The Karnataka government on Sunday issued fresh orders to continue the stringent lockdown measures issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs till the midnight of April 21. The government is considering lockdown relaxation after April 21, and the state cabinet that is scheduled to meet on Monday is likely to discuss this, sources said.
Asserting that the hallmark of India's efforts in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak was a pre-emptive and proactive approach, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday underlined the gains of the prevailing lockdown and said the country created a people's movement to combat the pandemic.
On the list of the countries witnessing most deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US remained on the top spot where close to 40,000 people have succumbed to the fatal virus.
As many as 1,324 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking India's count of coronavirus COVID-19 cases to 16,116, according to Union Health Ministry's update at 5 pm on Sunday (April 19, 2020).
The preliminary reports suggest that these three had come from Kandivali and were on their way to Gujarat's Surat.
At a time when the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly spreading across different parts of West Bengal, the state government on Sunday accused the central lab - ICMR-NICED of providing defective test kits.
Twelve COVID-19 patients died on Sunday, taking the death toll in Maharashtra to 223, health officials said.
The recovery rate of the patients in the district adjoining Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh is nearly 40 per cent, according to the statistics available.
The aviation regulator has asked airlines to cease all news bookings and intimated to them that instructions regarding commencing of operations will be given in due course of time.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) refuted news doing the rounds about the cancellation of all Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams in view of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The government agency tweeted a fact-check on its official twitter handle calling the information as fake.
The preliminary reports suggest that these three had come from Kandivali and were on their way to Gujarat's Surat.
The government should provide partial credit guarantee to banks as a shield from risk averseness arising out of lending to non-banking financial and microfinance companies, as liquidity is needed at a time when the economy is suffering a blow due to the global coronavirus outbreak, industry body CII said on Sunday.
Urging unity and brotherhood in the battle against coronavirus, PM Modi said that the virus does not see the caste or religion before striking.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday (April 18) said that there shall be no movement of labour outside the State or the Union Territory where they are currently located. However, stranded labourers will be allowed to go to places of work within the state with conditions during the lockdown.
Railways has transported 1,150 tonnes of medical items during the lockdown period across the country, the national transporter said on Sunday, adding that they include medicines, masks, hospital items and other medical commodities.
Over 70 sheep and goats, belonging to two nomadic families, died due to a suspected case of hypothermia in a high-altitude village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.
The vehicle will be able to cater to narrow lanes, larger and dense areas of District Central, increasing the number of samples collected in a day.
In what may come as a positive news amid the rising number of coronavirus cases, ICMR said that around 14.19 infected patients have been cured so far.
In an Instagram live chat with former pacer Irfan Pathan, Shami said that Rohit is "a package."
Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of the sport, on Thursday announced plans to lay off almost 80% of its staff, putting them on 20% pay until June 30.
Khan's lawyer had sought bail for the actor, but the court rejected it saying his offence, for which he has been charged under IPC Section 153A is not bailable.
Earlier this week, Warner made his debut on social networking app Tiktok on the request of his five-year-old daughter Ivy-Mae.
All deputy secretary level officers and above will join office from Monday, nearly a month after working from home due to the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, a senior official said.
Bengaluru led the way with a 41.7 percent share of new supply, followed by Mumbai and Delhi NCR with 20.7 percent and 20 percent share, respectively, it added. The construction activity is expected to slowly resume upon lifting of the lockdown,it said.
On Saturday, due to strong wind coupled with heavy showers and thunderstorm, two domes of the recently renovated gurudwara in Kartarapur collapsed.
