Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 13 (ANI): Saudi Arabia will impose a 24-hour nation-wide lockdown during the five-day Eid holiday, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan and is celebrated in the kingdom on May 23-27 this year, a spokesperson of the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 13 (ANI): Goa Congress spokesperson Urfan Mulla, along with the parents of stranded seafarers, met the North Goa Deputy Collector on Tuesday to demand the immediate rescue of 86 Goan seafarers who are stuck on Karnika Ship at the Bombay port since the last 60 days.
Moscow [Russia], May 12 (ANI): Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has tested positive for coronavirus, which has so far infected more than four million people worldwide.
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): United States Vice President Mike Pence is not planning to undergo self-quarantine after his aide tested positive for coronavirus, said his spokesperson, adding that Pence plans to be in at the White House on Monday.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Air India Express flight IX 374 from Doha, which was earlier scheduled to leave Doha at 3:35 pm on Sunday and reach Thiruvananthapuram by 10:45 pm has been cancelled, the airline's spokesperson said.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 9: Seven more COVID-19 cases were reported in Nepal on Saturday morning, taking the total count of the country's coronavirus cases to 109.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 8 (ANI): Odisha Government has increased the quarantine period to 28 days from 14 days, said Subrto Bagchi, Odisha Government's Spokesperson on COVID-19.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Around 100,000 Pakistanis, stranded abroad, want to return, but the their country lacks quarantine facilities, Dawn quoted Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui, as saying.
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already authorised financial assistance for 50 member countries during the coronavirus pandemic, said IMF Spokesperson Gerry Rice on Thursday (local time) during a virtual press briefing.
Washington [US], May 07 (ANI): Accusing the House Democrats of not acting in "good faith", White House on Wednesday defended the decision to prevent top health official Anthony Fauci from appearing before a House panel over Trump administration's COVID-19 response.
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): A project aiming to provide free face masks to the needy has been taken up by an NGO associated with BJP national spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 5 (ANI): Three Navy warships have sailed out to bring back stranded Indian citizens from the Maldives and United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Defence Spokesperson on Tuesday.