Day: April 21, 2020

Tamilnadu today reported 76 more coronavirus cases, taking the total number of affected persons in the State to 1596. With the death of one more person, the Covid-19 toll in Tamilnadu has touched 18.

A day after protests against the burial of a city-absed neurosurgeon who died due to coronavirus, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) today appealed to the people to cooperate with the authorities to ensure a dignified burial or cremation of the coronavirus infected people.

A father and his two daughters were killed in a wall collapse at Peerkankaranai near Tambaram in Chennai.

The Indian Council for Medical Research, the country’s nodal body for the coronavirus testing, has advised States to not use rapid antibody tests for the next two days. This came after Rajasthan said the kits mostly delivered inaccurate results.

Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who lost his UK High Court appeal against an extradition order to India, has said that he is ‘disappointed’ with the ruling but will continue to seek legal remedies as advised by his legal team.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father Anand Singh Bisht was cremated today on the banks of the Ganga at Phoolchatti in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district.

During the lockdown, the need is more and the help is limited. But, some  residents of the city are refusing to take the backseat and are doing what they can to ensure no one goes hungry or helpless.

Expressing disappointment over the protests against the burial of doctors and others who died due to coronavirus, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today said those who are striving hard to save lives are equal to God.

Days after a Sub-Inspector (SI) was tested positive for Coronavirus, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan today issued a set of advisories for for the force to follow.