Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 7 (ANI): Tourism in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, hit hard by the pandemic, has been further impacted by heavy rains that have caused landslides, said District Tourism Officer (DTO), Sunaina Sharma, on Friday.
Bangkok [Thailand], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand reported a record number of 21,379 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 4,700 in the capital Bangkok, taking the national tally since the pandemic began to 714,684.
Washington [United States], August 6 (ANI): In the search of COVID-19 origin, the US intelligence agencies have accessed massive genetic data from China's controversial Wuhan lab and are scouring them to find the origin of the pandemic, a US media report said on Thursday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 5 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government decided to honour freedom fighters and "corona warriors" who have done outstanding work during the pandemic, said state Chief Secretary SS Sindhu.
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, on Thursday, wished Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, a happy 40th birthday by pledging to support her new initiative to help women who've lost their jobs during the pandemic back into the workforce.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): The devastating second wave of the pandemic had far-reaching effects across various sections and strata of the society.
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): India men's hockey skipper Manpreet Singh on Thursday dedicated the bronze medal win at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics to all the COVID-19 warriors who have been working to save lives during the pandemic.
York [UK], August 5 (ANI): A global review of studies has found high levels of depression, PTSD, anxiety and burn-out amongst frontline medical staff during the COVID pandemic. This suggests that more support needs to be put in place for hospital workers dealing with the pandemic.
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the government has decided to give free health insurance of Rs 5 lakh to children upto the age of 18 years, who were orphaned due to the pandemic, said Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday set out the Indian National Team's football calendar for the remainder of 2021. Amidst the impact of the pandemic on sports globally, international football has seen a hold up forcing AIFF to revisit the cal
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): A Republican lawmaker's report investigating the origins of COVID-19 released on Monday has concluded that the pandemic outbreak stemmed from a genetically modified virus that leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, first detected in December 2019.