Coronavirus News

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the next set of measures under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan  

As hundreds of passengers of a special train from other states protested upon arrival, a husband and wife, during the confusion, tried to escape

A mother of a small child complained that, by putting the onus of paying for train transport and quarantine in Karnataka on passengers, the government is rubbing salt on their wounds. The starving mother asks, when she has not eaten for long, how can she breastfeed her child?

 Karnataka Congress MLC CM Ibrahim has urged chief minister Yediyurappa to allow Eid congregation by lifting restrictions on gathering at mosques  

To ensure there is no further spread of COVID-19 infection, the BBMP will now start 100% screening in containment zones and for the entire street where a person tests positive or displays symptoms. The process is set to begin from Friday.

Over a hundred 'tiger widows' of Sundarban in West Bengal faced a massive hunger crisis amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown. A teacher with the help of others set up a community kitchen for them at a village school.  

 West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was reportedly angered after the state health secretary was caught sending misinformation to the Centre over COVID-19  

 Bhadreshwar area of West Bengal's Hooghly district witnessed communal tensions escalating amid coronavirus crisis as rumours floated on social media  

 A woman from Shibpur area of West Bengal's Howrah district was infected with COVID-19 while she was pregnant. But even then she did not lose her mental strength and gave birth to a perfectly healthy child on Tuesday night. 

 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell issued a bleak warning of sustained recession if White House does not offer more help amid pandemic. He urged Congress and the White House to act further to prevent long-lasting economic damage, warning of threat of prolonged recession.