Coronavirus News

 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced the extension of the Covid-19 curfew till May 31.  

The Prime Minister gave a new slogan "Jahan bimar, wahin upchar (treatment of the ailing at their doorstep)" during his video conference with the healthcare professionals, saying this can bring down the pressure that the second wave of Covid-19 has put on the country's health system.  

India registered 4,209 Covid-19 deaths and 2,59,551 new cases in the last 24 hours. The active cases are down by 1 lakh and the total active cases in the country now stand at 30,27,925.

Wedding guests in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind were punished by the police for violating lockdown rules. They had to do 'frog jumps' for 100 metres.

A video of nurses dancing in PPE kits to cheer up patients in the hospital has emerged on social media.

Built in-house by the KSRTC at an estimated cost of Rs 10 lakh, the bus is a five-bed ambulance with an oxygen system for each bed, a patient monitor (BP, oxygen amount, ECG, temperature) system, a ventilator facility, emergency medical system and a generator system.

A video of a Hyderabad cop offering his food to two homeless children is making rounds on social media for all the right reasons.

Milkha Singh is a legendary athlete who has represented India globally. He is a multiple-time gold-medalist, having won seven golds and a silver as a sprinter in track and field events. He was honoured with the Padma Shri award in 1959.

Mamata termed the Prime Minister's video conference with district magistrates as a flop meeting and claimed that he did not ask any chief minister about the medicine, vaccine, Remdesivir or oxygen situation. BJP hits back saying that interaction with chief ministers was never on the agenda.

Interacting with the DMs and field officials of 10 States regarding the Covid-19 situation on the ground, he said the country needs new strategies and solutions in the midst of new challenges posed by coronavirus.