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Balochistan govt orders 21-day 'lockdown' in province to check spread of c
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 21 (ANI): The Balochistan government has ordered a 21-day partial lockdown in the province to combat the spread of coronavirus which has claimed thousands of lives worldwide.
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GoAir suspends all flights on March 22, Indigo trims operations in support
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Commercial airline GoAir has announced that it will voluntarily suspend all flights on Sunday, in support of the 'Janata Curfew' proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a measure to check the spread of coronavirus.
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India, Nepal discuss enhancing cooperation to combat COVID-19 spread
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepak], Mar 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his Nepali counterpart Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Friday and discussed enhancing cooperation and measures to combat the threat posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Fear of large-scale coronavirus spread looms Pak; 484 cases reported
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 20 (ANI): Pakistan has reported 481 cases of the novel coronavirus, including 249 in Sindh alone, prompting fears of an exponential surge in the country lacking access to essential health services.
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Universal screening of passengers arriving from Australia, UK, US: Health
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday announced that there will be universal screening for all passengers coming from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States and risk profiling them for either quarantine or isolation based on risk assessment t
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US, Mexico limiting non-essential travel across border amid coronavirus:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the United States will be shutting down its southern border with Mexico for all non-essential travels for an extended period to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Centre to provide consular services to foreign nationals in I
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday announced that the Centre would provide consular services on a gratis basis to foreign nationals who are presently residing in India due to travel restrictions caused by the novel coronavirus spread.
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COVID-19: Social distancing up, AIIMS sees 50 pc drop in OPD in last one w
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): While social distancing is one of the way to contain the spread of virus amid the scare of coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak in the country, the country's premier medical institute--All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has witnessed about 50 per cen
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Combating COVID-19: Parliamentary Affairs Ministry holds meeting with MPs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): In an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on Friday held a meeting with MPs who are qualified medical doctors cutting across party lines, at Parliament Library here.
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Dy CM Sisodia announces closure of 3 Delhi Haats to combat COVID-19 spread
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday announced the closure of three Delhi Haats run by Delhi government in INA, Pitampura and Janakpuri to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Congress members talk of price rise, suggest coronavirus threat be declare
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Opposition members in Lok Sabha on Friday demanded fiscal stimulus and a package for vulnerable sections to deal with the economic impact of coronavirus spread as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that crisis should be fought together and "pan
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Four pre-existing drugs under trial to treat COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): As experts from across the world scramble to find a cure for the deadly COVID-19, a few pre-existing drugs have shown positive signs in treating the fast-spreading disease.
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