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21 Apr

Novak Djokovic “Personally Against Vaccination” If Made Compulsory For Tennis Players

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Novak Djokovic has said he would be against a compulsory coronavirus vaccination if it became a requirement for tennis players to travel to tournaments. "Personally I'm against vaccination. I wouldn't like that someone forces me to get a vaccine in order to be able to travel," the world number one said late on Sunday. The Serbian star was speaking from Spain, where he is in lockdown with his family, in a video conference held on his Facebook for Orthodox Easter. "We (players) will have to travel. I think it will be the number one challenge," the 32-year said."If it (vaccination)…

21 Apr

China FA Proposes Minimum 30% Pay Cut Because Of Coronavirus

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The Chinese Football Association has proposed clubs slash wages of players and coaches by at least 30 per cent to cut costs because of the coronavirus, state media said Tuesday. The People's Daily said that the CFA is now awaiting feedback from teams in the top-tier Chinese Super League (CSL) and the two divisions below. The CSL season was supposed to begin on February 22 but was indefinitely postponed after coronavirus emerged in central China in December, before spreading worldwide. "After the opinions are collected and revised, the Chinese Football Association will report to FIFA and other relevant departments," the…

21 Apr

Frontline Workers Receives Essential Equipments From Real Kashmir FC

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Real Kashmir Football Club (RKFC) recently came forward to provide help by distributing essential equipment to the frontline medical professionals and sanitation workers in Srinagar and parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The club distributed 500 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, 50,000 masks, 3,000 sanitizers and 8,000 gloves with the help of the district administration and the local army of Jammu and Kashmir. RKFC co-founder, Sandeep Chattoo, urged people to come forward and help in whatever way they can during these testing times."This is a small token of gesture to the massive efforts being undertaken by the Srinagar district administration led…

21 Apr

Centre Sends Written Complaint to Punjab Gets From For Treating ACs As Essentials

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Punjab is the latest state to be told off by the centre for "diluting" coronavirus lockdown guidelines with decisions like designating the sale and servicing of air-conditioners as "essential". The state withdrew its order last evening. The home ministry had also written a sharp letter to Kerala for allowing restaurants, book shops and barber shops to reopen in parts of the state. Punjab had allowed the opening of some activities prohibited in the April 15 order of the home ministry, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said in a letter to the state on Monday, ordering "strict compliance" with central guidelines.

21 Apr

Effect of Trump’s Immigration Order on Affect India and Other Countries.

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Even before President Donald Trump announced that he intends to temporarily suspend immigration to the U.S. because of Covid-19, it was becoming clear that the effect of the virus on migration would be powerful, long-lasting and unfortunate. Many countries besides the U.S. have already shuttered or severely limited entry from foreigners - and many of those restrictions will not be so easily removed when the worst of the pandemic has passed.There is no guarantee that a good vaccine will be ready quickly, even within two years. There is still no vaccine, for instance, for the common cold or HIV-AIDS. Even…

21 Apr

States Asked Not To Use Rapid Antibody Tests for 2 Days

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Around 5 lakh Rapid Test kits were procured by the government and distributed around the country after the ICMR recommended that every resident in coronavirus hot-spots -- or areas with a large number of cases -- will be tested for the virus. It was decided to use fast-track kits as the regular RT-PCR tests are slow and have to be conducted in laboratories. Many states in the country do not have adequate testing facilities.All states have been asked not to use the new rapid antibody test for COVID-19 for two days. The Indian Council Of Medical Research, the country's nodal…

21 Apr

Mamata Banerjee Finally Allows COVID-19 Inspection Team to Carry Out it’s Work

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A central team sent to Bengal to investigate coronavirus lockdown violations today had to wait for several hours before being allowed by the Mamata Banerjee government to tour Kolkata. It took a home ministry warning before the state government budged after keeping the teams in Kolkata and Jalpaiguri on hold.The West Bengal government is believed to be consulting legal experts on the possibility of moving the Supreme Court over the centre's sending its team to the state.

20 Apr

Students Stranded In Rajasthan’s Coaching Hub Kota are to be evacuated by 5 States

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Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Assam will make arrangements to bring the students belonging to these respective states back from Kota as said by Chief Minister, Mr Gehlot. After Uttar Pradesh, these five states is now going to make arrangements to bring back their students stranded in coaching hub Kota in Rajasthan because of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown as amid this crisis staying away from home is creating mental tension in students. "The students are young, between 14 and 22. UP has taken back its students. Madhya Pradesh wants to take back students. Chhattisgarh has agreed, I have spoken…

20 Apr

Health Workers and Policemen Attacked Last Evening in West Bengaluru

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54 people have been arrested so far after an incident where a quarantine team of policemen and health workers was allegedly attacked last evening in West Bengaluru by a large mob of about 200 locals. They visited the place as they got information that 58 people down there had came into contact with 3 coronavirus patients and hence needed to be isolated. In videos shot on mobile phones, locals can be seen damaging tents installed for the healthcare workers and policemen.

20 Apr

Trump claims that US has done more covid-19 tests as compared to India.

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US President Mr.Trump said that the US has made steady progress in its war against the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease and is still on its way .The United States had tested 4.18-million people. "That's a record anywhere in the world," he said. He also particularly mentioned the name of India along with 9 other countries while comparing the total numbers of tests done. "We have done more testing than all of these countries combined -- France, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Austria, Australia, Sweden and Canada," Mr Trump told reporters at a news conference in the White House.