Pandemic
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Tenzin Kalsang, a librarian in Brooklyn whose Tibetan-English Storytime went viral
Prior to the outbreak, a typical storytime at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Greenpoint branch would have had 40 participants: babies, toddlers, and caregivers gathered for songs and stories read aloud. During the peak of the outbreak, Tenzin Kalsang, a children’s librarian, established an online Tibetan-English storytime, and up to 20,000 people tuned in. Even though…
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After 11 weeks of reduction, Covid instances have increased by 7.5 percent.
Fresh Covid-19 cases in India increased week over week for the first time in 12 weeks since the second wave peaked in early May, perhaps signaling the start of a new wave of the pandemic in the country. The current rise, however, is confined to Kerala and, to a lesser extent, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.…
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A Global Coalition Against China is Building Up
A global coalition against China is building with the initial group of nineteen law makers from different countries. The new international alliance strongly raised their collective countering stance against China and it also added a notice to the international business community. The recent developments in China has raised huge concerns from the international community.
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Dalai Lama Trust Donates PPE Kits to Local Hospital
The Dalai Lama Trust has donated Personal Protective Equipment Kits to the local hospital in Dharamshala. During the pandemic, hospitals have been facing shortage of critical equipments. With the vulnerability of catching coronavirus infection, medical staff across the world have been requesting for sufficient protective equipments.
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Frauds Collect Fund As Ling Rinpoche on Facebook, FIR Lodged
Fraudsters have created a fake Facebook page in the name of Ling Rinpoche to dupe followers to collect funds. The duplicate page was created on the social media to collect relief funds from spiritual guru’s followers in the name of various social initiatives. A case has been registered with the Indian police and the investigation…
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Faulty Results, India Cancels Chinese COVID-19 Test Kits Order
Growing concerns over faulty test results from Chinese Covid-19 test kits leads to India cancelling their order. After procuring more than five hundred thousand test kits, India has decided to cancel their orders to China. The central health body of India directed all states and other territories to refrain from using the Chinese test kits.
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Do Not Lose Hope Says Dalai Lama Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In the special message from the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama during this coronavirus pandemic, he told not to lose hope and confidence. With the situation turning grimmer day by day amid coronavirus outbreak, many people turn to their idols for inspiration. His Holiness’s message was published in the Time magazine recently.
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Tibetan Refugees Raises Over Rs. 2 Crores for COVID-19 Relief
The Tibetan refugees in the state of Karnataka has raised over Rupees 2 crores to donate for relief works of COVID-19 outbreak. Chief Representative Officers of South Indian zone led a delegation of Tibetans from the settlements in the state to deliver a donation amounting to more that Rs. 2 crores for fighting the coronavirus…
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First Tibetan Casualty due to Coronavirus Reports from Dharamshala
According to breaking reports, the first Tibetan casualty due to China origin Coronavirus reports from Dharamshala. An elderly Tibetan who recently returned from United States was declared dead when brought to the Tanda Hospital and the preliminary tests has shown a positive result to the coronavirus.