In the first integration between the Central government’s Aarogya Setu mobile app and e-passes, the programme has checked 10,000 travel passes with its self-assessment and positive...
Covid-19: Positive cases cross 18,500 in India, death toll at 593
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its daily update said that 18,601 have been tested positive so far and there have been 590 deaths. Reports from States, however, put th...
COVID-19 Case At Rashtrapati Bhavan Complex: Sources
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, nearly 100 people at the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex have been quarantined after a sanitation worker there tested positive for coronavirus, sources said....
Kim Jong Un in treatment after cardiovascular surgery
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is receiving treatment after cardiovascular surgery earlier this month, a South Korean media report said, as speculation mounts over the state of Ki...
Lockdown 'cleans up' river Ganga
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of BBC, the Ganges is one India's holiest and also most-polluted rivers. Millions live on its banks across several states. It's widely considered as a lifeline f...
Amid intense speculation Kim Jong-un illness rumours denied
Tue Apr 21 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seriously ill after heart surgery are not true, officials in South Korea have said....
Uddhav calls for action against communal twist to Palghar lynching
Mon Apr 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Monday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take action against those giving communal colour to the lynching of three men by a mob in Palghar d...
Coronavirus: Cases Doubling Rate Slows To 7.5
Mon Apr 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The doubling rate of Coronavirus cases has slowed down, the government said today – going from 3.4 days before lockdown to 7.5 days. "Based on the last seven days, India's doubling...
MHA objects to Kerala government ‘diluting’ lockdown restrictions
Mon Apr 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Ministry of Home Affairs in the letter to the Kerala government today said the decision to reopen restaurants and book shops is in clear violation of the lockdown measures issu...
Coronavirus lockdown: What stays open in India and what stays shut
Mon Apr 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India has eased some restrictions imposed as part of a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Most of the new measures are targeted at easing pressure on farmin...
Covid-19: India’s cases rise to 17,265, death toll at 543
Mon Apr 20 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
On Monday morning the Union health ministry said, India’s coronavirus disease tally rose to 17,265 with 1553 new cases and 543 fatalities in the last 24 hours....
Woman in Ghaziabad tests positive for Covid-19 after giving birth
Sun Apr 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, a 25-year-old woman who gave birth to a boy at a private hospital in Nandgram on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19 a day later. The baby...
Goa minister confirms state is officially 'Covid-19' free
Sun Apr 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
India recorded 507 deaths due to coronavirus, according to the data published on the health ministry website. The total number of Covid-19 infected people rose to 15,712 in the cou...
No Inter-State Travel For Migrant Workers: Centre
Sun Apr 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, No inter-state travel of migrant workers must be allowed after the centre implements its decision to open some economic activities in non-hotspot areas ...
ICMR reports a huge spike in infections
Sun Apr 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
In a major spike in COVID-19 cases, the Indian Council of Medical Research reported that a total of 16,365 individuals have now been confirmed positive in the country. On Saturday ...
Covid-19: No decision yet on easing or lifting flight restrictions
Sun Apr 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government announced a halt to domestic flights on March 23, ordering commercial airlines to shut down domestic operations on top of an existing ban on international flights to...
No Relaxation of Lockdown In Delhi, Says CM Kejriwal
Sun Apr 19 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
As per news report of NDTV, Delhi government has decided not to permit any relaxation of the lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, adding that the situation would be...
Worldwide coronavirus cases exceed 2.2 million
Sat Apr 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Globally more than 2.23 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus and 151,657 have died, according to a Reuters tally. ...
Covid-19: China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50%
Sat Apr 18 2020 | By Cobrapost Desk
Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities....