Новости за 22.03.2020

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, India's top-ranked paddler, feels it's too early to decide whether the Olympics should be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, adding that as an athlete he is ready to abide by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s guidelines.

Taking stock of the growing Covid-19 pandemic in Karntaka, the state government on Sunday took the drastic measure of sealing all state borders by sea and road. While the ports were already shut, the roads were on Sunday sealed after chief minister B S Yediyurappa announced the same.

Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad were engaged in a war of words over Chris Gayle and David Warner on social media even as the Indian Premier League (IPL) remained postponed till April 15.

The latest episode of Naagin 4 starts with Brinda seeing the pictures of the Parekh boys and promises to kill everybody. Dev asks Brinda to open the door and they fall in each other's arms.

Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke actor Vatsal Sheth has currently isolated himself at his home owing to the novel coronavirus spread. ETimes TV contacted Vatsal and asked for the precautions that he is taking, and what all can be done during this lockdown period.

During this period, all international flights, all public transport including inter-state buses and Metro services will be suspended, all shops and commercial establishments, factories, workshops, offices, weekly bazaars, religious places, construction works will remain closed, all the borders of Delhi will be sealed and any gathering of more than five persons has been banned.

PM Modi on Sunday appealed people not to start celebrating the end of the Janta Curfew and asked them to gear up for the long battle. He said, "This is the beginning of a long fight. Today, the countrymen have declared that we are capable, if we decide, we can beat the biggest challenge together." He also urged people to stay at home where lockdown has been announced.

A wary Mirabai Chanu has only one prayer on her lips that the Tokyo Olympics goes as per schedule despite COVID-19 pandemic otherwise all her efforts of winning an Olympic medal will go down the drain.

"The country thanked each person who led the fight against the coronavirus. Many thanks to the countrymen," said PM Modi in a tweet on Sunday as citizens across the country participated in ringing bells and blowing conch shells to express solidarity with health workers who are at forefront combating the novel coronavirus. The appeal was made by the PM.

The airline said resident welfare associations (RWAs) of crew who operated special flights to fly Indians stranded in corona hotspots like Wuhan, Italy and Japan are “obstructing them from performing their duty or even calling in the police, simply because the crew travelled abroad in the course of their duty.”

As the entire nation has taken a pledge to observe Janta Curfew and are staying at home, former actress and Minister, Smriti Irani has come up with an interesting way to kill time. She has started Antakshari on Twitter and various celebrities are coming up with interesting song recommendations.

Responding to '5 baje 5 minute' initiative by PM Modi, millions joined hands to show support to the doctors, nurses and others fighting against COVID-19. Indian athletes too, in an overwhelming response came out in large numbers, supporting the health care workers and emergency responders. From Shreyas Iyer to Hina Sidhu, everyone came together in praising these health care professionals.

The study was carried out by a team of French researchers after it was reported that the combination of drugs was effective on Chinese patient infected with the new strains of coronavirus.

In the latest episode of Roadies Revolution, contestant Deepika Shekhawat, from Jaipur reveals her constant struggle with bipolar disorder and the rough and tough hurdles in her life.

​The decision to allow all SAI regional centres, stadiums and hostels to be used as quarantine facilities was taken following a request from the Ministry of Health. "Yes, we have decided to allow all our centres to be used as quarantine facilities. It is a pandemic and all the SAI centres are public properties," Sports Secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya said.

A few days ago, a clipping from one of the episodes' of Roadies Revolution went viral on social media. The video had gang leader Neha Dhupia yelling at a contestant for saying that he slapped his girlfriend because she was cheating on him with five other boys.

All inter-state buses, passenger trains and metro services have been suspended across the country till March 31 while 75 districts where coronavirus cases were reported completely locked down as authorities undertook measures to check the spread of the disease. State governments will issue orders allowing only essential services to operate in these 75 districts.

The actress is over the moon after her win and says she was surprised when Paras took her name over Navdeesh with whom he shared a strong bond of five weeks. In an exclusive interview, Aanchal also shared that she has no problems with Paras and Mahira’s relation and she is not insecure of her.

Section 144, which restricts assembly of more than four people in an area, will be imposed in the national capital from 9pm on Sunday till March 31 as a step to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 is doing well on the TRP charts due to the dare-devil stunts and the line-up of popular TV celebrities. Tejasswi Prakash, who was blasted by host Rohit Shetty in the last episode for meddling in a stunt performed by Malishka, recently burst into tears.

A royal aide at Buckingham Palace has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus while Queen Elizabeth II was still at her London residence. According to UK media reports, it is not known how close the royal aide in question would have got to the Queen but every member of Royal Household staff the person came into contact with has since been placed in self-isolation.

Indian spinner Ashwin and opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan on Sunday said that it was an unbelievable response to the 'Janta Curfew', which will help the country fight the coronavirus outbreak.