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Bangladesh extends shutdown till May 5 as coronavirus crisis surge
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown till May 5 as part of measures to stem the spread of coronavirus pandemic, local media reported on Thursday.
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Trump sides with protestors who violated lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): President Donald Trump, using social media platform to send 'liberation' messages over the COVID-19 lockdown, seems to have encouraged thousands of protestors who hit the streets of state capitols across the country last week to express their frustratio
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Mumbai airport facilitates evacuation of 3,700 passengers in 21 days
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Mumbai airport on Wednesday said it has helped in the evacuation of over 3700 foreign nationals with 20 repatriation flights during the first phase of nationwide lockdown to stem coronavirus spread.
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MEA urges embassies to strictly follow lockdown guidelines
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs said it will continue to advise the diplomatic community to follow lockdown guidelines in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, government sources said on Monday.
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Malayalis in UAE keep a low key celebrating Vishu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], April 12 (ANI): The festival of Vishu, traditionally marked with a lot of fanfare among Malayalis, is witnessing low-celebrations and has this year become a restricted affair with close family members, due to the stay at home directive and related precautionary measures undertak
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Turkey orders 48-hour curfew in 31 cities
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 11 (ANI): Turkey has imposed a 48-hour curfew in 31 provinces beginning at midnight as part of measures to stem the spread of COVID-19, the country's interior ministry announced on Friday (local time).
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Amid nationwide lockdown, mass gatherings at churches suspended on Good Fr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): Mass gatherings at churches across the country were suspended on the occasion of Good Friday, amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus.
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Brazil's Supreme Court bars President Bolsonaro from easing restrictions t
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Brasillia [Brazil], April 10 (Sputnik/ANI): Brazil's Supreme Court has ruled to bar President Jair Bolsonaro from loosening measures taken by state authorities in a bid to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Ending months-long lockdown, virus-hit Wuhan lifts outbound travel restric
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 8 (ANI): With long lines of cars streaming through expressway toll gates and passengers boarding trains, the megacity of Wuhan in central China started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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Andhra Pradesh govt includes 15 procedures for treatment of suspected, COV
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has included 15 new procedures to treat COVID-19 suspected and confirmed cases under its Dr YSR Aarogyasri scheme, in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US begins repatriation of nationals stranded in India due to 21-day lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 2 (ANI): The United States has begun repatriation of its stranded nationals, who want to return home, from India which is undergoing a 21-day lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus pandemic, a senior American diplomat has said.
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Delhi govt pulls up socks to accommodate migrants during lockdown, convert
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): The Delhi government has converted several schools into shelter homes to accommodate migrant workers to stop their exodus in the face of the nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus.
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