Government ramps up RT-PCR testing in hotspots
NEW DELHI: The government expanded its RT-PCR testing for Covid-19— considered definitive in confirming the disease — to cover all…
Why death rates vary widely in states: Testing could be key
NEW DELHI: There is wide variation in case fatality rates (deaths as percentage of cases) between states with over 100…
No evidence of community transmission yet, repeats government
The govt said there was no evidence yet of any community transmission of Covid-19 in India (PTI, file photo fo...Read…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 10, 2020, 21:26 ISTA special temporary hospital facility for COVID-19 patients in Mumbai. (Credits: AP)NEW DELHI: The…
Wearing mask in public places mandatory in Gurugram
ANI | Updated: Apr 10, 2020, 21:22 ISTPhoto for representative purpose onlyGURUGRAM: District administration on Friday made mask-wearing mandatory for…
Antibody tests expected next week in US: Top health official
Representative image.WASHINGTON: The top US infectious disease official says coronavirus antibody tests are just days away. Anthony Fauci says at…
Don’t allow religious gatherings, processions during lockdown: MHA to states
NEW DELHI: The home ministry has cautioned all states and Union territories against allowing any social or religious gathering or…
Why coronavirus conspiracy theories flourish. And why it matters.
NEW YORK: The coronavirus has given rise to a flood of conspiracy theories, disinformation and propaganda, eroding public trust and…
How the pandemic wiped out oil demand around the world
NEW DELHI: Global oil demand is being destroyed as the coronavirus forces people around the world to remain indoors and…
Centre safeguards choice to export hydroxychloroquine
The Union government on Friday asserted that India had “sufficient buffer” of the much in demand drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Export…
Coronavirus | Bihar official’s letter sets off alarm bells
Bihar’s Home Secretary has forwarded to the Union Home Ministry a letter sent by the District Magistrate of West Champaran…
Backwoods to see relief from lockdown, cities to remain strictly shut
Municipal workrs spray disinfectants on a shop during the lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Patna on April…
In the middle of COVID-19 pandemic, India and Pakistan exchange fire
Screenshot taken from footage released by the Indian Army. Friday’s skirmishes led to the snapping of mobile internet services in…
Coronavirus | MHA seeks view of State governments on lockdown
The Home Ministry has sought views of State governments on the 21-day lockdown including whether more categories of people and…
Tamil Nadu COVID-19 specialist panel suggests two-week lockdown extension
The Chief Minister had a meeting with the expert panel on Friday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The 19-member panel…
In Rajasthan’s Bhilwara, ‘ruthless containment’ model breaks infection transmission chain
The “ruthless containment” model adopted in Bhilwara, which emerged last month as the worst-affected district in Rajasthan, has succeeded in…
Priyanka Gandhi writes to Adityanath, seeks increased screening for COVID-19 in U.P.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, urged the State government…
Coronavirus Briefing Newsletter
India’s health ministry has confirmed 6,412 Covid-19 cases (5,709 active cases) and 199 fatalities. The Times of India on Friday…
Lockdown should continue, Punjab will allow district-wise relief to farmers: Amarinder Singh
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus should…
‘Degree of seriousness gauged by behavior’: India on Pak’s delayed SAARC corona fund contribution
NEW DELHI: After Pakistan pledged to donate $3 million to SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, India on Friday highlighted the…
PM Narendra Modi to communicate with CMs on Saturday; extension of lockdown on program
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states on Saturday via video, where a…
Odisha to great people without masks
BHUBANESWAR: Having made wearing of masks compulsory for people stepping out of home, the Odisha government on Thursday decided to…
Karnataka favours total lockdown across all districts till April 30
BENGALURU: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday rejected the recommendations of an expert panel of doctors advocating a "graded lifting" of…
Coronavirus | Chief Secy reviews situation in 22 designated containment zones in Delhi
Police personnel stand guard at Bengali market, which has been identified as a containment zone, during the nationwide lockdown to…
Top oil manufacturers except Mexico accept output cuts: OPEC
Major oil producers except Mexico agreed to cut output in May and June by 10 million barrels per day, OPEC…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 17 updates | Over 6,600 infected as death toll mounts to 228
Over 230 people have died and 6,800 have tested positive for COVID-19 in India. Assam recorded its first death on…
First COVID-19 death reported in Assam
A thermal camera in Guwahati railway station. Assam registered its first COVID-19 death. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The…
Vijay Mallya gets personal bankruptcy reprieve from UK High Court
In a relief to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the High Court in London has deferred hearings on a plea by…
Pakistan’s contribution triggers dispute over SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Situation Fund
Pakistan declared a $3 million contribution to the Fund to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak in South Asia. Pakistan is…
Now, Hegde provides COVID-19 common colour
BJP MP for Uttara Kannada and former Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde has published on his Facebook page a communally…
The big dilemma: Saving lives vs saving livelihoods
The lifting of the lockdown imposed to check the spread of Covid-19 across India has to be carefully managed, though…
How TCS, Cognizant and Persistent are assisting government battle coronavirus
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant Technology Solutions and Persistent Systems have emerged on the frontlines in the battle to contain…
Over 16,000 Americans die of coronavirus in US
WASHINGTON: The deadly coronavirus pandemic claimed lives of more than 16,000 Americans and infected over 4.6 lakhs of them, devastating…
At 3.8 cases per million, India’s rate of infection still fairly low: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: Social distancing and lockdown are potent “social vaccines” against the Covid-19 pandemic that has engulfed over 200 countries,…
Haryana doubles incomes of frontline health department staff
CHANDIGARH: In a significant move, the Haryana government on Thursday announced it will double the salaries of its health department…
Woman rides 1,400km on two-wheeler to get back her son stranded in Andhra Pradesh
HYDERABAD: Braving stringent lockdown norms, a school teacher rode 1,400 km on her scooty to bring her son back home.…
COVID-19 | EU ministers seal deal on half a trillion euro rescue plan
European Union finance ministers agreed on Thursday on half-a-trillion euros worth of support for their coronavirus-battered economies after weeks of…
Boris Johnson leaves intensive care, remains under observation
Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains…
Coronavirus | Amid a pandemic, a salute to selfless service on the streets
Everyday heroes: Police according guard of honour to the sanitary workers of the Tirunelveli Corporation on Thursday. Special Arrangement Conservancy…
Coronavirus | Lockdown robs Mumbai’s dabbawalas of lunch
Less than a month ago, they ensured that home-cooked food reached thousands everyday on the dot across this bustling megapolis.…
In time of requirement: On hydroxychloroquine export
In time of need: On hydroxychloroquine export Irrespective of whether India bowed to U.S. pressure, it is unlikely to run…
Success in defeat: On Bernie Sanders
Despite a favourable opinion of his agenda, Bernie Sanders could not overcome Joe Biden Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal from the race…
ICMR research study indicates community transmission
There was evidence for community transmission — or instances of coronavirus (COVID-19) in patients who had no established contact with…
Bhopal medical professional shifts to hotel after ‘vehicle quarantine’
He was worried wife, daughter could contract COVID-19 from him After living in his car for weeks outside his home,…
Coronavirus | Truth about cats, dogs and COVID-19
While the WHO has initiated a study into the possibility of coronavirus infection spreading from humans to domestic animals after…
Coronavirus live updates: Uber to distribute ‘tens of millions’ of masks in coronavirus safety move
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 10, 2020, 05:02:28 ISTThe total number of coronavirus cases in India rose…
Customs duty waiver for ventilators, PPE
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday announced customs duty exemption on a host of imported equipment — from ventilators and…
Pulses, flour, biscuits, noodles provide hit
NEW DELHI: There is an acute shortage of staples like rice, atta and dal, and packaged foods like instant noodles,…
As people work from home, cyberhits rise
NEW DELHI: A senior corporate executive was on a video conference call with his top management using the popular Zoom…
Odisha 1st to extend lockdown till April 30
BHUBANSWAR: Odisha on Thursday became the first state to extend the ongoing 21-day lockdown by another fortnight till April 30,…