The government on Wednesday brought in an ordinance making acts of violence against healthcare personnel treating COVID-19 patients a non-bailable offence with a maximum jail term of seven years and Rs 5 lakh fine, in the wake of spiralling cases of attacks on them across the country.
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The countrywide COVID-19 death toll rose to 652 and the number of cases to 20,471 on Wednesday, an increase of 49 fatalities and 1,486 cases since Tuesday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Eleven more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala with total positive cases in the State touching 437on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that there can be no compromise on the safety of healthcare professionals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and said the ordinance approved by the Union cabinet shows the government's commitment in this regard.
New Delhi: A social media outrage against journalist and Editor of Republic TV, Arnab Goswami saw the journalist on top-trending hashtags in India on Wednesday afternoon. Twitter users in India demanded arrest of Goswami calling him anti-India and hate monger.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday said an employee of the ministry who attended office on April 15 has tested positive for COVID-19.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said none of the 101 people arrested in connection with the Palghar lynching case is a Muslim, and accused the opposition of giving a communal colour to the incident.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday interacted with a group of doctors and representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and appreciated their good work besides assuring them security, officials said.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 640 and the number of cases to 19,984 in the country on Wednesday, according to the Union health ministry.
