Open taps with your legs for washing hands; innovations during COVID-19

Kochi: The first important lesson during the coronavirus resistance is to keep washing ..

These few became heroes by strictly complying with quarantine protocol

Corona deaths in US touches 139 in one day; Trump signs executive order

Slow network, overtime give tough time, say staff doing 'Work from Home '

Coronavirus pandemic 'accelerating': WHO chief

Geneva:The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly "accelerating", the World Health Organization warned Monday, but said it was ..

2 more +ve cases in Kozhikode; Total cases 93: Kerala locked down

Kozhikode: Two more persons have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the state taking the total number of coronavirus positive cases in ..

UK goes into 3-week lockdown to tackle coronavirus spread

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has enforced the strictest curbs on movement of people for at least three weeks to try ..

Tips to spend 'Me Time' in quarantine

As we battle the global COVID-19 pandemic together and united, staying at home, being in lock down can be depressing on most of us ..

State Film Awards likely to be delayed due to Coronavirus scare

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Film Awards will be delayed this year following the delay in appointing the jury and due to the ..

Saudi imposes curfew for 21 days from Monday evening

Riyadh: Curfew has been imposed in Saudi Arabia from Monday evening onwards. A order in this regard was issued by King Salman. The ..

Foreigners not restricted from entering Mecca, says police spokesperson

Mecca: No restriction has been imposed on foreigners to enter Mecca, said Mecca Province Police spokesperson Major Mohammed Al-Ghamdi ..

Regular puja in temples to continue, entry restricted: Devaswom Board

Thiruvananthapuram: Though the devotees will not be allowed to enter any temple under the Travancore Devaswom Board, the rituals will ..

Pinarayi seeks authority to give clearances for manufacturing masks, sanitisers

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked the Centre to give the states ..

2 Gulf returnees tested +ve for COVID-19 in Kozhikode; route map released

Kozhikode: The District Collector said that both persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Kozhikode arrived from abroad. The route map ..

Behera orders to book criminal case against those who violate quarantine protocol

Thiruvananthapuram: With the coronavirus scare prevailing everywhere, it has been decided to charge criminal case against those who ..

Italy registers 59,138 coronavirus cases, 5,476 dead

Rome:The coronavirus epidemic continued to spread in locked-down Italy on Sunday with total cumulative number of infected cases reaching ..

Gulf returnee claims he isn't corona +ve, picks up quarrel with officials in Kollam

Kollam: A person, who just returned from the Gulf region picked up a quarrel with health workers who tried to instruct him and his ..

COVID-19 cases in India crosses 300-mark

New Delhi: The total number of positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India has reached 315 on Sunday, including the foreign nationals ..

Malayali doctor turns saviour for students trapped in Italy

Kozhikode: On March 17, 2020, a total of 18 Indians including four Keralites and a pregnant woman boarded an Ethiopian flight to India ..

Coronavirus restrictions fail; Over 1500 people arrive at Kodungallur temple

Kodungallur: The attempts to control the number of devotees arriving to Sree Kurumbakkavu temple failed. Over 1500 devotees were present ..

Man arrested for evading home quarantine in Wayanad; another for circulation of fake news

Kalpetta: Police arrested a Wayanad man for evading home quarantine directed by the health department in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak ..

Keralites who flew from Dubai to TVM stranded in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A group of Keralites who set out from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram were put in distress by an airline company. The passengers ..

Italian tourist who `recovers' from COVID-19 dies in Jaipur hospital

Jaipur: A 69-year-old Italian tourist who had "recovered" from novel coronavirus died at a private hospital in Jaipur, an ..

Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram MLAs quarantined after coming in contact with corona +ve man

Kasaragod: The MLAs of Kasaragod and Manjeshwaram constituencies are home-quarantined suspecting Coronavirus infection. They had come ..

Coronavirus prevention: 5000 litres of seized spirit given to make sanitizer

Thiruvananthapuram: The spirit seized by the Excise Department as evidence of various cases has come in handy when the state is facing ..

CM requests support of local bodies for corona preventive measures

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reminded that the local bodies have a great role in the coronavirus prevention ..

Return of stranded Keralites from Philippines still uncertain

Manila: Move to bring back hundreds of distressed Keralite students, stuck in Manila, Philippines, are still in crisis with the cancellation ..

Govt employees asked to avoid unnecessary trips; visitors restricted at offices

Thiruvananthapuram: As part of COVID-19 preventive measures, the Department of General Administration has directed to control visitors ..

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 169

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 169 on Thursday after 18 fresh cases were reported from various parts of the ..

Religious leaders offers support to control crowd at worship centres: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed that the religious and community leaders have promised all cooperation ..

Doctor in home quarantine; District Collector confirms Mathrubhumi report

Alappuzha: District collector M Anjana confirmed that Dr TD Unnikrishnan Kartha, head of the department of medicine at Alappuzha medical ..

Express trains cancelled as Corona fear drives passengers away

Thiruvananthapuram: As the number of passengers declined following the COVID-19 outbreak, weekly trains have been cancelled. Hyderabad-Ernakulam ..

No new corona cases reported; SC’s appreciation gives strength: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that no new positive case of coronavirus was reported in the state on Wednesday ..

Corona resistance: CM conducts press meet outside secretariat

Thiruvananthapuram: After the COVID-19 outbreak assessment meeting, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan conducted the press conference ..

Jamaat prayer temporarily stopped at Pattalam mosque in Kozhikode

Kozhikode: It has been decided to temporarily stop Jamaat and Jumu'ah prayers in Pattalam mosque here until further notice, said ..

Fake treatment for Coronavirus; Mohanan Vaidyar arrested

Thrissur: Mohanan Vaidyar was arrested for giving fake treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19) here on Wednesday. He was arrested soon ..

Ex-policeman flees from Corona isolation ward in TVM; found after 3 hrs

Thiruvananthapuram: A man who was fled from the isolation ward of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College where he was admitted suspecting ..

Prithviraj’s co-actor in ‘Aadujeevitham’ quarantined suspecting COVID-19: Reports

During the shooting of the upcoming Malayalam movie ‘Aadujeevitham’ directed by Blessy, an Omani actor working in it has ..

276 Indians, including 255 in Iran, infected with coronavirus abroad: MEA

New Delhi: As many as 276 Indians have been infected with coronavirus abroad, including 255 in Iran, 12 in UAE and five in Italy, the ..

Health Minister asks doctors, other medical staff on leave to join duty immediately

Thiruvananthapuram: In view of the coronavirus outbreak in the state, health minister KK Shailja asked all medical staff including ..

Coronavirus not man-made, has natural origin: Scientists

New York: Ending speculations about deliberate genetic engineering of new coronavirus, scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, ..

COVID 19: Maximum only 30 people can assemble here in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: Now in Kerala, things have reached a stage where everything boils down to life and living safely, and there has ..

COVID-19 : Army reports its first case; India's total coronavirus cases reach 147

New Delhi: In the first case of the coronavirus in the Indian Army, a 34-year-old soldier has tested positive for the infection in ..

COVID-19: Protective clothing costs up to Rs 1000

Kottayam: With the outbreak of COVID-19, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) packet has great demand among the people who nurse the ..

British study predicts thousands of Coronavirus deaths in US, UK

London: A crucial projection study that helped convince the British government to impose more stringent measures to contain COVID-19 ..

India bans travel from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia till March 31

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday suspended air travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia to India in view of ..

Colour of egg yolk is a matter of concern

Over the years we have been conditioned to like certain things and dislike others. Sometimes these likes come in waves called fashion ..

Coronavirus claims first victim in Maharashtra, death toll in India climbs to 3

Mumbai: A 64-year-old COVID-19 patient died here on Tuesday, making him the first such victim in Maharashtra and India's third ..

People alienate London couple due to Corona scare; Police comes to rescue

Cheruthoni (Idukki): When a tourist couple from London struggled not being able to get food and accommodation at an unfamiliar place, ..

Union minister V Muraleedharan goes into self-quarantine

Thiruvananthapuram: Union minister V Muraleedharan has gone into self-quarantine after he visited the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute ..