Tag: Coronavirus
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Delhi-NCR in dilemma to stay indoors or step outside, as they feel an earthquake tremor amid covid-19
On April 12, a magnitude of 3.5 earthquakes shook the national capital of Delhi at a depth of 8 km for a few seconds. Residents living in the Delhi-NCR region felt the quake at 5:45 pm. People were in a dilemma whether to step outside or stay indoors amid the coronavirus lockdown. The tremors were ... -
Coronavirus Lockdown: Indians facing a hard time working from home due to heavy internet traffic
During the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown. Till the lockdown continues, all government and private offices, malls, factories, shops, and malls will remain close. The sudden heavy traffic on home and mobile broadband services has impacted the network speed. Many companies have asked their employees to work from home. ... -
Centre orders immediate release of IT refunds up to Rs 5 lakh
Citizens who are facing a shortage of funds due to job loss or pay cuts due to the ramifications of the nationwide lockdown can breathe a sigh of relief. As the country battles Coronavirus, the government has decided to provide a major relief for business entities and individuals. The Centre on April 8 announced that ... -
India to soon begin rapid antibody testing in Coronavirus hotspots
In the wake of spurt in positive COVID-19 cases and an increase in the virus hotspots in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has decided to deploy rapid antibody testing kits for the symptomatic people in such hotspots. The COVID-19 rapid testing kit will allow the individual to test the virus at ... -
Indian Railway coaches turned into COVID-19 quarantine wards
Taking the fight against Coronavirus to the next level, the Indian government is transforming the oldest coaches of the railways into isolation wards in the wake of the pandemic outbreak. Indian railways is the fourth-biggest transportation network in the world spread across all states and union territories. As the number of Coronavirus cases continues to ... -
Light candles, torches on April 5 at 9 pm for fight against Coronavirus: PM Modi appeals citizens in video message
As the number of positive COVID-9 cases continue to surge in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 3, released a video message for the citizens. With the video message, PM Modi appealed the people to switch off all the lights at their homes on April 5 (Sunday) at 9 pm for 9 minutes, and ... -
On Centre’s request, SC directs media to publish COVID-19 developments ascertained by Govt
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis shadowing over the country, the Supreme Court has directed the media to report on coronavirus based on the facts and information approved by the Central government. This step has been taken to prevent dissemination of fake news on the pandemic that can lead to confusion and panic among the citizens. ... -
Coronavirus: Amid lockdown, should India consider alcohol under essential items list?
Since Prime Minister Modi announced a 21 days lockdown in India, only essential commodities such as milk, groceries, and medicines, vegetables, and fruit shops are allowed to remain open for public. In mid-March, the WHO announced the coronavirus spread a pandemic. The WHO chief asked all nations to fight and requested them to test, treat, ... -
India has fewer rates of coronavirus cases or is it due to the limited number of tests it’s conducting?
India has the second-largest population on the planet, which is around 1.2 billion people, is locked down by the government for 21 days to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. The extreme measure has been taken to contain the spread of the virus. India has reported 902 positive cases and 20 deaths from the novel coronavirus. Experts ... -
FM announces 1.7 lakh crore relief fund in a bid to help poor amid corona crisis
On Thursday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced an emergency relief fund of 1.7 lakh crore rupees to aid the poor and need, hit the harder amid the ongoing corona crisis. In a news briefing, while announcing the stimulus package Ms. Sitharaman said, “We do not want anyone to remain hungry, so we will be giving ...









