Tag Archives: Health

• Two test positive for coronavirus infection in Ladakh 8 March 2020 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

  Two people in Ladakh with travel history to Iran have tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, taking the number of confirmed cases in India to 34. ...

• Coronavirus concern comes to Himalayas; Tibetans take action 6 March 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 5 comments

  As concern over the new coronavirus reaches the Himalayas, including the village of McLeod Ganj, the capital of the Tibetan diaspora, the exile Tibetan community is taking precautionary measures. ...

• India reports 29 coronavirus cases, all international passengers to be screened 4 March 2020 This post has no comments yet

  The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 29, including 16 Italians touring through Rajasthan, the government said on Wednesday, adding all international passengers will now be screened at airports. ...

• Indian rupee hits 15-month low after fresh coronavirus cases in country 2 March 2020 This post has one comment

  The Indian rupee weakened for the third straight session on Monday, falling to its lowest level in more than 15 months, after two fresh cases of the coronavirus were detected in the country. ...

• World scrambles to curb fast-spreading coronavirus 27 February 2020 | Colin Packham and Parisa Hafezi This post has 3 comments

  The coronavirus’ rapid spread in Iran, Italy, South Korea and elsewhere left alarmed governments and people across the globe rushing on Thursday to implement emergency measures. ...

• Mentseekhang asked to stop selling “coronavirus prevention pills” 21 February 2020 | HT Correspondent This post has 7 comments

  On directions from the state health authorities, the sale of a traditional Tibetan medicine that supposedly prevents the spread of infectious diseases, including coronavirus, has been stopped. ...

• China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll 9 February 2020 | Patrick Baert and Helen Roxburgh This post has 2 comments

  The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 800 in mainland China on Sunday, overtaking global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, even as the World Health Organization said the outbreak appeared to be stabilising. ...

• Built in 10 days, China’s virus hospital takes 1st patients 3 February 2020 | Joe McDonald This post has 11 comments

  The first patients arrived Monday at a 1,000-bed hospital built in 10 days as part of China's sweeping efforts to fight a new virus that is causing global alarm. A second 1,500-bed facility due to open this week. ...

• India bans e-cigarettes as vaping backlash grows 18 September 2019 | Aishwarya Kumar and Simon Sturdee This post has no comments yet

  India announced on Wednesday a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes, as a backlash gathers pace worldwide about a technology promoted as less harmful than smoking tobacco. ...

• Fully recovered Dalai Lama returns home to McLeod Ganj 26 April 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  In the last few years the Dalai Lama cut down on his travels, particularly internationally, owing to his age, but still keeps a busy schedule attending conferences and teachings. ...