While the whole world is fighting together to defeat the Coronavirus, Vietnam’s VietJet airline is apparently selling tickets with COVID-19 “SKY COVID CARE” insurance (health insurance against COVID 19). Yes, you read that right. VietJet, more popular as ‘Bikini Airline’, is created by Vietnam’s first female billionaire. The airline shot […]
Day: March 24, 2020
PM Modi calls for nationwide lockdown for 21 days, starting at midnight today
Indian PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation again today, and spoke about the deadly Coronavirus, how it is spreading fast in the country, and thanked the citizens for following the Janta Curfew on March 22, 2020, Sunday. He stressed on social distancing, and announced nationwide lockdown from midnight, which will […]
COVID-19: China to lift lockdown restriction on Hubei province near Wuhan
Starting from March 25, numerous Chinese men and women residing close to Wuhan city, which is believed to be the hub of the Coronavirus outbreak, will be officially resuming their regular travel activities. According to the news reports, the Chinese authorities declared restrictions would be removed in Hubei province, except […]
Himachal Pradesh’s CM announces ‘indefinite’ complete lockdown, Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has announced an indefinite lockdown across the state to check the spread of Coronavirus. The announcement was made on Monday in the Assembly, making Himachal the 14th state to go under a complete lockdown. Before this, it was Nagaland that announced an indefinite […]
Never stopped operations even during wars: Indian Railways’ plea to citizens
Indian Railways has been making special efforts to ensure the safety of its passengers from the Coronavirus. Now, in order to convey the urgency of the ongoing situation in India due to the fast-spreading of the pandemic, the railways have trained the spotlights on its rich heritage of public service […]
Thailand declares one-month ‘State of Emergency’ from March 26 to tackle COVID-19
Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has declared that a state of emergency will be declared from March 26 as the government is stepping up efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Prime Minister made this announcement on Tuesday after attending a Cabinet meeting in Bangkok. The […]
Delhi borders sealed to contain COVID-19; curfew passes must to enter the capital
Amid concerns of growing positive cases of Coronavirus in the country and people not taking the lockdowns seriously, the Delhi Police on Monday announced that curfew passes will be mandatory from March 24 to enter the national capital. On Sunday, Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was imposed […]
Maharashtra CM imposes curfew in state for indefinite period to battle COVID-19
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has enforced a strict curfew in Maharashtra, starting Tuesday, March 24. He has urged citizens to abide by this curfew as a precautionary measure and has also asked them to stay at home to fight against the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Although Section 144 has been […]
India suspends all domestic commercial flights with effect from March 25 due to COVID-19
India will be suspending all domestic flights with effect from March 25 to contain the spread of Coronavirus. As per the latest reports, the number of affected persons has soared to 498, reason why India had to take such a step to limit movement of people and contain the virus […]
Videos of dolphin playing in Mumbai sea amid COVID 19 lockdown are going viral, Mumbai
A number of people have shared several videos of dolphins, swimming and playing near Mumbai sea shore. The videos have gone viral on various social media platforms. The reason for the return is no fishing activities happening in sea for quite some time now given the Coronavirus outbreak. One of […]