Coronavirus World

Chris Gayle is a legendary opening batsman for Windies who hails from Jamaica and holds infinite records in the game’s shortest format. He currently plays for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. Meanwhile, India is helping out fellow nations with COVID-19 vaccines.

Andre Russell is an all-rounder who hails from Jamaica and plays for the Windies. He is also an essential player for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Meanwhile, India has been helping the world with COVID-19 vaccines as the road to recovery continues.

The upcoming editions of the Olympics would be held in Tokyo (Summer 2020) and Beijing (Winter 2022). The Tokyo Olympics was delayed by a year owing to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, China is seeking to mend amends by offering vaccination to athletes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with his Japanese counterpart Suga Yoshihide, which lasted for 40 minutes, wherein the two leaders discussed regional as well as global issues. 

Anita Anand, the Canadian minister of public services and procurement, received the first tranche of 500,000 doses of Serum Institute of India's Covishield.

"PM Narendra Modi has demonstrated perhaps the most significant of benevolence, kindness and certainly of empathy that we would have seen in the recent times compared to any act of any other leader globally," Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said.

The 14-member CARICOM states also included India's name in its resolution for generously supplying beneficial quantities of the vaccines to several Caribbean countries. Anish Singh reports

Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for swift access to 35,000 Covid-19 vaccines that will shield nearly half the island nation's population from the Covid-19 virus.

Canada's Liberal government of Justin Trudeau has been facing flak over delays in the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines despite having shortlisted Moderna and Pfizer to deliver the shots.

The Australian Open 2021 would be the 109th edition of the year’s opening Grand Slam. The tournament would be held outside its regular January schedule, in February. Andy Murray is a three-time Slam champion, having finished as the runner-up at AO on five occasions.