This is the first time in the 128-year history of the modern games, conceptualized by French Baron Pierre de Coubertein, that the ceremonial opening of the Olympics is being held outside the main stadium.
The Walt Disney Co.'s premier Disney resort, according to The Hollywood Reporter, shut its doors on Monday, requiring all visitors present at the time of the announcement to remain inside the park until they could show a negative test result. The theme park visitors can be seen frantically sprinting to the closed gates in a number of viral pictures and videos.
China's capital city Beijing has shut more than 40 subway stations, about a tenth of the network, and 158 bus routes, service providers said. Most of the suspended stations and routes are in the Chaoyang district, the epicentre of Beijing's outbreak, reported The Express Tribune.
In affected areas, residents will be required to stay indoors, while non-contact delivery of necessities will be allowed.
While Brent crude lost more than $3 a barrel on concerns that the move would mean that demand for oil will fall, the Shanghai Composite stock index fell in early trade before regaining most of the losses later in the morning.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, (UNWTO), global tourism has been seriously impacted due to the pandemic and millions of jobs have been lost in this industry.
The correct response on the part of the Union government would have been to allow those who wanted to go back to their villages to do so in an orderly fashion. This would have involved some increase in infection but not much.
Up till Wednesday, WB reported 580 deaths linked to the virus while there are 9,218 active cases in the state while it has 14,728 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
About 1.75 crore transactions were done directly into the bank accounts of the workers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), the Ministry of Labour and Employment said.
'Complete lockdown in the jurisdiction of Madurai Corporation limits, Paravai Town Panchayat and rural blocks of Madurai East, Madurai west and Thiruparankundram from June 23 to June 30,' the Government of Tamil Nadu said.
