Tag: Coronavirus Pandemic

Rome: Coronavirus-ravaged Italy on Saturday saw its death toll cross 10,000 – well over a third of the global toll which has crossed 29,000. The country saw 889 deaths in 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to 10,023, the BBC reported. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases across the world rose to 640,589 […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has offered to run parcel trains for the transportation of essential commodities. Transportation of essential items (medical supplies, medical equipment, food items etc) is going to be very important during the lockdown period in […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The national body for book publishing and book promotion, National Book Trust (NBT) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, will be launching a book titled ‘Corona Studies Series’ to provide relevant reading materials for all age-groups for post-Covid-19 readership needs and also provide a platform to authors and […]

New Delhi: Within a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund “PM-CARES fund” and appealed everyone to contribute their share and strengthen the government for COVID-19 fight, contribution from many quarters have started flooding. Political leaders, corporates, defence personnel, employees of […]

Mumbai: Close on the heels of actor Akshay Kumar pledging to donate Rs 25 crore in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, actress Anushka Sharma and her husband, cricketer Virat Kohli, have pledged to support the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and Chief Minister’s (Maharashtra) Relief Fund in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic. A […]

New York: More than 40,000 people have been killed in the coronavirus pandemic as the disease barrels across the globe, with the US bracing for its darkest hours after its death toll eclipsed China’s on Tuesday. In a matter of months, the virus has infected more than 800,000 people in a crisis redrawing political powers, […]

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world faces the most challenging crisis since World War II, confronting a pandemic threatening people in every country, one that will bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past.” There is also a risk that the combination of the disease and […]

London: The ll England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced that the 2020 edition of the Wimbledon Championships has been officially cancelled. The AELTC said that instead, the Wimbledon will now be held from June 28 to July 11, 2021. It marks the first time since 1945 — during the Second World War — that the […]

New Delhi: The Centre has announced to create a dedicated web portal where people can verify facts and unverified news related to Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The centre has also advised the states and Union Territories (UTs) to create a similar mechanism. States and the UTs were informed through a letter issued from the office of […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) and Department of Ex-Servicemen welfare (ESW), Ministry of Defence (MoD) have offered a helping hand to civilian authorities in the country’s fight against COVID-19. The NCC has issued guidelines for temporary employment of its cadets under ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’ to augment relief efforts and functioning of various agencies […]

Bhubaneswar: Around 70 lakh members of six lakh Mission Shakti Self Help Groups (SHG) are shouldering vital responsibilities across Odisha to fight coronavirus pandemic in the State. Their role has been acknowledged by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who expressed his gratitude for their support during this critical time. Also Read: Coronavirus Lockdown: Odisha Man Becomes […]

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF), Financial services conglomerate HDFC Group, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and many more joined hands with others in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country by pledging to donate money to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund). According […]

United Nations: The World Bank has announced that it has approved $1 billion in emergency financing for India to fight the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The assistance will support better screening, contact tracing, and laboratory diagnostics, procurement of personal protective equipment, creation of new isolation wards, the bank said on Thursday. It is the bulk of […]

New Delhi: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday that the new deadline for the qualification period for the postponed Tokyo Olympics has been set to June 29, 2021. It further stated that International Federations (IF) of each sport retain full discretion for defining their own respective deadlines and pathways. The Olympics was originally […]

New Delhi: Siemens India, one of the leading producers of energy-efficient technologies, on Friday said it would contribute Rs 20 crore towards India’s fight against COVID-19. Meanwhile, self-drive car rental startup Revv said it will offer over 1,000 cars to assist healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. “In these tough and uncertain times, we pledge […]