New York: World Health Organization says the coronavirus cannot be completely eradicated. The virus is likely to remain in all places where people live, such as HIV. The WHO said that restrictions such as lockdown cannot eliminate COVID completely.
“COVID cannot be completely wiped off the face of the earth, Mike Ryan Said. The WHO warns that some countries have announced lock-down concessions. Through collective efforts, we can control the virus. COVID is developing more than 100 vaccines, worldwide. Some are now in the clinical trial.
We have detected Vaccine for a measles-like disease, but have not been able to wipe it out completely. After a long lock-down period, many countries are returning to normalcy by taking care of the former. Many countries have adopted a way of surviving the virus by taking preventive measures to survive the economic crisis that is causing the lockdown.
Kochi: Saudi Arabia’s plane carrying 174 passengers from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, has arrived in Kochi. This is the first Air India flight from Saudi Arabia to Kochi and the first airline to fly to Kochi as part of the Vande Bharat Mission Phase One. All other flights to Kochi are via Air India Express. On the other hand, Air India Express from Singapore to Bangalore will reach Kochi at 10.50 pm.
Pregnant, sick, going to the final exit and visa expired are arrived at the airport. Of the 174 travelers from Dammam, six are children. One traveler is a native of Tamil Nadu and the rest are from different districts of Kerala. The flight from Singapore will reach Kochi with 131 passengers. This is the second flight from South East Asia to Kochi. The first flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kochi reached on Sunday with 179 passengers.
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that online classes will be started in schools on June 1. The Chief Minister said that a decision on the resumption of normal functioning would be taken soon. The matters relating to the conduct of various entrance examinations of the higher education department have been decided. KAEM exam will hold two paper exams in the morning and afternoon of July 16th.
The third and fifth year LLB exams will be held online on June 13 and 14. The exam will be held on 21st June. The exam for the MCA will be held on July 4. After the polytechnic, there will be no special entrance examination for engineering entrance through lateral entry. Admissions will be made this year through the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations, based on the marks.Students who have applied for the KEAM exam and are now enrolled in non-Kerala centers and registered students in centers outside Kerala will be allowed to change their examination centers in June.
New Delhi: Center to announce more concessions on lockdown in India. The railways said it would partially resume travel services from Tuesday. There will be 15 cities, including Thiruvananthapuram, from Delhi. With the third phase closing next Sunday, Prime Minister will review the situation with the state’s chief ministers on Monday.
Trains start from Delhi to 15 locations and vice versa. There will be AC coaches. Booking will begin on Monday at 4 pm through IRTC. Online bookings can be made through the website https://www.irctc.co.in/. Reservations will begin today at 4 pm. Railway ticket counters will not be opened. Only those who have an online ticket will have access to the railway station.
Apart from Thiruvananthapuram, it has trains from Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Madgaon, Secunderabad, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Bilaspur, Patna, Howrah, Agartala, and Dibrugarh. All trains will leave for Delhi from here.
New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram special train will run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sundays. Railways said the final timetable of the trains will be released soon. No blankets will be provided on trains.
Mask mandatory for travelers. Social distance should be maintained. Only ticket holders are allowed to come to the stations. There will be screening. People with flu-like symptoms can be excluded. The state government is resuming railway service to Thiruvananthapuram as the state government is trying to run a special train for Malayalee students stranded in North India.
The PM’s fifth meeting with chief ministers will take place on Monday at 3 pm. The steps to be taken after 17 will be discussed. The Center has come up with a proposal to increase economic activity while controlling the disease. Red zone zones may continue to provide restrictions but may be granted elsewhere.
Thiruvananthapuram: The heart of Lali Gopakumar, a native of Chembazhati, flies to Kochi in Kerala’s helicopter. The woman from Kothamangalam is will receive the heart. For the first time, a government-paid helicopter is being used as an air ambulance for organ donation.
The heart donated by Lali Gopakumar, a resident of Chembazhanthi who is a brain deceased admitted at a private hospital at Thiruvananthapuram. The 49-year-old woman from Kothamangalam had heart surgery.
The Kothamangalam native was waiting for a month to register with the government’s organ donation scheme.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Met Department has said that showers and thunderstorms are likely to continue over the next five days. Yellow Alert announced today in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Ernakulam districts. A yellow alert was announced in Ernakulam, Kannur, Kasaragod on 12th and Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts on the 13th.
The isolated areas are predicted to receive heavy rainfall of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm in 24 hours.
Thundershowers will occur at several places in the state during the next few days, the Met Department said. Thunderstorms are possible between 2 pm and 10 pm due to the rainy weather in Kerala.
New Delhi: The Central Government has begun the process of returning the Indian nationals trapped in foreign countries after May 15. The decision to return people stranded in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Germany, Spain, and Thailand next week.
The Vande Bharat Mission has been named as the mission to bring back the Indians. The second phase of the mission will begin on May 15. In the first phase, 64 aircraft are set to return 15,000 Indians stranded in 12 countries from May 7-15. Authorities say the largest evacuation since the Gulf War is taking place.
At the same time, those returning from European countries and the US will be charged Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for special flights. Anyone of the passengers will be treated at the hospital for any symptoms of COVID. The survivors will be accommodated in a 14-day quarantine.
New Delhi: The SBI has announced a new scheme to provide emergency loans of up to Rs 5 lakh in 45 minutes to users. The announcement was made in the bank’s mobile app YoNo.
The interest rate on the loan is 10.5%. Also, the EMI (Monthly) repayment entitles them to six months’ grace. Users can check the loan eligibility via the Yono App itself. For this, click on the “Pre-approved Loan” section of the App. The payment amount and the repayment period will be given. Subsequent OTPs upon entering the app, the amount will be credited to the account.
You can check the eligibility of this loan scheme by sending the last four digits of your SBI account number to 567676 followed by SMS text format PAPL.
