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Some of their peers were criticised for flaunting their holiday pictures as India grapples with a
second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, but many Bollywood stars are also using their celebrity to help out in the ongoing crisis.
From Priyanka Chopra’s fundraisers to Salman Khan’s food distribution for essential workers, stars are stepping up and doing their best as infected cases hit a record high of 401,993 on Saturday, three times the daily cases of the United States, the world’s worst-hit country.
More than 215,542 have died from the coronavirus in India as the country’s healthcare system is overstretched, and experts warn that the
Speaking on
Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday show this morning he urged the British public to keep their resolve for the “last lap” of the fight against coronavirus, saying there is only “a little bit more time” until all legal restrictions on social interaction are removed.
But steady steps out of lockdown were the “smart way to go”, despite people desperately wanting to hug family members.
Raab did not confirm that Sunday Times story about school children being vaccinated, but said “all the different contingencies” are being looked at.
He told Sophy Ridge on Sunday:
I know that people are hankering to go a bit faster but actually we feel vindicated at taking steady steps out of the lockdown is the smart way to go.
Biden phones Netanyahu to offer his condolences on ‘heartbreaking’ loss in Meron
U.S. President Joe Biden stated that the “loss of life among worshippers practicing their faith is heartbreaking” and that he has instructed his team to offer any assistance it can provide.
“The United States stands with the people of Israel and with Jewish communities the world over in mourning the terrible tragedy at Mount Meron,” said U.S. President Joe Biden.
By JNS
U.S. President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his condolences over the “heartbreaking” tragedy in Meron that left at least 45 dead and 150 wounded on Friday.
The blame for Indiaâs Covid-19 catastrophe rests largely on glory-seeking Modi
By Sanjay Kapoor
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Delhi has been in a lockdown for the past week. Unlike last time when police shut down cities, this time it is being enforced by fear. Meant to break the chain of surging infections and deaths and flatten the curve, has the lockdown succeeded in its objectives? Certainly not!
For someone living in Delhi â like many of the 146 cities that have been hammered by the rising tidal wave of the coronavirus â the new sounds of Indiaâs capital are the wailing ambulance sirens that can be heard every minute.
A controversial Weibo post, which has been taken off, was made a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he was concerned about the pandemic situation.