Postponing Tokyo Olympics an option, says Japan PM amid COVID-19 scare
On Friday, a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) had called for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed.
On Friday, a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) had called for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed.
Health Ministry on Monday reported that the number of Coronavirus cases in India stood at 390 with 359 active cases, even as as 13 states and 80 districts have been shut down.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Thursday urged the Indian public to observe a self-imposed ‘Janta Curfew’ and express gratitude towards the healthcare professionals as well as other essential service providers on Sunday.
China has reported only one new local infection over the past four days, a seemingly remarkable turnaround given the chaos that surrounded the initial outbreak in the city of Wuhan.
PM Modi has tweeted a video in which his mother was seen clanging utensils at her residence to express gratitude to those providing assistance amid the crisis.sns
The letter was signed by Dr Rajan Sharma, National President IMA and Dr RV Asokan, Hony Secretary General IMA.
The virus, whose scientific name is COVID-19, has rattled the entire world cutting across over 180 nations, both developed and developing, resulting in the death of over 13,000 people worldwide and infecting more than 3,00,000, as per the latest figure on Sunday afternoon shared by Johns Hopkins University.
Prime Minister’s appeal received a massive response from the citizens and everyone including the sporting heroes participated in large numbers.
Delhi was placed under complete lockdown till March 31 due to the deadly coronavirus.
The patient was admitted to a premier private hospital along EM Bypass in a critical condition with severe respiratory distress and high fever.
