Day: April 7, 2020

A 64-year old woman died of Covid-19 in Tamilnadu today taking the toll due to the disease to seven in the State while 69 more people tested positive.

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today renewed his appeal to the people, companies and NGOs to come forward and contribute generously for corona relief measures and announced 100 per tax exemption for it.

America’s method of scooping up medical supplies worldwide has not been received well by the people of several nations including Canada and Germany.

A 15-year-old girl who went missing from her house from 1 April was found today afternoon. A student of class 8 in a private school at Chetpet, she had gone missing from Mangalapuram 12th Street at 6 am on that day.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said the final week of the ongoing lockdown is “critical” for evolving an exit strategy as data regarding the spread of coronavirus will have a bearing on the decision to be taken by the government.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and six other parts of the country over a spike in coronavirus cases.

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to share frequently forwarded messages to only one chat at a time, in a bid to curb the spread of misinformation and fake news through its platform amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today said that the MLAs can use Rs one crore from their constituency development for precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus.

Emphasising the importance of social distancing, the city Commissioner of police A K Viswanathan today warned people against venturing out the house and going beyond five kilometres.