COVID-19

  • Dalai Lama contributes to PM-CARES Fund As India battles COVID-19

    Dalai Lama contributes to PM-CARES Fund As India battles COVID-19

    His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama announced on Tuesday that he would contribute to the PM-CARES Fund to help India battle the “alarming COVID-19 surge.” “I have been observing the Covid-19 pandemic’s continuing threat around the world, including in India, with concern,” his holiness said in a statement. “As a token of our solidarity with…

  • 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…

  • Second Wave of Covid-19 and India’s Corona Virus Predicament

    Second Wave of Covid-19 and India’s Corona Virus Predicament

    13th April: In India, under the second wave, new infection is spreading like a wildfire, making new records almost daily in terms of the number of people infected. Yesterday, India left behind Brazil to become the second worst-hit country after the United States in terms of Covid-19 infection. Many states in the country are reporting…

  • India Makes Special Provision to Vaccinate the Dalai Lama at His Residence

    India Makes Special Provision to Vaccinate the Dalai Lama at His Residence

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be vaccinated at his residence according to the special provisions consideration made by the government of India. With the vaccination drives going on full throttle, the centre has permitted to allow provisions for vaccinating the spiritual leader at his residence along with his core staff.

  • With 156 COVID-19 Cases Among the Monks, Tibetan Monastery in Dharamshala is Sealed

    With 156 COVID-19 Cases Among the Monks, Tibetan Monastery in Dharamshala is Sealed

    In one of the worst cluster cases among the Tibetan exile community, Gyuto monastery discovered with 156 positive COVID-19 cases. The Tibetan monastery located in lower part of Dharamshala called Sidhpur is an important institution for the Buddhist monks. Due to surprising discovery of such a large cluster case, the monastery has been sealed as…

  • KEEPING GENEROSITY OUT OF LOCKDOWN – THE TIBETAN RESPONSE TO COVID 19

    KEEPING GENEROSITY OUT OF LOCKDOWN – THE TIBETAN RESPONSE TO COVID 19

    This has been an incredibly difficult year for people all over the world. Covid 19 has caused thousands of deaths, ruined the global economy, and derailed countless plans – both big and small. Like everyone else, the Tibetan community was also impacted: many suffered job or income loss, a Tibetan elder home got infected, students…

  • 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.

  • 9 New Cases and 3 Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Exile Tibetans

    9 New Cases and 3 Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Exile Tibetans

    In the latest update, there are 9 new cases and 3 more death due to COVID-19 has been reported from Tibetans in exile. The weekly update from Central Tibetan Administration on Thursday has reported 9 new cases of infections in Tibetan communities in India and Nepal while there has been three more deaths due to…

  • Climate Change is Serious Threat Like Coronavirus: Dalai Lama

    Climate Change is Serious Threat Like Coronavirus: Dalai Lama

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama during a conversation with young people explained that climate change is a serious threat like the Coronavirus pandemic. His Holiness while acknowledging that the pandemic is one serious threat we face today, the climate change and global warming are other very serious issues!