Tel Aviv [Israel], April 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman confirmed on Sunday (local time) his plans to resign and defended his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying that he wants to get the post of construction and housing minister in the new government.
Goa [India], April 27 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Sarpanch and former Sarpanch of Goa's Aquem Baixo Village have initiated door-to-door sanitisation as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus.
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Sunday provided ration to Kho-Kho team skipper Nasreen, who is struggling for basic amenities, amid coronavirus outbreak.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): The city of Mumbai on Sunday reported 324 new cases of COVID-19, taking the count of virus-infected people in the metropolis to 5,194, the Public Health Department has said.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 26 (ANI): With 102 new positive cases and seven deaths reported in Rajasthan on Sunday, the State's count of virus-infected people and deaths has surged to 2,185 and 41 respectively, said the Health Department.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): No new positive COVID-19 case has been reported from the hotspots near Dharavi, Mahim, and Dadar for the second consecutive day, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak and nationwide lockdown, members of the Jain youth organisation named Tarun Samaj reached out to the needy residing in capital's famous Chandni Chowk and its nearby areas with food packets and groceries.
Glasgow [Scotland], April 26 (ANI): An activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has lambasted Imran Khan's government for taking advantage of the COVID-19 situation and resuming construction work at the Diamer Bhasa Dam in Gilgit Baltistan.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Despite budgetary challenges in view of coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Armed Forces are capable of undertaking any operational task assigned to them, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that the telecom companies do not have the capacity to participate in spectrum auctions especially after the Covid-19 outbreak and auction will not help the Central government to raise funds.
Vadodara (Gujarat), Apr 26 (ANI): To contain biomedical waste, a Gujarat-based company has developed reusable Personal protective equipment (PPE) kits amid the coronavirus outbreak.
London [UK], April 26 (ANI): Britain has removed China from the list of countries it uses to compare the spread of the coronavirus amid suspicions that Beijing vastly downplayed the scale of outbreak in the Asian country.