Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday lifted the countrys nationwide state of emergency, ending restrictions in the remaining areas where the order was still in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Day: May 26, 2020
A US biotechnology company announced on Tuesday the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year.
Another 121 COVID-19 patients had died in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 36,914, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Monday.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 and the number of cases climbed to 1,45,380 in the country, registering an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 cases since Monday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry.
BJP MP Narayan Rane on Monday met with Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari and demanded imposition of President’s rule in the state in view of the Shiv Sena-led state government’s ‘failure’ in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
Members of a right wing group allegedly vandalised the film set of a Malayalam movie near Thiruvananthapuram, prompting a sharp reaction from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who warned the attackers of strong action.
In a bid to bring down the road accidents as the lockdown will be lifted in phases, Chennai-based NGO Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), shared recommendations with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to ensure safe transit during and after the national lockdown.
The Supreme Court has allowed Air India to keep the middle seats occupied while operating its non-scheduled flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad up to 6 June while observing that the government should be more worried about the health of citizens rather than the health of commercial airlines.
The mortal remains of Murugadas Tirthapathi of Singampatti, the last Zamin of India, were cremated on the banks of the Thamirabarani river. Earlier, hundreds of people and popular personalities paid tributes to him.