- Tuesday, April 15, 2025
THE death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,568 and the number of cases climbed to 46,433 in India on Tuesday (5), the health ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 32,138, while 12,726 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The total number of…
Indian police fired tear gas at a crowd of protesting migrant workers in Gujarat and launched baton charges against hundreds of people queuing at liquor stores in New Delhi, even as the first steps were being taken to relax a coronavirus lockdown. The world’s largest lockdown, in force since March…
THE Indian government has finalised plans to operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13 to bring home nearly 15,000 nationals stranded abroad due to the pandemic. These special flights would be operated by Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express to repatriate Indians from 12 countries -- the…
British Sikh doctors are campaigning for a better procurement strategy by the National Health Service (NHS) for personal protective equipment required on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic in hospitals after a number of them were forced away from key roles due to their beards. The Sikh Doctors Association…
British prime minister Boris Johnson will set out his plan to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown next Sunday, media reports said, as new guidance emerged on how to maintain social distancing in workplaces. Stay-at-home orders imposed in late March are up for review on Thursday in Britain, one of the…
A government-backed loan scheme to help Britain’s small businesses survive the coronavirus lockdown comes into effect on Monday (4), allowing firms such as hairdressing salons, coffee shops and florists to receive emergency cash. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the new facility on April 27, bowing to pressure to do more for…
Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is among the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) frontline medics and…
INDIA reported 2,500 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours in the country. With this the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has climbed to 42,533 on Monday (4). The death toll has increased to 1,373 as India recorded 72 deaths in last 24 hours. For the past…
Helicopters showered masked health workers with rose petals and jets roared across the skies on Sunday (3) as India’s military paid tribute to frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. In one of the first of several gestures on Sunday, petals fell on to the upturned faces of medical personnel clad…
The death toll from the novel coronavirus in UK hospitals, care homes and the wider community rose by 315 to hit 28,446 on Sunday (3), the latest government figures revealed. The latest figures indicate that the UK’s toll is now edging closer to that in Italy, one of the worst…
