Health

Mumbai, Apr 3 (PTI) Six Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel have tested coronavirus positive in Maharashtra, officials said on Friday.

The personnel were posted at Kharghar adjoining Mumbai, a senior official said. Five CISF personnel had tested coronavirus positive earlier, he added.

As of now there are 14 COVID-19 cases in Panvel Municipal Corporation area. Kharghar comes under the civic body's jurisdiction.

New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to people to light candles on April 5 and display India's collective resolve to defeat COVID-19, Left parties asked the government on Friday to focus on "scientific measures" to fight the disease.

Modi urged people on Friday to switch off the lights of their homes and light candles, lamps or turn on the flashlights of their mobile phones for nine minutes at 9 pm on Sunday to "end the darkness" of coronavirus.

Coimbatore, Apr 3 (PTI) Religious leaders and people of different faiths and communities here came together on Friday under the banner 'Our City Coimbatore-Faith Communities' to support each other during the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

JERUSALEM, Apr 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – A total of 571 people in Israel were tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 7,428, the Israeli Ministry of Health said.

Of the 681 patients being treated in hospitals across Israel, 113 were in serious condition and 155 in moderate condition, it said.

PRETORIA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One week into South Africa’s nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and it is tempting – dangerously tempting – to breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, look at how much has already been achieved. More than 47,000 people have been tested, and 67 mobile testing units have been organised.

There are even drive-through testing centres. Soon the country will be able to test 30,000 people every day. To date, only five deaths from the virus have been confirmed. About 1,400 have tested positive for Covid-19.

ABUJA, April 4 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — There are now more than over 6,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.

According to the latest data by the Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. The whole of Africa has rising cases with a handful of countries holding out.

BRUSSELS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 250,000 European Union citizens are still trying to get home, as the number of people stranded by the coronavirus outbreak remains high even after the EU has repatriated some 350,000 people, its top diplomat said.

While the repatriation of EU nationals since mid-March was moving swiftly, the number of people abroad seeking help keeps rising as more of them seek assistance via their embassies, said the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell.

BERLIN/WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has been accused of redirecting 200,000 Germany-bound masks for its own use, in a move condemned as “modern piracy”.

The local government in Berlin said the shipment of US-made masks was “confiscated” in Bangkok.

The FFP2 masks, which were ordered by Berlin’s police force, did not reach their destination, it said.

Andreas Geisel, Berlin’s interior minister, said the masks were presumably diverted to the US.

NEW YORK, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ventilators will be taken from certain New York hospitals and redistributed to the worst-hit parts of the state under an order to be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

New York saw its highest single-day increase in deaths, up by 562 to 2,935 – nearly half of all virus-related US deaths recorded Thursday.

The White House may advise those in virus hotspots to wear face coverings in public to help stem the spread.

The US now has 245,658 Covid-19 cases.

KANPUR: Though roads are not humming with people or vehicles, insanitary conditions are prevailing all over. These situations are intolerable to the people.

When morning hours are enabling the very movement on the road, it appears that only residents are responsible to observe the cleanliness and civic body does not care.

The garbage thrown at one side of the road remains uncleaned till after 9 a.m. The flies hover on the wet garbage which can never be good for anyone.