Covid-19 cases in Delhi cross 2,500-mark
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) With 138 new cases and three deaths getting reported from the national capital in the last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi rose to 2,514 on…
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No ban on ‘azaan’; stay indoor: Delhi LG
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday said the ‘azaan’ has not been banned in the national capital and urged people to stay indoor and follow the lockdown. Baijal’s statement…
Mediaperson dies of suspected Covid-19 infection
Kolkata, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A mediaperson based in Kolkata died of suspected Covid 19 disease on Friday, sources said. The victim had been suffering from fever over the past three-four days and was on medication…
Delhi ‘de-contains’ red zone in Vasundhara Enclave
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In one of the first cases, the Delhi government on Friday “de-contained” a red zone for coronavirus in the Vasundhara Enclave area after no new cases were reported from the…
Delhi’s Covid-19 cases up by over 2,300 in 30-day lockdown period
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) When the lockdown was announced from th midnight of March 24, the national capital had 30 coronavirus cases with only one death. After a month of lockdown, Delhi has reported…
Maha records 18 Covid-19 deaths, state toll crosses 300
Mumbai, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Covid-19 situation remained alarming in Maharashtra with 18 new Covid-19 deaths on Friday, taking the state’s toll to 301, besides 394 new cases, health officials said here. With the latest…
IIT Delhi researchers develop dashboard to predict Covid-19 spread
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi have developed a web-based dashboard to predict the spread of deadly Covid-19 in India. The mobile-friendly dashboard, named as PRACRITI – PRediction and…
Hyderabad lab resumes Covid tests after court’s intervention
Hyderabad, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A diagnostic lab, which was allegedly obstructed from conducting Covid-19 tests by YSR Congress Party MP Vallabhaneni Balashowry, resumed its work following intervention by the Telangana High Court. Tenet Diagnostics, operating…
Two dead, 72 infected in TN; total tally 1,755
Chennai, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu on Friday reported 72 persons testing positive for coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours taking the total tally to 1,755. The state also reported death of two Covid-19…
Six new corona cases in Agra; tally up to 341
Agra, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The district administration on Friday evening confirmed six new Covid-19 positive cases, taking Agra’s tally to 341. From double, the figure now has come down to single digit as UP police…
‘Nishank’ fetes IIT-D scientists for developing diagnostic kit
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Friday felicitated a team of scientists from IIT Delhi involved in the development of a COVID real-time PCR diagnostic kit. The…
India’s total coronavirus cases mount to 23,452, toll 723
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over a month into the nation-wide lockdown, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country mounted to 23,452 on Friday evening, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total…
Delhi govt ‘de-contains’ red zone in Vasundhara Enclave
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In one of its first cases, the Delhi government on Friday “de-contained” a red zone for coronavirus in the Vasundhara Enclave area. “No new case in Mansara Apts in Vasundhara…
IMCT questions Bengal’s logic for Covid death audit panel
Kolkata, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Not convinced with the reasons advanced by the West Bengal government for setting up a committee of doctors to decide on the cause of death of Covid patients, an Inter-Ministerial Central…
Wear masks in public of pay Rs 100 fine in Goa
Panaji, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Not wearing a mask in Goa will attract a fine of Rs 100, according to a latest state government directive. An order issued by the Goa government’s Health Department states that…
Assam’s focus is on 2 districts along Bengal: Minister
Guwahati/Agartala, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Assam government would give special attention to conducting tests in the districts along West Bengal to identify the coronavirus-affected persons as the cases are rising in the neighbouring state, Assam…
Covid-19 is under control, don’t fear hidden spike in cases: Govt
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central government on Friday asserted that the spread of coronavirus is limited and under control, while also quoting a study which stated that there is no spike in utilisation…
Hyderabad’s IICT, LAXAI Lifesciences tie-up for Covid-19 drugs
Hyderabad, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has joined hands with Hyderabad-based integrated pharmaceutical company LAXAI Lifesciences for synthesis of drugs being used in the fight against the Coronavirus, it was…
29 new Covid cases raise Karnataka tally to 474
Bengaluru, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka registered 29 new coronavirus cases, raising the state’s tally to 474, said an official on Friday. “As of 5 p.m. Friday, cumulatively 474 positive cases have been confirmed in the…
Delhi tests 162 journalists; all negative
New Delhi, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government has conducted coronavirus tests on at least 162 journalists here and all have tested negative for the infection, the government said on Friday. “We have conducted a…