IPS Officer Krishna Prakash in World Book of Records for Ironman Title
IPS officer Krishna Prakash announced on Twitter that he had made it to World Book of Records for earning Iron Man title after completing triathlon
| 20 Jan 2021 12:37 PM GMT
NEW DELHI: IPS officer Krishna Prakash has made it to the World Book of Records for being the first Uniformed Services Officer, including Armed Forces and Para Military Forces, to earn the Iron Man title.
Prakash had completed the Ironman Triathlon in 2017. The triathlon is widely considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. The triathlon participants are required to complete a 3.8-kilometre swim, a 180.2-kilometre-long bicycle ride, and a 42.2 kilometre run - all within a fixed time frame of 16 to 17 hours.
UK government bans arrivals from South American countries
The UK government has announced its decision to ban arrivals from more than a dozen South American countries,
| 16 Jan 2021 6:34 AM GMT
The UK government has announced its decision to ban arrivals from more than a dozen South American countries, and as well as Portugal starting from Friday, after the detection of a new coronavirus variant. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: I ve taken the urgent decision to ban arrivals from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela from tomorrow at 4 a.m. following evidence of a new variant in Brazil. Travel from Portugal to the UK will also be suspended given its strong travel links with Brazil, acting as another way to reduce the risk of importing infections. However, there is an exemption for hauliers traveling from Portugal (only), to allow t
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With the mass drive, questions also arises among the citizens with regards to the safety of the emergency approved vaccine.
COVID-19 Vaccination Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: Which Covid vaccine is approved in India?
Ans: In India currently, only two vaccines are approved- Covishield and Covaxin are the two vaccines approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use. Covishield is developed in Pune whereas Bharat Biotech s Covaxin is homegrown in Hyderabad.
Q: Can I choose which Covid vaccine I get?
Ans: The vaccination drive will be in a phased manner- In the first phase all the covid warriors which include doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, ambulance drivers, cleaning staff which were on the field physically dealing with the Covid patients which will be around 1.9 lakhs, health workers. (private and government)
Assam: Dr Milan Kumar Laskar from Bokakhat Gets the 1st COVID-19 Vaccine
The target of the first phase is to vaccinate 1,90,000 health care workers in Assam and 1,00,000 frontline workers in the second phase of the drive.
| 16 Jan 2021 8:41 AM GMT
Bokakhat: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive across the country, in Assam Dr Milan Kumar Laskar was the first doctor to receive the vaccine shot in Bokakhat.
The doctor has been vaccinated at Swahid Kamala Miri Subdivision Civil Hospital at Bokakhat. Meanwhile, 406 frontline workers will be vaccinated in the first phase at Bokakhat subdivision.
It is to be mentioned that the vaccination drive in Assam was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister at the Assam Medical College(AMC), Dibrugarh while Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the drive at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital(GMCH), Guwahati.
WhatsApp Delays New Privacy Policy, Says No Account will be Deleted or Suspended
The company earlier said that it s going to apply the new privacy policy on February 8, but now the chat app will now apply it on May 15.
NEW DELHI: Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has decided to postpone the new privacy update.
The messaging app- WhatsApp in a blog stated that the company is giving to its users more time to review the policy and accept the terms of data sharing along with Facebook.
The blog states, We ve heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. There s been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts.