Assam Receives Special Mention in WHO s Appreciation of Effective Covid-19 Management
WHO applauding the COVID-19 frontline worker s in Assam stated- Frontline workers with muddy feet and hearts of gold in its feature story.
| 17 April 2021 8:12 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) applauding the COVID-19 frontline worker s in Assam stated- Frontline workers with muddy feet and hearts of gold in its feature story.
The feature story published in the first week of April paid tributes to the state s frontline workers saying, In a state where 39.6 % of the area is prone to floods, according to Rashtriya Barh Ayog in the Department of Water Resources, Government of Assam, large tracts of land are unreachable for many months during the year, which makes providing health care services a huge challenge.
North Korea slams Japan s move on nuclear wastewater
North Korea has slammed Japan’s decision to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as a “threat to human existence” and demanded its immediate withdrawal to prevent a “new catastrophe for the humanity”, state media reported.
| 17 April 2021 5:56 AM GMT
SEOUL: North Korea has slammed Japan s decision to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as a threat to human existence and demanded its immediate withdrawal to prevent a new catastrophe for the humanity , state media reported.
In a statement on Thursday, Pyongyang s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said: Japan is to bring a new catastrophe to the humanity which has been suffering from a global malignant infectious disease. It should withdraw the decision immediately.
Beer Company Hires Dog to Taste Beer, Offers $20,000 Salary
A beer company will hire a dog as its Chief Tasting Officer to taste its beer and will be offering $20,000 as a salary
| 17 April 2021 9:03 AM GMT
A US-based beer firm Busch Beer has announced that the firm is going to hire a dog to taste its beer and will be offering $20,000 as a salary. The firm wants the dog to be its Dog Brew Chief Tasting Officer.
Busch is looking for a four-footed officer to cover the position of the chief tasting officer post to test its new dog beer. The firm offers a strong salary of $20,000 which is almost a huge amount! It is also looking for a dog that will help them to create the best drink for dogs.
ASDMA Cracks the Whip, Kamrup DC Hold Emergency Meeting with Bihu Committees
Police personnel would monitor if the committees are following the COVID protocol or not. Rs 1000 fine has been imposed on people found without masks.
| 17 April 2021 12:39 PM GMT
GUWAHATI: Kamrup (M) DC Biswajit Pegu held an emergency meeting with the Bihu organizing committees. The administration expressed concern about flouting COVID SOPs.
Now, police personnel would monitor if the committees are following the COVID protocol or not. Rs 1000 fine has been imposed on people found without masks. The administration has once again reiterated the need for thermal screening at the Bihu function locations.
Why wearing mask is not enough to keep COVID at bay: Experts
With COVID-19 spreading fiercely in many parts of the country, it has now become extremely important to follow all the precautionary measures, besides wearing a mask, to keep infections at bay, health experts have said.
| 17 April 2021 2:25 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: With COVID-19 spreading fiercely in many parts of the country, it has now become extremely important to follow all the precautionary measures, besides wearing a mask, to keep infections at bay, health experts have said.
It is important to understand that the virus responsible for COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person.