Tanzanian diplomat dies of COVID-19 at Base Hospital in Delhi Cantonment
The Hindu
This comes in the backdrop of reports of growing number of infection within the diplomatic community in the capital.
A Tanzanian official based here has become the first foreign diplomat to die of COVID-19 pandemic. The High Commission of Tanzania has announced that Col. Dr. Moses Beatus Mlula, the Defence Adviser of Tanzania to India, died on April 28 at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt. The High Commission has opened a condolence book that is currently available online in view of the pandemic. The announcement from the Tanzanian mission comes in the backdrop of reports of growing number of COVID-19 infection within the diplomatic community in the capital. Over the weekend, missions of New Zealand and the Philippines sought oxygen support from the Indian Youth Congress. This was followed by the Ministry of External Affairs announcing that the Indian side was providing necessary medical support to the diplomats based here.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.