Covid Relief

After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid restrictions in the Chinese capital.

Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings, to the relief of the city's 25 million residents, before a painful two-month lockdown is lifted at midnight.

In a bizarre incident, a Japanese man who was accidentally paid 46.3 million yen (nearly $358,000) in COVID-19 relief money has said that he cannot return it because he already gambled it away.

From disappointment to relief, Indian athletes showed a range of emotions after finding about the indefinite postponement of the 2022 Asian Games owing to a spike in COVID-19 cases in China.

All COVID-related liquidity relief measures extended by the central bank have come with a sunset date and would be withdrawn in due course, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday.

In a major relief to passengers, the Railways on Thursday issued orders to resume the service of providing linen, blankets and curtains inside trains, a provision that was suspended due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court Friday directed all states governments and Union Territories to appoint dedicated nodal officer to facilitate payment of compensation to family members of COVID-19 victims.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled how he will use the $100 million (roughly Rs. 745 crore) in cryptocurrency he got back from India’s Covid Crypto Relief Fund. He says he will use the funds to accelerate relief efforts and “bring great benefit to Indians and non-Indians”.

Wellness Expert Rujuta Diwekar shares three simple and effective asanas that will help you recover from COVID infection, and also deal with pains, aches and PMS

An 84-year-old man from Bihar, who was charged for taking 11 doses of the Covid vaccine, will not be arrested under the Indian Penal Codes "arrest without warrant" provision.

In a big relief for doctors in the fight against Covid, medical admissions under NEET-PG (post-graduate) will restart after a four-month delay with the Supreme Court today clearing new quotas that had been challenged by a group of aspirants.

Relieved passengers on a flight from South Africa streamed into Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Saturday, in stark contrast to the previous day when fears about a new Covid-19 variant sparked chaos.

China and India's Covid vaccines have been approved by the U.K. for travel into the country, clearing the way for tourists and foreign students who have been fully immunized with them to enter.

India saw the lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases since early February with 10,126 fresh infections in a sign of relief as the country looks forward to an increase in the vaccination pace amid the fight against COVID-19.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday issued instructions to expedite the audit of COVID-19 treatment bills to provide relief to patients.

After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid restrictions in the Chinese capital.

Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings, to the relief of the city's 25 million residents, before a painful two-month lockdown is lifted at midnight.

In a bizarre incident, a Japanese man who was accidentally paid 46.3 million yen (nearly $358,000) in COVID-19 relief money has said that he cannot return it because he already gambled it away.

From disappointment to relief, Indian athletes showed a range of emotions after finding about the indefinite postponement of the 2022 Asian Games owing to a spike in COVID-19 cases in China.

All COVID-related liquidity relief measures extended by the central bank have come with a sunset date and would be withdrawn in due course, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday.

In a major relief to passengers, the Railways on Thursday issued orders to resume the service of providing linen, blankets and curtains inside trains, a provision that was suspended due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court Friday directed all states governments and Union Territories to appoint dedicated nodal officer to facilitate payment of compensation to family members of COVID-19 victims.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled how he will use the $100 million (roughly Rs. 745 crore) in cryptocurrency he got back from India’s Covid Crypto Relief Fund. He says he will use the funds to accelerate relief efforts and “bring great benefit to Indians and non-Indians”.

Wellness Expert Rujuta Diwekar shares three simple and effective asanas that will help you recover from COVID infection, and also deal with pains, aches and PMS

An 84-year-old man from Bihar, who was charged for taking 11 doses of the Covid vaccine, will not be arrested under the Indian Penal Codes "arrest without warrant" provision.

In a big relief for doctors in the fight against Covid, medical admissions under NEET-PG (post-graduate) will restart after a four-month delay with the Supreme Court today clearing new quotas that had been challenged by a group of aspirants.

Relieved passengers on a flight from South Africa streamed into Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Saturday, in stark contrast to the previous day when fears about a new Covid-19 variant sparked chaos.

China and India's Covid vaccines have been approved by the U.K. for travel into the country, clearing the way for tourists and foreign students who have been fully immunized with them to enter.

India saw the lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases since early February with 10,126 fresh infections in a sign of relief as the country looks forward to an increase in the vaccination pace amid the fight against COVID-19.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday issued instructions to expedite the audit of COVID-19 treatment bills to provide relief to patients.