Healthcare
India takes first COVID-19 toll as 76-year-old dies in Karnataka
13 Mar 2020
The victim, who had returned to India on 29 February after a month’s stay in Saudi Arabia, initially showed no symptoms, but was later admitted to a private hospital in Kalaburgi where he was provisionally diagnosed with “mid zone Viral Pneumonia" and “suspected COVID-19
India locks down as COVID-19 cases rise to 73
12 Mar 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday declared COVID-19 a global pandemic as the disease spread to 113 countries, infected over 1,20,000 and took a toll of 4,284
And now, UK health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for COVID-19
11 Mar 2020
Dorries had attended meetings at Westminster and in her constituency, besides a reception hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street last Thursday
Number of COVID-19 cases in India rises to 31
06 Mar 2020
Coronavirus cases in India swell to 28 as 22 more test positive
04 Mar 2020
With 16 of the new 22 confirmed cases turning out to be tourists from Italy, union health minister Harsh Vardhan said that from now on all flights and passengers will be part of universal screening