Global 'hot spots' where new coronaviruses may emerge identifiedThe researchers also identified locations that could easily become hot spots with changes in land use. They found that parts of Japan, the ...
03 Jun, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
China, SE Asia 'hotspot' for new coronaviruses: StudyThe study, published in the journal Nature Food, showed that this is because of the global land-use changes including forest fragmentation,...
02 Jun, 2021, 07.50 PM IST
Maharashtra forms 7-point action plan to contain spread of COVID-19The action plan also includes strict adherence to guidelines on social, political and religious gatherings, and to involve civil societies ...
10 Mar, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
Suits & Sayings: Digital start-up’s open house gets Covid bug; finance honcho’s TV gig hits a wrong noteDelhi-based realtor realised recently the hard way, several of his jet-setting millionaire clients have a conscience too.
08 Feb, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
COVID-19: New wave in old hot spot statesRajasthan, for example, had accounted for less than 1% of all active cases in the country since June but its share has now climbed up to 6....
01 Dec, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki emerges as COVID-19 hotspot; 95 new casesDistrict Magistrate, Barabanki, Aadarsh Kumar, said on Wednesday that of the 245 samples sent for testing on May 15-16, 95 have been found ...
21 May, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
In a fortnight, number of COVID-19 hotspot districts decreases to 129 from 170Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that 80 districts in the country have not reported any new case of COVID-19 in last sev...
01 May, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
Hotspot districts moving towards being non-hotspot districts: Health MinisterThe minister visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre to take stock of the preparedness to overcome COVID-19, ...
26 Apr, 2020, 07.02 PM IST
Dharavi: 3K need institutional isolationCurrently, the only quarantine facility in Dharavi is a nearby sports complex with a capacity of 1,200 persons only, less than half the num...
25 Apr, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
A herd immunity strategy could actually work in youthful IndiaThe herd strategy would allow a majority of the population to gain resistance to coronavirus.
23 Apr, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Consumer companies call on government for allowing manufacturing of essentials in red zonesDabur India, maker of Real juice and Vatika shampoo, said while recent guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs will definitely he...
20 Apr, 2020, 08.09 PM IST
India to restart industry engine from April 20The Narendra Modi administration on Wednesday took an important step towards resumption of normal economic activity by partially lifting re...
16 Apr, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
Maharashtra: 15 COVID-19 hotspots identified in ThaneThe Thane Municipal Corporation has identified 15 hot spots in the city and declared them as Quarantine Containment zones, he said. The TMC...
11 Apr, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
Stadiums, schools now on the radar to isolate ‘mild’ casesState's looking to take over stadiums, clubs and schools as quarantine centres.
09 Apr, 2020, 08.24 AM IST
Gold rate eases on profit booking amid rise in equitiesGold futures were down 0.65 per cent or Rs 291 to Rs 44,790 per 10 grams.
08 Apr, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Punjab announces Rs 50 lakh cover for police personnel, sanitation workersAs an emergency measure to combat COVID-19, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh also authorized the Procurement ...
04 Apr, 2020, 07.48 PM IST
Karnataka does math for contingency planThe Covid-19 contingency plan that ET has seen shows that as much as 0.15% of Bengaluru’s population may get the infection. While other “ho...
27 Mar, 2020, 12.10 PM IST