Travel agents have started receiving enquiries from Indians who want to travel to the UK as soon as possible to get the COVID-19 vaccine that was approved on Wednesday by the British government. One travel agent is planning to launch a three-night package for the Indians who want to get the benefit of the mass…
Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, special international passenger flights have been operating in India under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under bilateral air bubble arrangements formed between India and other countries since July. Who all can fly? People with valid visa…
A similar temporary ban has also been imposed on travellers from Belgium, Philippines and the United Kingdom China has now suspended all flights coming from India. It comes in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in India. The Chinese embassy in its statement said that entry into China with visas issued after November 3, 2020…
The claim by President Donald Trump on Twitter that he is now “immune” to Covid-19 having survived an initial infection has sparked a new wave of controversy. “A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday”, he announced to his 87 million followers on Sunday afternoon. “That means I can’t get it (immune), and…
A 38-year-old man from the Indian state of Telangana has died after fasting for four days to pray for Donald Trump’s recovery from Covid-19. According to his family, Bussa Krishna Raju worshipped the US president like a god, and was shocked and disturbed to find out about his coronavirus diagnosis. Mr Raju refused food and started praying for Mr Trump’s…
A UK-based Indian-origin doctor, who has been championing an anti-obesity drive as a means to combat the severe effects of COVID-19, on Thursday released a new book that offers a “simple, evidence-based” plan to help improve health parameters. Dr Aseem Malhotra’s ‘The 21-Day Immunity Plan: How to Rapidly Improve Your Metabolic Health and Resilience to…
Several big players involved in the manufacturing of ampoules, vials and syringes in the country have been contacted by domestic as well as international players to supply billions of these articles for quick vaccination of people. With several countries joining the race for the Coronavirus vaccine, India has been getting several requests for the supply…
As of June 22, the world had 3.75 million active Covid-19 cases. Among those, around 2% were serious or critical, and an estimated 1.5% of those were being treated with ventilators. Let’s rewind three months to March 22, 2020. At that time, there were 224,588 active cases around the world, 5% of which were reported to be serious or…
