Home / India News / AAP says medical services to be boosted as Delhi’s Covid-19 tally nears 60k The Delhi government plans to make contact tracing more robust and boost medical services in areas hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Aam Aadmi party said Sunday..“Hon’ble CM @ArvindKejriwal and Hon’ble Dy CM @msisodia discussed key…
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Coronavirus | Dharavi turns the corner with steep decline in COVID-19 cases
The Ministry said being densely populated (2,27,136 persons/sq. km), Dharavi had 491 cases in April 2020 with a 12% growth rate and a case doubling period of 18 days. | Photo Credit: AP Maharashtra government., BMC aggressively conducted contact tracing, says Union Health Ministry. The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said the Maharashtra government…
Read More »Ontario dips back down to fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases
TORONTO -- One day after recording a slight spike, Ontario has dipped back down to fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases. Health officials logged another 175 patients infected with the novel coronavirus on Sunday morning, bringing the provincial total number of cases to 33,476. Today, Ontario is reporting fewer than 200 cases again, with 175…
Read More »Ensure the tray table is up and your mask on: air travel in the era of COVID-19
OTTAWA -- Watching the farms and highways of Ontario out of the oval windows of an Airbus A320, it's easy to forget for a moment how COVID-19 has so thoroughly changed familiar routines. From cruising altitude, the fields look as they always do, a bucolic quilt of greens and browns, shadows moving over them as…
Read More »Trump Insisted At His Tulsa Rally That He Can Use A Ramp
President Donald Trump spent more than 10 minutes bragging about his ability to walk down a ramp and drink water out of a glass during his Saturday campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where COVID-19 infection rates are on the rise.The rally billed by the president's reelection campaign as a massive relaunch was instead marked by…
Read More »Coronavirus deaths in U.S. could reach 200,000 by October
A new report from the CDC is giving us a better understanding of who is falling ill from COVID-19. There's also new research showing use of a steroid drug can help reduce deaths in severely ill patients. Dr. Dyan Hes joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
Read More »‘You’re going to find more cases’: Trump says he ordered slowdown in coronavirus testing
US President Donald Trump says he ordered authorities to slow down the rate of coronavirus testing because it was adding to the number of COVID-19 infections being recorded.Key points:Mr Trump said he ordered authorities to: "Slow the testing down please"The outbreak has so far killed more than 120,000 people across the USMr Trump's campaign said…
Read More »Despite the lockdown success, we’re far from done with COVID-19
OpinionThe curve is flat, but new modelling shows that a return to normal could bring the virus back unless we remain vigilant about social distancing.Stephen DuckettContributorIt has been five months since the first coronavirus case in Australia. Since then, the combined efforts of the federal and state governments, and the people they represent, have prevented…
Read More »The COVID-19 roller-coaster | A look back
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Read More »Coronavirus: What’s happening around the world on Saturday | CBC News
Here's what's happening with COVID-19 around the world on Saturday as coronavirus case numbers top 8.6 million.It’s been 100 days of COVID-19 quarantine in Canada. What will you remember? 5:29The latest: Canada-U.S. border rules and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic explained. South Africa reports nearly 4,000 new cases of coronavirus. With more than 1,200 new…
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