Daily Archives: March 24, 2020
Multilateralism, regional cooperation victims of Covid-19
By Thomas Daniel
Economies, travel, healthcare systems, communities and lives are not the only wreckage that Covid-19 is...
Malaysia Covid-19 toll rises to 15 deaths, 1,624 infections
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry today announced 106 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, bringing the tally of infections to 1,624.
India to go under total virus lockdown, says PM Modi
NEW DELHI: India’s 1.3 billion people will go under “total lockdown” for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Div Com reviews implementation of PIL directions
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting to review implementation of the directions passed by the High...
Countries with weaker hand washing culture more exposed to COVID-19: Study
Countries where people do not have a habit of washing their hands automatically tend to have a much higher exposure to coronavirus,...
Man dies of hantavirus in China: Official media
BEIJING: Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, a man in China’s southwestern Yunnan province has died of hantavirus---a disease spread by rodents---official media here...
Bangladesh to release Khaleda Zia amid coronavirus outbreak
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday initiated a process to “conditionally” release jailed former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for six months amid the coronavirus...
Pak’s COVID 19 cases rise to over 900; Railways suspend trains
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rose to over 900 on Tuesday as the government suspended all passenger train operations throughout the country till...
Complete Lockdown across Baramulla District
DC B'la inspects quarantine centres, asks people to cooperate
BARAMULLA: As a precautionary measure to mitigate the risk of...
Div Com visits 24×7 Covid-19 call centre at Old Secretariat
SRINAGAR: In the backdrop of threat from the deadly Coronavirus, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited round the clock...