How to prevent novel coronavirus

The World Health Organization — in the absence of a vaccine or cure for COVID-19 — recommended several precautionary measures

Coronavirus update: 300 million children miss classes

US death toll hits 11, thousands on board cruise ship could be infected

COVID-19: Is India testing enough, communicating right?

Criteria for testing still limited; govt using scientific terms wrongly, experts say

COVID-19: Sex workers face tough time in Odisha’s port town Paradip

They are not being able to find customers among the crews of passing ships because of the fear of disease

Coronavirus update: India becomes first country to suspend visas of all foreign nationals

Visas of diplomats, officials, UN / International Organisations officials’ employment visas are exempted

COVID-19 hits Bihar’s Buddhist tourist circuit

Steep drop in tourist footfalls from Asian Buddhist countries registered due to panic over virus

Coronavirus update: First death in India

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said the novel Coronavirus outbreak was “a matter of concern”

‘60% of India’s population would be infected by COVID-19 in a year’s time’

Infectious diseases expert, T Jacob John says there is no evidence to prove India's blanket flight ban will help in containment of COVID-19

COVID-19: WHO criticises India's blanket travel ban

Such measures in their own right will do nothing to protect individual states, says top WHO official to DTE query

Simply Put: Hospital/Gaushala

Coronavirus update: 110 cases in India, says health ministry

26 African countries infected by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2)

Coronavirus update: One million kits ordered, says ICMR DG

Centre curtailed entry of Indian passengers travelling from European Union countries, the UK and Turkey, starting from March 18

How 1918 ‘Bombay Influenza’ carries lessons India must learn to tackle novel coronavirus

The Bombay influenza was responsible for the deaths of around 10 to 20 million people in India  

Can India’s emergency response to Covid-19 be more systematic?

Incident Response System is an emergency response management system ideally suited for an extraordinary situation as being seen now

COVID-19: Private labs allowed to test, appealed to do for free

ICMR disagrees with WHO D-G on random testing, criteria yet not opened up for testing

COVID-19: India may have 500 cases by March 22

That is the worst-case scenario according to projections by Chennai-based Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Coronavirus update: India records 4th death

No new case in China yesterday

COVID-19: A long economic quarantine

Forecast of high temperature, erratic rains and cyclone push India’s poor into a point of no survival return  

COVID-19: Exercise restraint, stay at home to fight pandemic, urges PM

Health ministry refuses to clear air over Tamil Nadu ‘community transmission’

COVID-19 outbreak: More hand washing can increase India's water woes

Family of five would need 100 to 200 litres of water per day only to wash hands  

COVID-19: Testing criteria for private labs opened up

Price cap of Rs 5,000 fixed for pvt labs to conduct virus investigation

40% of Odisha to be under lockdown for a week

Five districts and eight cities of the state will be under lockdown between March 22 and 27, 2020

Coronavirus update: Rajasthan lock-down

India tally at 315: ICMR

Coronavirus update: Kolkata death takes India toll to 8

Italy reported 651 deaths in one day, a 13.5% increase

Kerala's Rs 20,000 crore package for COVID-19 outbreak: How far will it go?

Kerala had 60 cases of those infected by the novel coronavirus as of March 23, 2020