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Cute Bhutanese girl says ‘Shukriya Bharat’ for supplying Covid vaccine to Bhutan: Watch video

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In a heartwarming video that is going viral on social media, a Bhutanese girl thanks the Indian government for sending across Covid-19 vaccines doses to the Himalayan Kingdom. Notably, Bhutan was the first country to receive the doses as a gift from the Government of India, manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII). The video was shared on Twitter by Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Ruchira Kamboj, featuring a child artist named Khenrab Yeedzin Syelden. In the 37-second-long video, the little girl thanks the Indian government for sending Covid-19 vaccines to Bhutan, while speaking in both Hindi and English.

“I would like to thank the Indian government for giving us a huge number of Covid vaccines. We Bhutanese are so lucky to have India as our neighbouring country,” says the little girl. The video ends with her saying ‘Shukriya Bharat.’

“Khenrab! Your ‘thank you’ touches our hearts,” reads the caption of the video along with hashtags such as ‘Vaccine Maitri’ and ‘India Bhutan Friendship.’ Watch the adorable video here:

 

Since being shared, the video has melted the hearts of netizens, and many showed their love for the cute kid with adorable emojis.

On March 22, the country received additional 400,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India, making possible the nationwide rollout of the vaccination programme against COVID-19. In a tweet, the Bhutan Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prayed that these gestures during the pandemic turn into boundless blessings for the people of India.

“Pleased to receive additional 400,000 doses of Covishield, making possible the nationwide rollout of our vaccination program. People of Bhutan and I remain grateful to PM Narendra Modi, we pray these gestures during the pandemic turn into boundless blessings for the people of India,” he said.

Bhutan Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji said in a tweet that India had offered unconditional support in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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