- Thursday, May 23, 2024
RESTRICTIONS on everyday life in Britain to slow the spread of Covid-19 are likely to be needed for the “next calendar year” due to the time needed to develop and roll out vaccines or find a cure, the country’s top medic said on Wednesday (22). Britain is in the fifth…
INDIA’s health ministry on Thursday (23) said that the country’s total COVID-19 cases have jumped to 21,393 with 681 deaths. A total of 29 deaths were reported since Wednesday evening, of which 18 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, eight from Gujarat, two from Rajasthan and one from Delhi, the ministry…
There are fears that terrorists may be looking to target hospitals and other places on the coronavirus pandemic frontline in the UK, according to a counter-terrorism officer who said that additional security advice is being issued to the country’s NHS Trusts. Scotland Yard chief superintendent Nik Adams, the National Coordinator…
PEOPLE of Indian origin in England have emerged as the worst-affected minority group in the coronavirus crisis, according to official data on Covid-19 deaths in hospitals across the country. Figures released this week by the NHS England show that of the 13,918 patients who died in hospitals till April 17…
London-based NGO Ramgarhia Youth Forum (RYF) has taken up a mission to provide essential kits based on requirements of NHS workers. It started off with an interaction between RYF director Danny Bhambra and Hillingdon hospital authorities, who informed him about shortage of toiletries and supplies for staff staying overnight in…
INDIA has reported 1,383 fresh COVID-19 cases and 50 deaths in a day across the country. The total number of cases in India has gone up to 19,984, according to the data from the ministry of health on Wednesday (22). The death toll risen to 640. Currently, there are 15,474…
Indian stocks had a good day on Wednesday (22), mainly due to Reliance Industries. The 30-share sensex ended 742.84 points or 2.42 per cent higher at 31,379.55. The wider nifty surged 205.85 points, or 2.29 per cent, to finish at 9,187.30. Reliance Industries has received an investment of $5.7 billion…
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are surely one of the most loved celebrity jodis. The two have become quite active on social media during this lockdown and have been entertaining their fans with their posts. Recently, during a live chat, Anushka and Virat spoke about what they are eating during…
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed the disproportionate number of ethnic minorities affected by coronavirus has “highlighted the structural inequalities in our society”. Speaking to Eastern Eye on Tuesday (21), the mayor said it was important to recognise that the Covid-19 virus was “affecting some communities disproportionately worse than others”. “What (the…
Coronavirus-related deaths were about 41 per cent higher in England and Wales than the government’s hospital-only figures in the week up to April 10, according to official data released on Tuesday (21). The latest figures, which was released by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that there were…
