3 more Delhi areas under Covid-19 hard lockdown over Tablighi Jamaat cases
The government on Friday expanded the containment zones in national capital Delhi, bringing three more localities of central and north Delhi under the hard lockdown. A top Delhi home department official told Hindustan Times that the three fresh localities in central Delhi were brought under the strict lockdown procedure in view of cases linked to the […]
Coronavirus live news updates: Delhi records 183 new COVID-19 cases, total now 903; Global toll cross 97,000
Stating that domestic necessity of Hydroxychloroquine is the priority of the government, the health ministry Friday said India has 3.38 crore tablets of the drug available, which means we have triple the requirement for the country. “Domestic production has been 100% ensured for now and for future,” said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and […]
‘Can gauge seriousness’: India’s stinging comeback to Pak over Covid-19 Fund
Each Saarc member state can decide on the timing, manner and implementation of their Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund commitments, India said on Friday in response to Pakistan’s pledge of $ 3 million for the fund proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Islamabad’s confirmation about its pledge, however, was accompanied with a rider that the fund should be […]
‘Jammu and Kashmir has been, is, shall continue to be an integral part’: India slams China over remarks to UN
India on Thursday strongly rejected remarks on Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China’s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to refrain from commenting on […]
Coronavirus cases in India mount to 6,412, death toll touches 199
India reported 30 Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours taking the number of fatalities to 199 across the country and 6412 cases of the coronavirus disease, the Union health ministry said on Friday morning. There are 5709 active cases and 503 people have been cured or discharged, the Union health ministry data showed […]
Double testing samples, new target 2.5 lakh by April 14: Centre to states
The Centre has asked all states and Union Territories to ramp up the number of samples collected across the country for testing to at least 2.5 lakh by April 14 — when the 21-day national lockdown period ends. Speaking to The Indian Express, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rajeev Arora said the target was conveyed by […]
Critical drugs supply must not be disrupted, EU envoy says as India bans & resumes exports
New Delhi: After India partially lifted the ban on the export of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol, drugs that are in high demand to fight Covid-19, the European Union has said it believes global supply chains and distribution networks of such critical drugs and other items should not get disrupted. EU’s Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto, told ThePrint: “The demand […]
ICMR Revises COVID-19 Testing Strategy. Here’s How India Will Test Patients Now
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday updated its testing strategy for the Novel Coronavirus as the number of infected people continues to rise in the country. There has been widespread criticism of India over the number of tests conducted per million people, an abysmally low figure. The revised strategy includes testing of […]
‘Thoughtless classification’ of Covid-19 data fuelling Islamophobia: Delhi minorities panel
New Delhi: The Delhi Minorities Commission Thursday asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to drop any mention of religious undertones in its daily health bulletins on the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to the director and secretary of the Delhi health department, DMC Chairman Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan said: “Your bulletins of coronavirus victims are showing a separate […]
Coronavirus: Why India cannot afford to lift its lockdown
Will India extend its rigorous 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus beyond its end date next week? By all accounts, yes. On 24 March, India shut its $2.9 trillion economy, closing its businesses and issuing strict stay-at-home orders to more than a billion people. Air, road and rail transport systems were suspended. Now, […]
