LONDON: The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from coronavirus in Europe, figures released on Tuesday showed, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his response to the crisis. Weekly figures from Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) added more than 7,000 deaths […]
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States and Union Territories have been asked to put on hold the use of COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits till their accuracy is rechecked by apex health research body the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), official sources said on Saturday. According to the sources, teams constituted by ICMR are […]
ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is at the cusp of launching its second phase to add more sectors like agriculture and tourism, a senior Pakistani official has said, rejecting reports that the multi-billion dollar project is slowing down due to the coronavirus outbreak. China has committed to invest over […]
KOLKATA: Altogether 225 people attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat meet in Delhi and their contacts have been placed under quarantine in West Bengal, a senior health department official said on Friday. So far, around 400 COVID-19 positive cases and about 12 deaths across the country were found to have links […]
JAIPUR: A 73-year-old man who had tested positive for coronavirus and was in coma due to kidney failure in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district died on Thursday, an official said. The death occurred on a day when two more persons, one each in Jaipur and Jhunjhunu, tested positive for COVID-19 infection, he […]
Jaipur: A combination of two anti-HIV drugs has proved crucial in the treatment of coronavirus positive cases, a senior official of the Rajasthan government said. Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said the patients’ condition improved after they were administered the anti-HIV drugs. Three of the four […]
NEW DELHI: Indian scientists who are stationed in Iran to establish a makeshift laboratory for testing stranded Indians for novel coronavirus have not been given permission by authorities to do so citing security reasons, official sources said. Swab samples of around 1,200 Indians have been brought to India from Iran […]