The comprehensive evaluation, sought by a coalition of African, European and other countries including Australia, is intended to review “lessons learned” from WHO’s coordination of the global response to COVID-19. Australia on Tuesday welcomed international support for an independent coronavirus pandemic investigation as China ratcheted up a bilateral trade rift […]
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GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic should serve as a “wake-up call” to the world which must be more united in responding to the crisis, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday (May 18). The secretary-general said COVID-19 was the “greatest challenge of our age” and had demonstrated the world’s fragility, as […]
CBSE Board Class 10, 12 Datesheet 2020 LIVE: Check revised schedule. CBSE Board Class 10, Class 12 Remaining Exam Date Sheet 2020 Live Updates: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the revised datesheet of the class 10, 12 pending exams. The exams will be conducted from […]
The government launched the Aarogya Setu application more than six weeks ago. With the use of a phone‘s bluetooth and location data, it lets users know if they were near a person with Covid-19 after scanning a database of reported cases of infection. Aarogya Setu remains out of bounds for […]
The paint shop was owned by three brothers who lived along with their family on the upper two floors. Seven people, including four woman and three children, were killed after a fire broke out in a three-storey building that housed a paint shop on the ground floor in Gwalior’s Inderganj […]
With the hospital set to restart its services, it has been suggested that some of the staff members deployed on Covid-19 duty be called back. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is finalising its plan to restore services at the hospital from this week. The plan involves equally […]
SINGAPORE: New drones which can fly beyond the operator’s line of sight, and which can be operated without an on-site operator, are currently being trialled by the police, who hope to use it to complement their ground operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The trials, which started in late April, will […]
At least 24 migrant workers trying to return home during a nationwide lockdown have been killed in a crash between two lorries in northern India. The accident happened in the Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh state early on Saturday, when one of the lorries hit another parked at a roadside […]
The workers who lost their employment due to the lockdown have decided to further brave the unending journey to their hometown Malda district in West Bengal, which is around 950 km from Lucknow. Twenty-three migrant workers who started from Noida on foot have walked over 400 km in the past […]
BANGKOK: Thailand is preparing to reopen department stores and various business venues nationwide from Sunday (May 17) as the COVID-19 situation in the country continues to improve, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). CCSA spokesperson Dr Thaweesilp Wisanuyothin said on Friday that further relaxation of the lockdown […]