Capital city joins nation in remembering COVID-19 victims
Montgomery participates in national COVID-19 memorial By Courtney Chandler | January 20, 2021 at 5:54 AM CST - Updated January 20 at 5:55 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery joined the nation Tuesday night to remember the victims of COVID-19.
On Tuesday, the Court Street Fountain, the Riverwalk Tunnel, and city hall displayed amber lights as a token to the lives lost.
Loss is something the Thomas’ siblings know too well. Jerald and Jonesha lost both of their parents to COVID-19 two weeks apart from each other.
“We’re truly grateful and thankful for the city of Montgomery just to do something like that because a lot of people, not only just our parents, have lost love ones through this pandemic,” Jerald Thomas said.
Fayose
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, launched fresh attack on President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, saying he would be remembered like outgoing American president, Donald Trump.
The former governor said Nigerians could not wait to see the end of the regime of President Buhari, just as Americans look forward to the exit of Donald Trump.
“Buhari will be remembered like Trump because it is obvious that he is the low budget Trump when damages done to their countries are compared, Fayose tweeted.
Fayose alleged further that everything has been destroyed under the watch of President Buhari.
“Everything that matters has been destroyed under the watch of Buhari. All the values that we share as a country – economy, security, human rights, rule of law, credible elections, and unity of the country have been destroyed.
Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Dr G. Srinivas Rao, said that the healthcare worker was given the jab of Covid vaccine on Tuesday at around 11.30 a.m. at Kuntala Primary Health Centre. At
Beijing s Daxing district begins mass virus testing By DU JUAN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-01-20 18:31 Share CLOSE A medical worker collects a throat swab from a resident in Panggezhuang township, Daxing district, Beijing on Jan 20, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Beijing s southern Daxing district government announced early Wednesday morning that the authority will start nucleic acid testing for all residents in the area to control and prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Beijing reported seven new local COVID-19 cases on Tuesday; six of them live in Ronghui residential community in Daxing district and one lives in Shunyi district.
According to the announcement, all residents in Daxing should remain in Beijing unless necessary. All educational institutions are closed and students from kindergarten to senior high school should stay at home.