Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 24 (ANI): The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has urged governments to ease what it calls are unduly onerous restrictions on international air travel to re-establish global connectivity with evidence-based measures to safeguard public health.
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 24 (ANI): About 50 COVID-19 patients protested against what they said was the poor management of a private hospital in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram district on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): In association with actor Sonu Sood, low-cost carrier SpiceJet is bringing back over 1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline announced on Thursday.
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 24 (ANI): The last rites of a 42-year-old COVID suspect who died were performed by a sub-inspector in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Friday after relatives and panchayat workers failed to do so.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 24 (ANI): A total of 375 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Rajasthan in the last 24 hours, taking the state's total coronavirus tally to 33,595, the state's health department informed on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 24 (ANI): Mass screenings for symptoms of COVID-19 using 'smart helmets' were conducted on Thursday by Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS) volunteers along with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai.
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Delhi Police arrested two patients from a COVID-care centre in South Delhi's Maidan Garhi on Friday after they sexually assaulted a minor at the facility. The victim was also a COVID patient.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 24 (ANI): Members of the transgender community in Tamil Nadu's Chennai performed Kolattam folk dance on Thursday to raise awareness about COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has confirmed that it will be issuing No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to its players who are set to play Indian Premier League (IPL) this year.
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Thursday announced a relaxation in the admission criteria for NITs and Centrally funded technical institutions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Argentina has confirmed 6,127 new coronavirus cases across the country in the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, with the total number of people infected with COVID-19 having reached 148,027, the
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that public schools will be shut from July 27 until August 24, in a bid to contain the worsening coronavirus pandemic.