Here’s A Cure For Coronavirus, But It Has A Statutory Warning…
After US President Trump and WhatsApp forwards endorsed the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to fight COVID-19, authorities and chemist associations have cautioned people against buying it—and other antiviral drugs. On March 24, the Delhi drugs control department sent out an advisory to chemists after observing that “some consumers were buying the medicines for prophylactic use”. […]
Restrict sales of chloroquine & other Covid-19 drugs: Chemists’ lobby tells members
New Delhi: In a bid to prevent hoarding amid the coronavirus pandemic, India’s top pharmacists’ lobby has warned over 8.5 lakh chemists it represents across the country to restrict the sales of drugs which are being used for the treatment of Covid-19. The sales of drugs like azithromycin, hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, lopinavir and ritonavir have shot up after their […]
Rahul Gandhi writes to PM cautioning against the impact of prolonged lockdown
Expressing solidarity with the government’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apprehending that the lockdown might have to be extended and cautioning against complete economic shutdown’s disastrous consequences. “The world has been forced to take urgent, immediate measures to contain the rapid […]
Covid-19: India pulls out all staff from consulates in Herat, Jalalabad
India has shifted all personnel at its consulates in Herat and Jalalabad to the Afghanistan capital of Kabul because of concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, people familiar with developments said on Sunday. The people cited above said on condition of anonymity the decision to move the diplomats and other staff was made because the […]
Coronvirus Live Updates: India Deaths Rise To 25; Cases Near 1,000; SpiceJet Pilot Tests Positive
More than 30,000 people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic, two-thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally on Saturday. In total, 30,003 lives have been lost with 21,334 of those in Europe, where Italy has the highest number of fatalities with 10,023 deaths, followed by Spain with 5,690, the tally based […]
Coronavirus: Tihar Jail releases 400 prisoners
Srinagar As many as 356 prisoners were released on 45-day interim bail while 63 have been released on emergency parole of eight weeks, as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, Tihar Jail, ANI reported. The Supreme Court had on March 23 asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less […]
Mann Ki Baat Live: I apologise to poor of the country for coronavirus hardships, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the country through his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio show at 11.00 am. This is third time PM Modi is speaking on the seriousness of coronavirus crisis. This is the first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ show since the nationwide lockdown began from 25th March. Modi discussed the issue with the […]
Coronavirus: Indian students stranded in UK urge Modi for rescue flight
LONDON : Hundreds of Indian students stranded in the UK have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to organise a rescue flight amid the ongoing travel ban enforced by India to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. A group of at least 380 students from India has started a data chain with their passport details to […]
Coronavirus update: Delhi eating joint employee walks 200 km to reach home, dies on the road
A 38-year-old man who had walked 200 km from the national capital to reach home died on the Delhi-Agra highway on Saturday morning. Ranveer Singh’s destination, his family in a remote village in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, was still 100 km away. © Provided by Hindustan Times Migrant workers leave Delhi on foot amid the nationwide […]
A prescription for action: Nine steps after the next 21 days
India is closed for business. For the next 21 days, and perhaps longer if that isn’t enough. Everyone is to stay home. We have a hard time wrapping our heads around what this exactly means. How about migrant construction workers getting to stay on at the now closed site, their temporary home during the construction? Or do they need […]
