Corona Warriors

Sisters From Kashmir Make Snow Sculpture As Tribute To Corona Warriors

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 10, 2021

As a white winter and COVID-19 pandemic keep the people homebound, two sisters from Kashmir -- one a doctor and the other a lawyer by education -- have warmed hearts with their tribute in snow to the corona warriors.

India's Wait Over, Drug Regulator Says Covid Vaccines Cleared "110% Safe"

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 4, 2021

Two vaccines for coronavirus, Oxford University's Covishield, which is being developed by the Pune-based Serum Institute, and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, received emergency approval from the country's drug regulator on Sunday. "We'll never approve anything if there is slightest of safety concern. The vaccines are 110 per cent safe," Drug Controller G...

Awaiting Late Husband's Dues, Amritsar Covid Warrior Dies By Suicide

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday December 22, 2020

A medical officer with the Amritsar Municipal Corporation has allegedly died by suicide apparently upset over the government's failure to release the dues owed to her late husband, a doctor who died in August while undergoing COVID-9 treatment himself.

"No VIP Or Non-VIP Categories For COVID-19 Vaccine": Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 21, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said there should not be "VIP or non-VIP categories" for vaccinating people against COVID-19 as everyone's life is important and priority should instead be given to "corona warriors", vulnerable groups such as senior citizens, and those having comorbidities

Media Played Important Role In Mitigating Impact Of Covid: President

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 16, 2020

Media persons have been among frontline corona warriors who played an important role in educating people and mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.

Pay Us Or We Stop Work, Warn Covid Warriors At Delhi's Hindu Rao Hospital

India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Friday October 9, 2020

Doctors and frontline healthcare workers at Delhi's Covid-dedicated Hindu Rao Hospital - run by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) - have threatened to withdraw their services within 48 hours in protest against non-payment of salaries for almost 4 months.

Surat Bakery Creates 771kg Cake On PM Modi's Birthday With Corona Warriors Theme

Aditi Ahuja | Friday September 18, 2020

Breadliner bakery in Surat, Gujarat created a 71 feet long cake which weighs a whopping 771 kilograms to mark PM Modi's 70th birthday.

On PM's Birthday, Surat Bakery's 71-Foot-Long 'Corona Warrior' Theme Cake

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday September 17, 2020

PM Modi's 70th Birthday: A bakery in Surat made a 71-foot-long cake to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 70th birthday today. The cake, weighing 771 kilos, was themed on 'corona warriors'. In a video posted on Instagram, the bakers described the cake and cut it at a particular time after a dramatic countdown. Seven 'corona warriors' were present ...

Google Doodle Says, "Thank You Coronavirus Helpers"

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday September 15, 2020

"Thank you coronavirus helpers," said today's Google Doodle in appreciation of the work undertaken by the frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. "As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people are coming together to help one another now more than ever...," Google said. Google has been spreading awareness through its...

COVID-19: Will Not Open Schools In Delhi Unless Fully Convinced, Says Kejriwal

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday August 17, 2020

Delivering his Independence Day speech at the Delhi Secretariat, Kejriwal said the COVID-19 situation in the city is "quite under control" as compared to what it was two months back and thanked all the stakeholders, including the central government, 'corona warriors' and different organisations.

"Salute Our Corona Warriors," Says PM On Independence Day

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 15, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to corona warriors, or those at the forefront of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, as he addressed the nation on Independence Day.

7 Corona Warriors Invited To Delhi Government's Independence Day Event Tomorrow

India News | ANI | Friday August 14, 2020

The AAP government has invited seven "corona warriors", including an additional district magistrate (ADM), a doctor and an ambulance driver, for its Independence Day event to acknowledge their hard work in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a statement said on Friday.

Nation Indebted To Frontline Corona Warriors, Says President Ram Nath Kovind

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday August 14, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the country is indebted to frontline workers who are helping tackle the coronavirus crisis, adding that this year's Independence Day celebrations will be restrained because of the pandemic.

Do Not Fear COVID-19, Bengaluru Cop On Plasma Donation Post Recovery

India News | Written by Maya Sharma | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Having contracted and recovered from COVID-19, this Bengaluru Corona Warrior is back to his job on the frontline as the ACP (traffic) but not without first fulfilling his social responsibility of donating plasma.

PM Modi's Government Betrayed "Corona Warriors", Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the government had "betrayed" COVID-19 frontline workers by not providing adequate protective equipment to them.