The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday said it was focusing on high disease-burden hotspots and working in tandem with states to implement rigorous contact-tracing, community surveillance and containment strategies as the number of novel coronavirus cases crossed the 900-mark in the country.

Coronavirus: Working to implement rigorous contact-tracing, containment strategies, says health ministry

India is boosting its overall health infrastructure -- amid looming fears that the coronavirus infection may enter the community transmission stage -- by initiating measures like designating dedicated hospitals for affected patients in states, ramping up procurement of ventilators and mobilising resources of Railways and armed forces to deal with tougher challenges ahead.

India boosts capacity for tougher challenges ahead amid spurt in coronavirus cases

The Tata Trusts on Saturday announced a donation of Rs 500 crore to fight the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc in the country. Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan N Tata said that the current situation in India and across the world was of grave concern and needed immediate action.

Tata Trusts announces Rs 500 crore to fight COVID-19 menace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present his monthly radio programme `Mann Ki Baat` on Sunday — for the first time since India went into a lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday; first since coronavirus lockdown

The Uttar Pradesh government has arranged for 1,000 buses to ferry migrant labourers who are stranded on the border districts owing to a countrywide lockdown. Officials of the Transport Department, bus drivers and conductors were contacted on Friday night to help the people who were stranded in Noida, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar and Aligarh, among other places,.

UP govt arranges for 1,000 buses to ferry stranded labourers

The government on Saturday refuted report that said India had entered Stage 3 of COVID-19 pandemic — propagated by an online news portal earlier in the day. The news portal had quoted Dr Girdhar Gyani — an engineer who holds a PhD in Quality Management, saying they were calling it Stage 3.

India not in Stage 3 of COVID-19 pandemic, confirms Centre

The first images from India of what the coronavirus looks like are out. The images of the coronavirus have been taken by a team of ICMR-NIV scientists in Pune. The images have been captured using a transmission electron microscope and have been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research.

First electron microscope image of coronavirus from India released

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package under Garib Kalyan Yojana — in the wake of the lockdown imposed due to the spurt in coronavirus cases in the country.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package for poor

India’s 1.3 billion citizens, who make up nearly one-fifth of the world’s total population and is world's second most populous country, entered day two of a 21-day coronavirus lockdown.

India’s day two of coronavirus lockdown ends with a total tally of 694 cases

India has pitched for a imposition of a global treaty banning production of entire range of biological weapons of mass destruction. In making the fresh call to ban biological weapons on the occasion of 45th anniversary of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) coming into force, India also mentioned the fast spreading coronavirus and its global impact.

India cites Covid-19 as it highlights the importance of bio-weapon accord

With the entire world staring at an economic recession with coronavirus lockdown, the question arises if the United States — the world’s richest country and biggest economy — will be able to maintain that position for long.

Coronavirus’ economic impact: How the US is faring

Large apartment complexes and gated communities see hundreds of service providers walking in everyday to cater to the needs of thousands of residents. But amid the 21-day lockdown, residents are constantly working on ways to minimise the risk of exposure while also not affecting the amenities being provided to fellow residents.

How gated societies are tackling the Covid-19 challenge amid lockdown

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