Pool widened further, govt to test all coming to hospitals with flu signs
Looking at mass testing in areas with a large number of cases — hotspots and clusters — the Centre may start by screening all patients who come to the hospital with flu-like symptoms. This will be irrespective of the disease they have come for. The plan is to eventually extend this to all hospitals in […]
‘Not Just Denigrated, Muslims Have Been Demonised During COVID-19 Pandemic’: RJD’s Manoj Jha
Manoj Jha, a member of the Rajya Sabha and spokesperson of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the principal opposition party in Bihar, says the state hasn’t received the attention and support it deserves during the Coronavirus outbreak from the Centre as a cooperative federal unit. In an interview with Outlook’s Rajat Mishra, Jha says the […]
Now It’s Bureaucrats First, How COVID-19 Has Changed Narendra Modi’s Style Of Governance
After initiating the discussion with chief ministers on handling the nationwide lockdown and making his opening remarks on April 11, PM Narendra Modi handed over the proceedings to home minister Amit Shah to moderate. Though Centre-state relations come under the purview of Shah’s ministry, the CMs were taken by surprise when he took charge of […]
4,000 Covid-19 cases linked to Jamaat, says govt. But India isn’t the only one
The Tablighi Jamaat congregation in its central Delhi headquarters, the Markaz, has been linked to over 4,000 Covid-19 cases in the country, the government announced on Saturday. The Jamaat has been linked to 4,291 of the country’s 14,378 coronavirus cases in the country; nearly three out of every ten cases. But India isn’t the only country in […]
COVID-19: 26 Indian Navy personnel test positive; INS Angre under lockdown
At least twenty-six Indian Navy personnel, serving at the Western Naval Command’s base in Mumbai, have tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the first major outbreak of the virus in any one single establishment of the armed forces. All the infected sailors were serving at INS Angre, a shore-based logistics and support establishment that […]
100 Million And More Indian Jobs Are At Risk After COVID-19 Lockdown. Is Your Job Safe?
Take a deep breath before you read this, and know that these are only scenarios—thumbnail sketches of what may happen. We cannot yet pluck the future out of the crystal ball, and the future may yet hold surprises. But yes, in one of the better worst-case scenarios out there, 100 million and more Indian jobs will be at risk during […]
Coronavirus Live Updates: Delhi Gets 42,000 Rapid Testing Kits As Cases Reach 1,767
The United States passed 7,00,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to a tally maintained by Johns Hopkins University. With the highest number of cases and deaths of any country in the world, the US has now recorded 7,00,282 cases of COVID-19 and 36,773 deaths. 3,856 deaths have also been recorded in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, […]
JNU to take disciplinary action against students violating lockdown
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday warned students of disciplinary action if they violated lockdown guidelines imposed on the campus. In a notice issued by Chief Proctor Professor Dhananjay Singh, it was stated that some students were found violating the guidelines. “Even as the essential service providers of JNU have been working tirelessly to […]
Most of 25 navy men who tested positive for Covid-19 traced to single sailor
Navy sources on Saturday said that most of Indian Navy’s 25 personnel, who have been tested positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai, are asymptomatic and have been traced to a single sailor who tested positive on April 7. 20 of these sailors are from INS Angre, a shore establishment in Mumbai. All sailors are reported to be in […]
HCQ to be tested on thousands in Mumbai’s Dharavi and Worli to prevent Covid-19 spread
Mumbai: India’s financial capital Mumbai is fine-tuning a plan to administer an unproven but much touted anti-malarial drug in neighborhoods including Asia’s most crowded slum, the first-of-its-kind mass experiment to ward off the coronavirus. The city officials are identifying a target group which will receive hydroxychloroquine, according to Suresh Kakani, additional commissioner at Municipal Corporation of […]
