Prime Minister Scott Morrison says localised restrictions being imposed in Victoria are "part of living with COVID-19" and proof National Cabinet's slow easing of restrictions makes sense.Key points:Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there will likely be further outbreaks of COVID-19He says localised responses, like that seen in Victoria, are going according to planVictoria has recorded…
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Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Beijing raises COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III; Puducherry govt restricts entry from Chennai
Auto Refresh Feeds Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday exempted constitutional and government functionaries and their staff members travelling across states on official work from the requirement of 7-day home quarantine, if they are asymptomatic, ANI reported. Coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, one of the worst-affected states, touched 48,000 on…
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak exposes generations-old racial and economic divide in New York City
First light has yet to break in New York City, but at a bus depot in the South Bronx, Wayne Lizardi has already been behind the wheel for hours. “Transit runs 24/7,” Lizardi told “Nightline.” “We can’t stay home. Buses don’t drive themselves.” Lizardi has shouldered a heavier workload since COVID-19 hit the city. “There’s…
Read More »Coronavirus outbreak: B.C. public health official to provide update on COVID-19 crisis | LIVE
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will provide an update on Saturday regarding the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of five more British Columbians, provincial health officials said Friday.The province said three of those deaths are linked to long-term care homes, which have now accounted for 33…
Read More »Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Maharashtra registers 92 fresh COVID-19 cases, 72 in Mumbai; door-to-door testing begins in Dharavi
Auto Refresh Feeds Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: As 92 more cases of COVID-19 have emerged in Maharashtra, the number of such patients in the state reached 1,666 on Saturday, the state health department said. Seventy-two of these new cases were detected in Mumbai, it said. Five others tested positive in Malegaon, four in Thane, two each in…
Read More »Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: ANI issues apology over inaccurate report on extension of lockdown in Telangana; 63 COVID-19 cases reported in MP
Auto Refresh Feeds Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: One of ANI's editor Ishaan Prakash apologised for the news agency's inaccurate report on Telangana government's decision on extending the lockdown in the state. Earlier, the report said that Telangana chief minister KCR had announed that the nationwide lockdown would be extended till 3 June. Later, they clarified that that…
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak in Libya could be ‘catastrophic’ for migrants
An outbreak of the coronavirus in Libya could be "truly catastrophic" for the internally displaced people (IDP) and close to 700,000 refugees and migrants in the war-torn country, the United Nations' agencies and experts have warned. Libya has so far reported 17 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, including one death. It has enforced a…
Read More »Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: West Bengal reports second COVID-19 death; 12 fresh cases in Maharashtra take state tally to 215
Auto Refresh Feeds Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has gone up to 215 with 12 more people testing positive for coronavirus, a health official said on Sunday. Out of the 12 new patients, five have been reported from Pune, three from Mumbai, two from Nagpur and one each…
Read More »Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE updates: 50% of Maharashtra’s patients aged 31-50, says report; US surpasses China with most number of cases in world
Auto Refresh Feeds Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST updates: According to an analysis by Times of India, prepared by the state department on the first 122 COVID-19 cases in the state, has found out that almost half of the patients were in the age group of 31-50 years. India saw the highest rise in novel coronavirus cases in a single day on Thursday,…
Read More »Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Cente orders lockdown in 75 COVID-hit districts; list includes Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata
Auto Refresh Feeds Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Centre on Sunday asked state governments to impose a complete lockdown in 75 districts across the country that have reported COVID-19 cases and casualties, and suspended all train services, including Metro and sub-urban services, to contain the infection. Some of the prominent cities included in the list are -…
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