Hours since i was on air last, more than 100 people, 146 more people, have died from the coronavirus. I want to take just a second here to think about that so it is not just a number to you or to me. 646, each one of those numbers, someones son or daughter, someones mother or father, their brother or sister. Whether young or old, there are oceans of pain and suffering surrounding each addition to this grim toll. A week ago there were just over 6,000 confirmed cases. Now weve crossed the threshold of 50,000 and the calls for supplies from doctors and nurses on the front lines are getting even more dire. The messages from the white house on forcing industry to manufacture these needed supplies continue to be somewhat contradictory and confusing but today the head of fema told cnn that his team is using the defense production act for the first time to secure more testing kits. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ripped apart the response from the federal government arguing in a scathing News C
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Next to the last stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War, forced cremation of corpses of Covid victims in Sri Lanka has received much publicity, internationally. With the request of our government to the Maldives to accept the bodies of Muslims who succumbed to Covid-19 for burial there, the issue received much worldwide publicity. It has now reached as far as UNHRC, and now it is part of the core issue of the UNHRC resolution to be tabled against Sri Lanka.
Forced cremation of bodies of Muslim Covid victims has hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslims living here, and all over the world. Many human rights organisations, such as the Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and UN bodies, like the WHO and the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, have appealed to the Sri Lankan government to allow burial. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the second most influential body next to UN General Assembly, also pleaded with the Sri Lankan g
Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till Feb 28: Check list of what s allowed, what s not
Now, cinemas have been allowed to open at 100 percent capacity, and schools also have been given permission to resume.
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Updated: Jan 31, 2021, 11:45 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Eppadi K Palanaswami on Sunday announced a further extension of the lockdown period in the state till February 28 with further relaxations.
Now, cinemas have been allowed to open at 100 percent capacity, and schools also have been given permission to resume. During the past 10 days, new coronavirus cases have been reduced to around 550 per day while the active cases which stood at a whopping 50,000 had come down to 4,629. Now, the lockdown has been extended for one more month considering the views expressed by the District Collectors and members of the Health Experts Committee. Indian Express quoted Tamil Nadu CM as saying.