Tag: World Health Organisation
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UAE Launches Two-Week Philanthropic Campaign to Support Lebanon
To show solidarity with Lebanon in its current ongoing humanitarian woes, the United Arab Emirates has kicked off a two-week charity drive. Launched in the wake of the directions from the President of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the campaign seeks support of the community in the UAE for the ... -
Coronavirus: Lancet warns Indian government against displaying false optimism
On Friday, The Lancet editorial raised concerns about Indian government misleading its people by promoting false optimistic regarding the current state of coronavirus crisis in the country. The medical journal said that Indian leaders should not ignore or snub scientific evidences especially when the country needs it to deal with rising infection cases. The editorial ... -
Is India well prepared or failing to handle the surge in covid cases?
India reported 95,735 new coronavirus cases, verging close to crossing the one lakh-mark in the number of daily cases. Up until now, no nation has crossed or even reached this mark. India has seen in the course of recent weeks, a consistent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in a single day. Meanwhile, ... -
Can liquor shops handle Social Distancing protocols?
Liquor (like most of the West) makes India go around too. But a prolonged Corona Virus lockdown across the nation of 1 billion people has led to an unbearably stretched dry spell. Centre has been under immense pressure to open up liquor stores. But this isn’t because people are suffering due to withdrawal. It is ... -
Coronavirus fear makes namaste a global greeting norm
The increasing fear of coronavirus pandemic makes the world follow the traditional Indian way of greeting called ‘namaste’. The customary form of exchanging pleasantry comprises a slight bow and hands joined together, pointing upwards. It is followed mostly in the Indian subcontinent but now all across the world. Several world leaders, including US President Donald ...