Coronavirus: How India’s Kerala state ‘flattened the curve’
On 12 March, a 33-year-old salesman disembarked from a flight from Dubai at an airport in southern India, feeling very sick. He was suffering from the chills, dry cough and breathlessness. Airport officials quickly moved him to hospital in the city of Trivandrum in Kerala state, where they tested him for coronavirus. Then they put […]
‘Hero’: Pakistani-American doctor takes on ventilator shortages
Saud Anwar is taking on the novel coronavirus on multiple fronts: as a Connecticut resident, a state senator, and first and foremost, he says, as a doctor. “I am just a doctor, who happens to be in [the] public and policy arena,” Dr Anwar, a pulmonary specialist in the United States, told Al Jazeera. “I’m […]
Germany to begin easing coronavirus shutdown: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced the first steps in undoing coronavirus lockdowns in the coming weeks, stressing, however, that the measures had only achieved a “fragile, partial success” against the pandemic. Stores up to 800 square metres (8,600 square feet) will be allowed to reopen once they have “plans to maintain hygiene”, Merkel said on Wednesday following talks […]
Covid-19 cases breach 12,000-mark in India, death toll at 414
The number of Covid-19 positive cases in India breached the 12,000-mark on Thursday morning, and the number of deaths reached 414. The figure of 12,380 includes 10,477 active cases, 1,488 cured/discharged/migrated and 414 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said in the figures released at 8 am on its website. Maharashtra continues to be the state […]
Coronavirus lockdown: 7 million jobs are on the line, losses piling up, restaurants stare into lockdown abyss
Coronavirus (COVID-19): An estimated 7.3 million jobs are on the line as the restaurant industry braces to be battered by the second phase of the national lockdown, set to now span at least 40 days. Counting its losses each hour, its challenges are sweeping: from supplies to labour, skilled and semi-skilled, real estate to credit, overheads and […]
IMF Lauds India’s ‘Very Wise’ Decision To Impose Lockdown Despite Economic Slowdown
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday lauded India’s “very wise” decision to impose a national lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic despite the resulting economic slowdown, organisation’s director of the Asia and Pacific Department, Changyong Rhee, said. In a press conference, Rhee said that India’s strict action against the COVID-19 pandemic “can cause a […]
Ladakh All Set To Become Coronavirus-Free Zone, Only 3 Cases Left
With just three Coronavirus positive cases left, the administration of Ladakh says the Union Territory has the potential to become one of the first Covod-19-free zones in the country. A health ministry document states that Ladakhs’s fight against Covid-19 serves as a model for other regions. It attributes the success to the hardwork of doctors […]
2G Services In Kashmir Extended Till 27 April
Srinagar :Authorities on Wednesday extended till April 27 ban on high speed internet, saying it has reduced incidents of misuse of social media and there is no hindrance to COVID-19 control measures due to 2G services. “Pursuant to the directions related to regulation of telecom services, issued on 3rd April 2020, the overall Security Scenario […]
PIL in SC on 4G: Fresh application includes accounts of doctors, students, teachers…
New Delhi: In an ongoing PIL in Supreme Court seeking restoration of high-speed internet in J&K, a fresh application has been filed to bring on record the hardships faced by different people in the society. The application included individual narratives of hardships faced by doctors, teachers, students and, a comparative technical analysis of functioning of websites […]
Hundreds of trucks carrying essentials stranded in Poonch, drivers aghast
Srinagar: Over a hundred trucks carrying essentials continue to remain stranded in Poonch causing fear and anxiety amid the drivers amid the coronavirus surge. Reports reaching here said that hundreds of trucks laden with ration and other supplies are stranded near Sher-i-Kashmir bridge in the district. A driver said, “All the trucks stuck here are carrying […]
