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WHO The World Health Organization and Global Citizen will broadcast a programme including pop star Lady Gaga (pictured) in support of healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic         6 April 2020 Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has teamed up with international advocacy organization Global Citizen, to launch ‘One World Together At Home”, a global television and streaming special, curated by superstar singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, to celebrate frontline health care workers around the globe in their unrelenting battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The World Health Organization is committed to defeating the  coronavirus  pandemic with science and public health measures, and supporting the health workers who are on the frontlines of the response”, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of  WHO , making Monday’s announcement of the event.  Global Citizen ✔ @GlblCtzn We’re excited to announce One World: ...

Sandeep Datta The police presence has been stepped up in old Delhi, India after the government announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days to stem the spread of COVID-19.         2 April 2020 Health Pervasive challenges remain for hundreds-of-thousands of migrant workers in India whose lives were upended by the sudden lockdown across the country, in response to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, said the UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Thursday. High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said in a statement that she was distressed by the plight of the informal migrant workers affected, many of whom were, in effect, forced to leave the cities where they worked at just a few hours’ notice, unable to pay for rent or food. UN Human Rights ✔ @UNHumanRights # India : UN Human Rights Chief @ mbachelet distressed over plight of millions of internal migrants affected by the lockdown. She welcomes measures taken to limit # COVID19 impact but pervasive challenges remain http...

COVID-19: Lockdown across India, in line with WHO guidance UN India Normally bustling streets in cities across India were mostly deserted as the country observed the shutdown.         24 March 2020 Health India’s decision to impose a 21-day lockdown, which was announced on Tuesday, comes after a call from the UN health agency, WHO, for the country to take “aggressive action”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s order for the country’s 1.3 billion people to stay home, is an escalation of the 07:00 – 21:00 “Janata curfew” introduced on March 22, and it comes a day after the government grounded all domestic flights. Mr. Modi reportedly declared that the lockdown applies to “every district, every lane, every village”, and warned that “If you can’t handle these 21 days, this country will go back 21 years”. The future of this pandemic will be determined by what happens to densely-populated countries  Mike Ryan, ...