Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Leading UN officials on Saturday condemned the deadly bombing outside a high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, which led to the deaths of at least 30 people, including several school children.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Alleging that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is fudging figures of COVID deaths and and infection rate in Mumbai, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadanvis wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Frida
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Saturday expressed his appreciation for the frontline role played by officials of the Finance Ministry who are among the hardest hit government functionaries with many COVID deaths.
Bangkok [Thailand], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed 80,000 with 2,419 new cases and 19 deaths confirmed on Saturday, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): As the rising COVID-19 deaths have left people scrambling to look for space to cremate their loved ones, the Nashik Municipal Corporation on Friday launched an online portal to help local residents book and find a nearby crematorium.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 8 (ANI): Telangana reported 5,559 new COVID-19 cases, 8,061 recoveries, and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Friday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Odisha Government on Friday asked the Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, CDM and PHOs and Principal of all medical colleges to increase the frequency of refilling oxygen cylinders.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 8 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Friday announced that all doctors belonging to various cadres, dental surgeons, PG doctors, post PG doctors, interns and final year students will be temporarily brought under state pool for deployment in COVID care centres.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Delhi recorded 19,832 fresh COVID-19 cases and 341 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin on Friday.
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): A multi-institutional study suggests that prioritizing vaccine delivery to older age groups and the medically vulnerable has the greatest impact in minimizing loss of life.