Toronto and Peel Region are issuing orders to force businesses with five or more cases of COVID-19 in the last two weeks to close. Peel’s top doctor said closures will last 10 days if it is found that those infected “could have reasonably acquired their infection at work” or ifRead More

Chandigarh, April 20 In a slew of decisions to further improve the functioning of schools in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday gave in-principle approval for legislation of Teachers Transfer Act in the Vidhan Sabha, while announcing Rs 500 amonth increase in the salaries of mid-dayRead More

New Delhi, April 20 India’s total tally of Covid cases climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while active cases surpassed the 20-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,80,530 with a record 1,761Read More

Washington, April 20 The Biden administration has conveyed to New Delhi that it understands India’s pharmaceutical requirements and promised to give the matter a due consideration, observing that the current difficulty in the export of critical raw materials needed to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines is mainly due to an Act thatRead More

New Delhi, April 20 Looking to ramp up supplies ahead of the opening of Covid-19 vaccination to all citizens over 18 years of age, the government has approved a payment of about Rs 4,500 crore as advance to vaccine makers like Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech againstRead More

New Delhi, April 20 Amid a staggering surge in COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a lockdown should be the “last resort” to deal with the raging pandemic and asked states to convince migrant workers to stay put at their places of work with a guarantee forRead More

For Osob Mohamed, finishing her final semester at Simon Fraser University is bittersweet. Despite feeling the accomplishment of completing her health sciences degree, she’s apprehensive what’s next for her during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is feeling a little more bleak, I think, than anything,” said the Surrey, B.C., resident. “ItRead More

Chandigarh, April 18 More than 6,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 at ‘mandis’ in Punjab during the ongoing procurement of crops, according to an official statement on Sunday. In addition to putting in place adequate COVID-19 protocols at the 154 mandis (wholesale markets), the state government has started specialRead More

Chandigarh, April 18 Sixty-eight more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Sunday as the health authorities reported another record daily spike of 4,957 cases, pushing the state’s infection tally to 3,00,038. On Saturday, the state had witnessed its highest daily increase of 4,498 cases. With 68 more fatalities inRead More

Moscow, Apr 18 A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on the verge of death. Physician Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he receivedRead More