Coronavirus

  • Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement Locked Down After 138 COVID-19 Cases

    Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement Locked Down After 138 COVID-19 Cases

    In an unprecedented situation at one of Tibetan refugee settlements in India, Dekyiling Tibetan settlement has been locked down after recording 138 COVID-19 cases over the past week. With the raging spike in number of Coronavirus cases in India, many Tibetan refugee settlements are witnessing a worse situation in terms of infection compared to the…

  • 17 Students Test COVID-19 Positive at Tibetan School in India

    17 Students Test COVID-19 Positive at Tibetan School in India

    17 students have tested COVID-19 positive at a Tibetan school in India. After almost a break from regular in person teaching for students in most of the schools in India, there was some hope for reopening. However, from early April this year, India has been gripped by a worse second surge of Coronavirus. This has…

  • Dalai Lama Receives First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine, Encourages Others

    Dalai Lama Receives First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine, Encourages Others

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday morning visited the local government hospital to receive COVID-19 vaccine. His Holiness in a video message also encourages others to do the same as it is recommended by medical professionals. Since the beginning of pandemic more than a year ago, we witnessed a death…

  • Tibetan Medicine Effective in Treating COVID-19 Patients

    Tibetan Medicine Effective in Treating COVID-19 Patients

    The traditional Tibetan medicine is effective in treating COVID-19 patients according to the director of Men Tsee Khang, the Tibetan Medical Institute in Dharamshala. While the world is suffering from the wrath of highly infectious Coronavirus that originated from China, Tibetan exile institute is very hopeful that their traditional medicine is effective.

  • Highest Weekly Surge in COVID-19 Cases Reported Among Tibetans

    Highest Weekly Surge in COVID-19 Cases Reported Among Tibetans

    The highest weekly surge in COVID-19 cases has been reported among Tibetans from India. According to the latest weekly update from Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala, 113 COVID-19 positive cases has been reported from Tibetan settlements across India. This can be seen as a reflection of overall surge in infections from India.

  • Dalai Lama Applauds EU Leaders Over Historic Recovery Agreement

    Dalai Lama Applauds EU Leaders Over Historic Recovery Agreement

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has applauded the European Union leaders over reaching a historic recovery agreement. Following the announcement of unanimous agreement by the leaders of EU countries on Tuesday, the spiritual leader lauded the spirit of taking importance of common interest into priority.

  • Doctor on Front line Duty Since March Dies of COVID-19

    Doctor on Front line Duty Since March Dies of COVID-19

    A doctor who has been on the front line duty since March this year has died of COVID-19 in New Delhi. The Coronavirus pandemic has gripped countries across the world and it is not slowing down yet. With more than six months since the outbreak of the pandemic, nations across the world are struggling to…

  • Dalai Lama’s Office Urges to Observe July 6 In Doors for Common Good

    Dalai Lama’s Office Urges to Observe July 6 In Doors for Common Good

    The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a circular has urged the general public to observe July 6 in doors for common good. With the global health crisis caused by the outbreak of Coronavirus, gathering of people in large numbers is serious concern. In a precautionary measure, the office has called for no…

  • COVID-19 Tibetan Infection: 3 Year Old Case Brings toll to 41 in India and Nepal

    COVID-19 Tibetan Infection: 3 Year Old Case Brings toll to 41 in India and Nepal

    Following the addition of 17 new cases including a 3 years old among Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal, total number of infection rises to 41. During the weekly update by the Wuhan originated COVID-19 Task Force of Central Tibetan Administration on Thursday, 17 new cases of infection in the Tibetan communities in India and…

  • Tibetan Man Tests COVID-19 Positive in Bylakuppe Settlement

    Tibetan Man Tests COVID-19 Positive in Bylakuppe Settlement

    A Tibetan man is reported to have test COVID-19 positive from Bylakuppe settlement in South India. According to the Tibetan report, a man under quarantine at the settlement has tested positive to pandemic virus after many days of arrival. This is the first case of Coronavirus infection among Tibetans in the region.