Dip in fresh cases of COVID-19 in central region
The Hindu
TIRUCHIThe central region reported an appreciable drop in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases with 293 persons testing positive for the virus on Friday against Thursday’s tally of 328. Seven more perso
TIRUCHI The central region reported an appreciable drop in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases with 293 persons testing positive for the virus on Friday against Thursday’s tally of 328. Seven more persons succumbed to complications arising out of the infection in the region, according to the bulletin issued by the Department of Health. Three deaths were reported in Tiruchi reported and two each from Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts.The fear of being caught for traffic rule violation has indeed compelled many two-wheeler riders to wear helmets. But one cursory look at riders at any traffic junction in Bengaluru shows that more than half the riders have on their heads non-standard helmets, designed solely to evade the eye of law, with little concern for the safety of their own heads.
When Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, Beijing promised to retain the city’s Western-style civil liberties for 50 years. However, since the introduction of the 2020 law, Hong Kong authorities have severely limited free speech and assembly under the rubric of maintaining national security.