Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the people to display their collective resolve to fight the coronavirus disease by lighting a candle, lamp or flashlight of a mobile phone on Sunday evening. He also hailed the efforts put in by the people and authorities to make the 21-day...
In addition to law enforcement, social measures, particularly social distancing, must be practiced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In Thailand, many public and private agencies are working together to encourage social distancing. The Social Security Office in Lopburi province is following guidelines to help prevent...
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) invites Indian and world citizens to submit their work of art, expressing their emotions, feelings, ideas, and innovative thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, quarantine and the fight against the virus. 1.0 Introduction & Objective The COVID-19 Pandemic around the world has...
Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, 67, a Padma Shri awardee and a former hazoori ragi (Gurbani exponent) at Golden Temple, passed away after a heart attack at 4.30am on Thursday, a day after he was diagnosed with coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Amritsar civil surgeon Dr Prabhdeep Kaur Johal said he was put on ventilator...
Wipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd and Azim Premji Foundation, have together committed ₹1125 crore towards tackling the unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Of the ₹1,125 crore, Wipro Ltd’s commitment is ₹100 crore, Wipro Enterprises Ltd’s is ₹25 crore, and that of the Azim Premji Foundation is ₹1000 crore. These...
Even as coronavirus continues to rage across the world, leaving thousands dead, people have ignored have boundaries to come together in the battle against the disease. This was evinced when former Team India players Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to urge people to contribute to Pakistani cricketer...
Thailand reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with 2 deaths reported, raising the total to 1771 and 12 deaths. The cases can be divided into three groups. The first group of 51 are connected to cluster cases -- 1 person had attended a boxing event in a stadium, 11...
The Governor of Chiang Mai, Charoenrit Sanguansat, said today that officials from many sectors have been working together to put out forest fires in Doi Suthep - Pui National Park. Surveillance units have been monitoring the forest area closely to ensure a prompt response to any outbreak. Forest fires had...
To ease the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the business sector in Thailand, the Revenue Department has extended personal income tax filing to August 31, 2020, while the Office of the Insurance Commission has resolved to postpone payment of car insurance premiums for six months. As for...
Many big cleaning activities have been held to disinfect areas across the country, in an effort to disinfect surfaces where the coronavirus could linger. In Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, a campus clean up activity has been performed by army personnel, while in Nong Khai province, a golf cart has been...
