In patchwork restart, parts of New York and other U.S. states reopen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less populated areas of New York, Virginia and Maryland took their first steps towards lifting lockdowns on…
Trump, an eye on re-election, accuses Democrats of reopening U.S. states too slowly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Monday of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures…
Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi to degenerate power, take states into confidence
NEW DELHI: Holding that the fight against Covid-19 cannot be just from the PMO, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday…
Coronavirus deaths pass 250,000 world-wide, with Italy, Spain and United States among worst hit
The greatest health crisis in a century has reached another milestone with a quarter of million deaths worldwide. Key points:The…
New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states
A man rides his bicycle in a street closed to help that social distancing norms are maintained, during the outbreak…
Americans start to emerge from seclusion as states ease clamp-downs
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Americans in about half of U.S. states, led by Texas and Georgia, began emerging on Friday from…
Georgia eateries put menus on tables again as more U.S. states ease restrictions
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia on Monday allowed residents to dine at restaurants for the first time in a month, as…
Coronavirus | Stop using 2 Chinese firms’ rapid test kits, ICMR tells States
India does not stand to lose a single rupee, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday in…
Haryana minister urges Delhi not to permit movement of individuals between states, mentions ‘corona-carriers’
Haryana minister Anil Vij (File photo)AMBALA: Haryana minister Anil Vij has appealed to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to make…
Queensland and WA have started to relieve coronavirus limitations. What are other states doing?
Updated April 26, 2020 19:13:03 Some state governments have announced plans to slowly start lifting coronavirus restrictions, making some allowances…
Covid-19: Evacuation exercise gathers steam across states
As the national lockdown entered its fifth week, an unprecedented cross-country evacuation exercise to bring back migrant workers and other…
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 51,000, handful of states move toward resuming
ATLANTA (Reuters) - With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a…
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, a handful of states edge toward reopening
ATLANTA (Reuters) - With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took…
U.S. Congress girds for partisan battle on coronavirus aid for cities, states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After passing $3 trillion of coronavirus relief in a rare run of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats in…
Coronavirus: PM Modi to hold video conference with CMs of all states on April 27
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a video conference with the chief ministers of all the states on…
Political wrangling, controversy mark re-opening of U.S. states
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen…
Rajasthan stops rapid tests, ICMR asks other states to pause
NEW DELHI: With states complaining that the recently acquired rapid testing kits were delivering misleading and inaccurate results, the Indian…
Cuomo states focus of Trump conference was on screening, states requiring financing
FILE PHOTO: New York governor Andrew Cuomo speaks as the USNS Comfort pulls into a berth in Manhattan during the…
ICMR asks states not to use rapid test kits for 2 days
NEW DELHI: Amid complaints about faulty rapid test kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday advised states not…
Facebook removes anti-quarantine protest events in some U.S. states
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday that it has removed events in Nebraska, New Jersey and California promoting…
Coronavirus | Doubling time of COVID-19 goes up in 18 States
Eighteen States and Union Territories have “shown improvement” in containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Odisha and Kerala…
No case in 47 districts across 23 states in 14 days
NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Saturday said a positive trend was emerging in 23 states due to lockdown and…
Morrison utilizes his ‘bully pulpit’ to prompt states to fall in line on schools
Posted April 15, 2020 14:50:33 Seated in the Prime Minister's office with the Australian flag behind him, it was not…
Is the Centre’s lockdown different from a state’s lockdown?
The lockdowns: Six states - Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and West Bengal- have extended the lockdown due to the…
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…
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…
Trump holds support of political base in virus-prone states
(Reuters) - Earl Kerr, a 57-year-old electrical contractor in Jacksonville, Florida, says he fears for his 80-year-old mother, who entered…
Covid-19: Bhilwara model may become template for other badly-hit states
JAIPUR: The "ruthless" Covid-19 containment model adopted by Rajasthan's Bhilwara since detecting the first of its 27 positive cases on…
New York reels as 630 die in a day, the state’s bleakest toll yet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coronavirus-related illnesses killed 630 people in the last day in New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo…
1,023 Covid-19 cases with links to Tablighi Jamaat reported from 17 states: Govt
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said 1,023 Covid-19-positive cases across 17 states — constituting nearly 30% of the total…
Coronavirus | 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases with links to Tablighi Jamaat reported from 17 States: Health Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Rigorous contact tracing is on…
Centre to give Rs 11,092cr to states to deal with Covid-19
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday approved release of Rs 11,092 crore to all states under the…
Disseminate info, book lockdown violators under IPC, DM Act, Home Secretary tells states
NEW DELHI: The home secretary on Thursday requested the states to widely circulate information on penal provisions laid down under…
Lockdown violators should be booked under IPC, Disaster Management Act : Home secretary to states
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday directed states and union territories to book under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal…
Trace all Jamaat attendees on war footing: Centre to states
NEW DELHI: Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba on Wednesday asked states to complete contact tracing of all Tablighi Jamaat members who…
New York’s Cuomo pleads for doctors, nurses from other states to aid its hospitals
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Monday for healthcare workers elsewhere to help the state’s overwhelmed hospitals…
Give shelter to stranded migrants, make them stay put: Centre to states
A group of migrant workers walk to their native places amid the nationwide complete lockdown, on the NH24 near...Read MoreNEW…
Coronavirus | Monitor 15 lakh international air passengers of past over two months, States told
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has asked the States to effectively monitor 15 lakh international air passengers who came from January…
Covid-19: Cabinet secretary says ‘gap’ in actual monitoring, asks states to strengthen surveillance urgently
NEW DELHI: Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba has asked states to urgently strengthen the surveillance of international travellers who entered the…
Coronavirus stay-at-home regulations multiply in major U.S. states
(Reuters) - New Jersey’s governor was expected on Saturday to follow four other states - California, New York, Illinois and…
Coronavirus: 3 states lock down 70 million in US
NEW YOR: Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents to stay in their homes…
Nirbhaya convicts hanging | Two cremated together, others taken to home States
Amid heavy police deployment, the bodies of Nirbhaya convicts Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta reached their residence in Rama Krishna…
Coronavirus in India: 28 new cases from 10 states & UTs, most in 1 day so far
NEW DELHI: As many as 10 states and Union territories, from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, reported fresh Covid-19 cases on…
28 new cases from 10 states & UTs, most in 1 day so far
As many as 10 states and Union territories, from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, reported fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking…
Here’s how Trump prepares to consist of coronavirus in the United States
Updated March 12, 2020 17:35:23 Donald Trump has announced his administration will suspend all travel from 26 European countries to…
Joe Biden requires unity after big wins in Michigan, three other states
DETROIT (Reuters) - Joe Biden scored decisive primary victories in Michigan and three other states on Tuesday, taking a big…