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India suffers highest daily coronavirus infections in five months
Published On: March 30, 2021 07:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 30: India reported the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases in five months on Monday, with the second wave of the disease driven by surging infections in the country’s richest state Maharastra.
WHO report says animals likely source of COVID
Published On: March 29, 2021 05:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 29: A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.
India's coronavirus cases peak over 12 million for first time
Published On: March 29, 2021 01:39 PM NPT By: Reuters
BENGALURU, March 29: India has reported on Monday its worst single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since October, taking the tally to more than 12 million for the first time ever.
Thailand preparing for possible refugee exodus from Myanmar: PM
Published On: March 29, 2021 01:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday his government is preparing for a potential flood of refugees from neighboring Myanmar.
Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup
Published On: March 29, 2021 10:05 AM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, March 29: Myanmar security forces opened fire at a funeral on Sunday, witnesses said, as people across the country gathered to mourn 114 people killed the previous day in the worst crackdown on protests since last month’s military coup.
Record rains cause flash flooding in Tennessee; 4 dead
Published On: March 29, 2021 09:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
USA, March 29: Torrential rains across Tennessee flooded homes and at least one church and left roads impassable, prompting dozens of people to be rescued in the Nashville area. Authorities said four bodies were found Sunday in the flood’s aftermath.
Infant found alive after Egypt building collapse kills 25
Published On: March 29, 2021 09:47 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, March 29: Search and rescue workers pulled a 6-month-old baby alive from the rubble of a collapsed building as the death toll from the incident rose to 25, Egyptian officials said Sunday.
Maharashtra considers total lockdown as virus cases jump
Published On: March 29, 2021 09:04 AM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI, March 29: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, is considering imposing a strict lockdown this week after recording the highest one-day jump in coronavirus infections of any Indian state since last March, officials said on Sunday.
Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup
Published On: March 28, 2021 06:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, March 28: Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, the bloodiest day of protests since the military coup on Feb. 1.
Factbox:'Fallen Stars' from a day of bloodshed in Myanmar
Published On: March 28, 2021 06:08 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, March 28: Opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military coup call those killed by security forces the “Fallen Stars” of protests against the junta and Saturday was the bloodiest day so far with at least 114 civilians reported dead by local news services.
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