World Bank Approves $1 billion Emergency Funds For India To Tackle Coronavirus Outbreak
The World Bank has announced that India is to receive $1 billion in emergency financing to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The assistance will support better screening, contact tracing, and laboratory diagnostics, procurement of personal protective equipment, creation of new isolation wards, the bank said on Thursday. It is the bulk of the first package of […]
India COVID-19 lockdown means no food or work for rural poor
Mumbai, India – For farm worker Manisha Uke, being able to survive is contingent on two factors – one, getting a daily wage of 100 Indian rupees ($1.3) a day and two, receiving a widow’s monthly pension of 1,000 rupees ($13.1) from the government. Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in India at the beginning of March, both […]
‘April 5, 9 pm’: PM Modi urges people to fight Covid-19 darkness with light
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the people to display their collective resolve to fight the coronavirus disease by lighting a candle, lamp or flashlight of a mobile phone on Sunday evening. He also hailed the efforts put in by the people and authorities to make the 21-day lockdown to fight coronavirus disease […]
Truckloads Of Pineapples Rot Outside Many States As Demand Nosedives During Coronavirus Lockdown
On account of subdued demand from its primary markets in North India and the Gulf countries, Kerala’s pineapple growers have had to temper expectations in the wake of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Even as the peak season is set to begin –- since the fruit is always in high demand during the Ramzaan — truckloads […]
India plans SAARC trade talk soon, but past differences could prove to be a hurdle
New Delhi: Weeks after spearheading a meeting of SAARC leaders through a video conference over Covid-19, India is now planning to hold a similar initiative with the commerce and trade ministers of those countries to deal with the rising challenges posed by the pandemic, ThePrint has learnt. This comes in the wake of severe shortage of medical […]
Imprison coronavirus lockdown violators, Centre tells states
The Centre on Thursday told state governments that those violating the coronavirus lockdown or obstructing officials should be imprisoned amid reports of doctors and healthcare personnel being attacked. In a letter to all chief secretaries of the states and union territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla directed states and union territories to book those who violate […]
From post-lockdown strategy to teamwork: What PM Modi told CMs
Underlining that India’s goal is to ensure minimum loss of life and outlining the next steps in India’s strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday indicated that once the lockdown ends, the Centre and the states will together ensure a staggered re-emergence of the population. Interacting with the […]
50 doctors and medical staff contract Covid-19, DRDO steps up work on protective gear
New Delhi: Nearly 50 healthcare providers across the country have contracted the novel coronavirus, the Union health ministry said Thursday. The confirmation comes at a time medical professionals have been complaining of a lack of adequate equipment, including masks, to deal with coronavirus cases. These 50 healthcare workers across India include doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff, according […]
Covid-19: ICMR advises antibody testing in hot spots for faster diagnosis
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) advised on Thursday antibody tests (or blood tests) in areas that are emerging as hot spots of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a move that will ensure faster detection of all possible cases in these clusters and help authorities buy some precious time to contain the fast-spreading pandemic. The […]
Tablighi Jamaat: The group blamed for new Covid-19 outbreak in India
The Tablighi Jamaat have come into the spotlight after an event they held in the Indian capital Delhi has spawned a number of Covid-19 clusters across the country. But exactly who is this group and why did they hold a big gathering in Delhi? BBC Hindi’s Zubair Ahmed reports. Who are the Tablighi Jamaat? The […]
