As India Exports Hydroxychloroquine, Punjab Faces Acute Shortage Of The Medicine Due To Panic Buying
Ever since rumours started floating around that Hydroxychloroquine could help improve immunity against Covid-19, Patients of joint pain and malaria – diseases which it actually cures — are not getting enough tablets of the medicine in Punjab, due to acute shortage at stores and short supply from the manufacturing companies. Chemist associations and the drug […]
Coronavirus: The children struggling to survive India’s lockdown
The sudden imposition of a 21-day lockdown in India to stop the spread of the coronavirus has thrown the lives of millions of children into chaos. Tens of thousands are calling helplines daily while thousands are going to bed hungry as the country shuts down to battle the pandemic. With 472 million children, India has […]
India says UN remarks on ‘stigmatization’ during COVID-19 are ‘highly objectionable’
India on Saturday reacted strongly to the United Nations’ call for the government to fight “stigmatization of certain sects of people”, with an Indian representative to the body saying the remark was “highly objectionable” as “such matters are being looked after by the government, enlightened citizens and the civil society in the country.” J S […]
Over 8 lakh case count if no lockdown, MEA cites ICMR; Health says no such report
Exposing lack of coordination within the government, the Health Ministry has rejected a statement made by the Ministry of External Affairs, which had quoted a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to say that India would have had up to 8.2 lakh COVID-19 positive cases by April 15 had it not been […]
Coronavirus update- ‘Need time’: Kejriwal explains his Tablighi challenge to PM Modi on lockdown
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday that Delhi will follow the Centre on the lockdown but would need two weeks to make the national capital’s containment zones airtight after each and every contact of the Tablighi Jamaat has been verified and quarantined. Kejriwal’s pitch for a two-week extension of the lockdown came […]
In Virtual Meet With PM Modi, Several CMs Suggest Extending Coronavirus LockdownIn Virtual Meet With PM Modi, Several CMs Suggest Extending Coronavirus Lockdown
As India battles the Coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a video conference with chief ministers primarily to take their feedback on whether the 21-nation-wide lockdown be extended beyond April 14 to stem the tide of the infections. Several chief ministers including Arvind Kejriwal and Amarinder Singh suggested extending the lockdown beyond […]
ICMR Data Shows Community Transmission Has Begun in Parts of India
New Delhi: A new study from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) suggests that community transmission of COVID-19 has begun in several parts of India. The study found that out of 5,911 people across the country suffering from severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) since February, 104 were positive for COVID-19. Forty of these cases had neither a […]
Covid-19: Chidambaram urges chief ministers to make a ‘unanimous demand’, ask Centre to ‘remonetise the poor’
Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took to Twitter and urged various chief ministers to tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the “livelihood of the poor” is equally important amid this coronavirus crisis. “Chief Ministers – @capt_amarinder @ashokgehlot51 @bhupeshbaghel @VNarayanasami @uddhavthackeray @EPSTamilNadu should tell the Prime Minister today that just as LIVES are important […]
Days After Deadly Encounter, India Targets Pak Ammo Dump, Releases Video
New Delhi: Five days after five Special Forces soldiers were killed in a major high altitude encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, the Indian Army released drone footage of a major Indian retaliation in the same sector. The aerial footage shows a Pakistani Army ammunition dump being hit by Indian Bofors artillery guns. The video […]
Covid-19: Centre says no community transmission, Punjab CM says may have begun
The government on Friday said that community transmissions of coronavirus have not begun yet in the country and that there was no need to panic. The central government officials made the comment while citing results of all samples tested on Thursday which included a minuscule 0.2% positive results for Covid-19. “Yesterday, we conducted 16002 tests. Only 0.2% […]
