Новости за 06.04.2020

Those above 60 years of age make up just 19% of coronavirus patients in India but account for 63% of the fatalities so far, according to the health ministry on Monday. ​​Of the rest, 30% of those who died were 40-60 years old and only 7% were younger than 40. As many as 86% of the fatalities had conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease.

There may be some community spread of Covid-19 in hotspots and these areas need to be monitored closely to prevent community transmission of the virus, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Monday. “What the AIIMS director has said is not in variance with what we have been explaining,” health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was in hospital due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, has been taken into intensive care, Downing Street has said. ​​UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab has taken charge as Johnson was moved to the ICU at St Thomas' Hospital in London on Monday. “Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the PM has worsened," the spokesperson said.

PM Modi on Monday advised his ministers to prepare for a ‘new normal’ post the lockdown, asking them to work towards mitigating the economic impact of Covid-19. Modi asked his ministers to prepare a list of 10 major decisions and 10 priority areas of focus on post the lockdown, incorporating social distancing and health safeguards as guidelines.

After being away from TV for a brief stint, Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi is all set to be a part of upcoming fiction show - Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti, where he plays a loving and caring father to two young children.

Dilip Vengsarkar, who turned 64 on Monday, was India's batting mainstay during the mid 80s when he outscored the iconic Sunil Gavaskar as his upright stance and ability to play swing and spin with aplomb was a delight for Test aficionados.

The US Open golf championship, which had been set for June 18-21 at Winged Foot in New York, has been rescheduled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the US Golf Association announced on Monday. The new dates for the year's third major are Sept. 17-20 also at Winged Foot.

Pep Guardiola's 82-year-old mother has died after contracting coronavirus, Manchester City announced on Monday.

In an exclusive chat with ETimes TV, the actor shared that he never watched Ramanand Sagar's mythological saga Ramayan as it was slow paced. He disliked the slow treatment given to the show, but post watching the reruns, his opinion has changed and he has become a huge fan.

Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram actor Jiten Lalwani, just like everyone, is staying indoors to fight the coronavirus that has got the nation stalled. The lockdown phase has unleashed many sides of the actors. From cooking, cleaning to doing other household duties, they are at it.

David Brown, the world's fastest totally blind sprinter, has been accompanied every step of the way by his guide Jerome Avery but the coronavirus outbreak has forced them apart for the first time in six years of training. "Right now, we have to make some adaptations," Brown, the world 100 metres record-holder for the totally blind at 10.92 seconds said.

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen on Monday urged the people to not put nature in crisis as the world continues to seek solutions to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.

The ISSF shooting Word Cup, scheduled to be held in May in New Delhi was on Monday cancelled due to coronavirus. The tournament was earlier postponed from March 15 and divided into two parts -- Rifle and Pistol competitions from May 5-12, while Shotgun competitions from June 2-9. However, considering the situation, the ISSF decided to cancel the tournament.

On 1st April, Doordarshan National tweeted announcing that the extremely popular television show- Dekh Bhai Dekh was going to be available on television. Urvashi Dholakia, who made her debut on screen with the show as Shilpa, reminiscences of bygone days of shooting the show.

India has partially opened up exports of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol, which are crucial to the global fight against the coronavirus, responding to a global clamour, led by US President Donald Trump. The government on Monday decided to free up exports of all medicines, but kept hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol exports on a restricted list.

Premier League clubs are facing a fierce backlash after Liverpool became the latest club to tap into public funds during the coronavirus pandemic as players and bosses struggle to resolve a festering pay-cut row.

Several media portals, Congress worker and influencers including fact checkers and celebrated TV anchors, among many others, tweeted and retweeted visuals of a fire incident claiming they were from a fire accident caused due to burning of firecrackers in Solapur after PM Modi’s call for 9 pm candlelight vigil on Sunday.

There will be no further international badminton tournaments until August. Badminton World Federation (BWF) has suspended all the tournaments scheduled till the end of July.

Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis feels that India's Test series victory in Australia back in 2018 could be largely attributed to the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner from a team that was already reeling due to the after effects of ball-tampering controversy.