While workers are returning, the number needs to improve to resume complete construction work and additional transport facilities can impro...

"In terms of testing the state should aim to achieve a minimum of 14 tests per one lakh (140 tests per million) per day, while ensuring a p...

The ministry said it briefed the Group of Ministers on COVID-19 on the coronavirus situation in the country and the efforts to boost health...

The fresh accusation might deteriorate the already strained relations between the Centre and the West Bengal government and further escalat...

A buffer zone of an additional 5-kilometre radius (7 Kms in rural areas)/administrative boundary of including neighbouring districts/per-ur...

The state government has imposed a 60-hour complete shutdown from 10 pm Thursday till April 26 in the three districts following a spurt in ...

Almost half the manufacturing plants of top consumer product companies are located in Covid-19 hotspots.

Later in the day, head of the teams, additional secretary Apurva Chandra, sought to know if the testing facilities in the state were being ...

Out of 157 units owned by pureplay listed fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms, 68 facilities, or 43%, are in Covid-19 red zone district...

Dabur India, maker of Real juice and Vatika shampoo, said while recent guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs will definitely he...

The Centre on Monday said the coronavirus situation is "especially serious" in Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata and a few other places...

While several state govts have made dramatic announcements about taking over private hospitals to fight Covid-19, it is clearly the public ...

Though the chief secretary did not name the areas, he said local markets and all roads in those localities will be shut down, and nobody wi...

Banerjee said the prime minister noted that the next two weeks were going to be "crucial and critical" in the fight against COVID-19. All s...

Mamata Banerjee also said that the death toll in the state has risen to five, while the number of active cases stands at 69. On Tuesday, ei...

People not following social distancing norms or reporting symptoms, says health ministry

Earlier in the day, the govt stressed that there was no plan to extend the lockdown beyond 21 days. The number of positive cases in India c...