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In Coronavirus Random Tests, Medical Body ICMR Data Shows Big Shift

Coronavirus tests on patients with respiratory complaints is showing that more and more people with no travel history are contracting the virus, indicates data compiled by the Indian Council of...
Life Inside A Coronavirus Containment Zone In Hyderabad

Barricades over seven to eight feet high and built across the road, not even leaving a foot of space on the pavement.
Coronavirus Testing Strategy Revised In India, Ambit Widened

The "hotspots" for the spread of coronavirus identified and sealed in Delhi and several other states, the Indian Council of Medical Research - the nodal body for the fight against the virus - has...
Mumbai Billionaires, Under Probe For Fraud, Caught Violating Lockdown

Business tycoons Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan, who are under investigation in multiple financial fraud cases, were detained at Maharashtra's Mahabaleshwar on Thursday for violating the nationwide...
25 Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Maharashtra Today, 229 New Cases

Twenty-five more people died from COVID-19 in Maharashtra on Thursday in the sharpest spike yet amid the global pandemic, taking the total number of deaths to 97. With 229 more people testing...
Boris Johnson, Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Leaves Intensive Care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday left intensive care, where he had spent the three previous days for treatment against coronavirus, his Downing Street office said.
Pass The Salt: How Minute Details Helped Germany Build Virus Defences

One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to borrow the salt. As well as the saltshaker, in that instant, they shared the new coronavirus, scientists have...
Strict Lockdown, Distancing: Tips By Indians In Wuhan To Beat COVID-19

A few daring Indians, who remained in Wuhan where the novel coronavirus first emerged and then became a global pandemic, have a word of advice for their compatriots back home: follow the strict...
"Propaganda": Kerala Chief Minister In Row Starring Smriti Irani, Wayanad

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has dismissed as "propaganda" a report on Union Minister Smriti Irani helping migrant workers from her parliamentary constituency Amethi allegedly stranded in...
In Free Cylinders For Poor During Coronavirus Lockdown, A Worrying Glitch

For the last 15 days, India has been under a strict lockdown to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The Government of India has announced a slew of measures to help those who live in the...