Covid-19 Outbreak

Lower-Middle Income Countries Slashed Education Budgets After COVID-19 Outbreak: Report

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Monday March 1, 2021

The report, compiled in collaboration with UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, said the current levels of government spending in low and lower-middle income countries fall short of those required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

JEE Main 2021: Dress Code To Be Followed Today

Education | Written by Mridusmita Deka | Tuesday February 23, 2021

JEE Main 2021 Dress Code: Ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has added more instructions to be followed at the exam centre.The JEE Main SOP includes a dress code and lists of items they can carry to exam centres.

Puzzling Covid Drop In India Sparks Shopping Spree, Gains For Companies

India News | Chris Kay and Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg | Monday February 15, 2021

For the home to the world's second-largest Covid-19 outbreak, life in India is almost back to normal.

White House Cites "Deep Concerns" About WHO Covid Report, Demands Early Data From China

World News | Reuters | Sunday February 14, 2021

The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak, saying it has "deep concerns" about the way the findings of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 report were communicated.

US Refuses To Accept WHO Team's Findings On Covid Origin In China

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 11, 2021

China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO wrapped up its field work in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

India vs England: Face Masks And Social Distancing Mandatory For Spectators During Second Test

Press Trust of India | Monday February 8, 2021

The second Test between India and England will mark the return of spectators for an international match in the country after COVID-19 outbreak forced a complete shutdown of sporting activity in March last year.

College, University Campuses Not To Reopen Immediately In West Bengal: Education Minister

Education | Reported by PTI | Wednesday February 3, 2021

Colleges and universities in West Bengal, closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, will not reopen campuses immediately, Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus Outbreak Under Control, But Threat Exists: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 31, 2021

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said bringing the COVID-19 outbreak under control was a mammoth task which was achieved by the hard work of Corona warriors, but cautioned that the threat from the virus still existed.

25 Students Test Positive For Coronavirus in Karnataka

Education | Reported by PTI | Wednesday January 27, 2021

As many as 25 students studying in second pre-university course (PUC) were found infected with coronavirus in the Morarji Residential School at Garagandur village, about 20 km from here, Kodagu district authorities said on Wednesday.

Goa Poll Body Postpones Municipal Elections By 3 Months

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

The Goa State Election Commission has again postponed the elections to the Panaji city corporation, 11 municipal councils, and bypolls in various village panchayats for three months.

China Says Latest COVID-19 Outbreak Caused By Imported Cases

World News | Reuters | Saturday January 16, 2021

China's recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the northeast have come from travelers entering the country or contaminated frozen food imports, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.

FA Cup: Liverpool Survive Scare From Covid-Hit Aston Villa

Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 9, 2021

Aston Villa fielded a raw side comprised entirely of youth academy players and were without boss Dean Smith after being hit hard by a Covid-19 outbreak earlier this week.

China Seals Off 2 Cities With 11 Million People To Squash Virus Outbreak

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 8, 2021

China has sealed off two cities south of Beijing, cutting transport links and banning millions of residents from leaving, as authorities move to stem the country's largest Covid-19 outbreak in six months.

Officials Punished As China Reports Highest Daily Coronavirus Cases Since July

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 7, 2021

Transport services were cut off to a city of 11 million people near Beijing on Thursday as local officials were reprimanded for a Covid-19 outbreak that pushed China's new infections to the highest single-day tally since July.

Coronavirus Updates: Boris Johnson Cancels India Visit Over UK Virus Crisis

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Wednesday January 6, 2021

India added 16,375 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, placing its overall number at 1.03 crore cases, the Health Ministry's data showed. The number of fresh infections is marginally  lower than on Monday. In this period, India reported 201 deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,49,850.