The number of COVID-19 personnel in a Delhi-based battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force, the country's largest paramilitary, has risen to 122, officials said on Saturday.
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organisation reiterated that the group believes the novel coronavirus is natural in origin.
Delhi Police's special cell has reportedly booked the chairman of Delhi Minority Commission, Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan for his alleged "provocative" social media posts.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,218 and the number of cases climbed to 37,336 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry.
North Korean state media published pictures Saturday of leader Kim Jong Un making his first public appearance in nearly three weeks, following intense speculation that he was seriously ill or possibly dead.
Madikeri: Two persons, including a soldier, who had gone for a swim in the Hemavathi Backwater at Kattepur near Mallipatna in Aragudu Taluk in Hassan district, drowned on Monday.
Bengaluru: Wearing masks has been made mandatory for people in Bengaluru while stepping out of their houses. Otherwise, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will impose a hefty fine against violators, BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar ordered.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday issued a show cause notice to an IAS officer over his recent tweet eulogising coronavirus-cured Tablighi Jamaat members for donating plasma for treatment of other patients.
On 16th April 2020, the lynching of two sadhus and a driver by a local mob in the presence of police and the administration has shocked and ashamed the entire humanity. Every sensible individual irrespective of religion feels ashamed of this ghastly incident.
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Friday asked medical directors to get written explanations from COVID-19 infected healthcare workers on how they contracted the disease despite wearing protective gears.
