Acting against COVID-19
Aggressive action on cluster infection cases can act as speed breaker: Experts
New Delhi: The identification of cluster infections can act as a speed breaker in the rising curve of COVID-19 cases if vigorous tracing and isolation of people in these hotspots is carried out, according to some experts, while others see it as indicative of start of community transmission in the country. Professor K Srinath Reddy, […]
376 new COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hrs
Spike not national trend: Health Ministry
New Delhi: With 376 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry on Wednesday said the spike does not represent a “national trend” and was primarily due to travel by those who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the national capital. The Health Ministry in a […]
55-year-old man shoots himself using son’s gun
Bhadarwah/Jammu: A 55-year-old man committed suicide by allegedly shooting himself using a gun belonging to his son, who is a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member, in a village in Doda district on Wednesday, police said. Devinder Kumar (55), a resident of Himote village under Bhalra police post in Bhadarwah belt, committed suicide by shooting himself […]
Pakistan Army shells forward areas along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: Pakistan Army continued to violate the ceasefire for the third consecutive day with unprovoked firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Wednesday, an official said. Small arms were fired and mortars shelled in the Nowshera sector since 5 pm by the Pakistani army, a defence spokesperson said. […]
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan reach 1,865
Islamabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 1,865 on Tuesday, showing a constant upward trajectory with officials scrambling to contain the spread of the dreaded disease by appealing to the public to remain inside as people in many cities were seen roaming out. The Ministry of Health Services in its update on dedicated […]
Iran reports 141 new virus deaths, raising total to 2,898
Tehran: Iran on Tuesday said 141 more have died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll in one of the world’s worst-affected countries to 2,898. `Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 3,111 new infections have been confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 44,606. He said 3,703 of those hospitalised are […]