NSW Health – NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) STATISTICS As at 8pm, Wednesday 25 March 2020, an additional 190 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed since 8pm 24 March, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 1,219. Confirmed cases (incl. interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) 1,219 Cases tested and excluded 72,787 Total […]
The Australian Banking Association has prepared a quick easy guide for customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1) I’ve lost my job, or lost hours, as a result of COVID-19, what type of financial hardship relief are banks offering? Banks are now offering customers the option to defer home loan repayments for up to six months. […]
Several members of the Sikh community were feared to have been killed in a terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul on Wednesday. Sources said Afghan security forces were engaged in a gun battle with terrorists who stormed Gurudwara in the Shorbazar area Wednesday morning. Around 150 people were worshipping in the Gurudwara at […]
I n an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown that will bring everything except essential services to a halt in India. From the corridors of power in New Delhi to the bylanes of Hyderabad to a village in Nagaland, the entire country shuts down starting 12 a.m. […]
A Washington-based advocacy group and a Texas company have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese government for the novel coronavirus, demanding $20 trillion compensation for the damages caused by the pandemic. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a conservative lawyer Larry Klayman, his advocacy group , a Texas company that specializes in high […]
Railway authorities came to the aid of hundreds of rail passengers stuck midway due to suspension of train services across the country during the ‘Janata Curfew’ on Sunday, arranging for their board and lodging and even further travel, officials said on Monday. The Southern Railway alone dealt with over 4,500 passengers at the Chennai Central […]
A day after being denied permission to land in India, a KLM flight with 113 Indians who were stranded in Amsterdam landed in New Delhi on Sunday evening. The passengers shared a video of their arrival. Government sources had on Sunday indicated that a special KLM flight stuck in Amsterdam with 100 Indian nationals will […]
Singer Lionel Richie feels it is time to bring back the iconic track “We are the world” for coronavirus victims. Back in 1985, Richie along with Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross and more than 40 other A-list recording artistes came together to sing “We are the world”. The cause which brought them […]
Oscar-winning star Tom Hanks has shared an update on his health, saying he and his wife Rita Wilson are feeling better following their coronavirus diagnosis. Hanks took to social media to share his health update, reports hollywoodreporter.com. “Two weeks after our first symptoms and we feel better,” he wrote. He also encouraged people to practice […]
At the current speed at which COVID-19 is spreading in the country, India is at the threshold of a major medical calamity within a month, and the country must implement a ‘Janata Curfew’ for at least two weeks, warns a leading microbiologist. “We feel if asocial distancing’ is not implemented seriously, by end-April hospitals may […]