Tag Archives: COVID-19

• Tibetan settlements and schools in India to remain in lockdown till 5 June 2 May 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has no comments yet

  President of CTA Lobsang Sangay has ordered lockdown of the Tibetan settlements, schools, and monasteries across India till 5 June to prevent infection, while Prime Minister Modi has extended India's curfew to remain home to 17 May. ...

• India extends lockdown for two weeks, with some easing 1 May 2020 This post has no comments yet

  The world's biggest coronavirus lockdown will be extended for two weeks beyond 4 May, the Indian government said Friday but with some easing of restrictions -- including for alcohol. ...

• Trump threatens new tariffs on China as US mulls retaliatory action over virus 30 April 2020 | Jeff Mason, Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk This post has 4 comments

  US President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his administration crafted retaliatory measures. ...

• US coronavirus death toll exceeds Americans killed in Vietnam War as cases top 1 million 28 April 2020 | Lisa Shumaker This post has one comment

  The US death toll from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday exceeded the 58,220 American lives lost during the Vietnam War as cases topped 1 million, according to a Reuters tally. ...

• China says Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits is ‘irresponsible’ | Sanjeev Miglani This post has no comments yet

  China has criticised India’s decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the novel coronavirus because of quality issues as unfair and irresponsible in the latest strain in their ties. ...

• Modi urges citizens to follow lockdown as coronavirus spreads 26 April 2020 | Neha Arora This post has no comments yet

  PM Narendra Modi urged Indians to comply with a nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures on Sunday, a day after some of the world’s toughest restrictions were eased slightly while cases of COVID-19 continued to mount. ...

• Global coronavirus death toll hits 200,000 25 April 2020 | Cate Cadell This post has no comments yet

  Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday, while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days, according to a Reuters tally. ...

• Chinese investors flummoxed by India’s new foreign investment rules 23 April 2020 | Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah This post has no comments yet

  India’s plan to screen foreign direct investments from neighbouring countries has Chinese firms concerned that such scrutiny will affect their projects and delay deals in one of Asia’s most lucrative investment markets. ...

• Dalai Lama calls for ‘universal responsibility’ on Earth Day 22 April 2020 This post has one comment

  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called for people around the world on Wednesday to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic through a "genuine sense of universal responsibility". ...

• WHO warns ‘long way to go’ in virus crisis, deaths top 180,000 | Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus This post has no comments yet

  The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus crisis would not end any time soon, with many countries only in the early stages of the fight, as the global death toll surpassed 180,000. ...