Coronavirus | South Asian coordination on pandemic crisis intensifies
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | South Asian coordination on pandemic crisis intensifies

The Hindu  

Members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation intensified anti-COVID-19 steps to secure people from the pandemic. Sri Lanka evacuated a large number of Buddhist pilgrims from India in the early hours of Sunday before India stopped all flights as Kathmandu boosted health inspection on the Indo-Nepal border. “All Sri Lankan Buddhist pilgrims, who were stranded in India, have now returned to Sri Lanka,” a press release from the High Commission of Sri Lanka informed and said 1,500 Buddhist pilgrims from Sri Lanka were stuck in India but were evacuated over the last few days successfully. Bangladesh on Sunday became the latest country to support the SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged $1.5 million to the initiative proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Raveesh Kumar said on Thursday the crisis fund would be used to fight the emergency needs of the member countries as the cases of COVID-19 increase.

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New rules for flyers from 6 countries visiting India kicks in: 10 things to know
1 year, 10 months ago

New rules for flyers from 6 countries visiting India kicks in: 10 things to know

Live Mint  

From today, India is lifting the mandatory Covid-19 test for travellers arriving from/via China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand and Japan, as infections related to the virus have fallen sharply globally. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in a letter to his counterpart in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Rajiv Bansal, said his ministry was updating its 'Guidelines for International Arrivals' …

‘India fully prepared to deal with coronavirus situation’: Jyotiraditya Scindia
2 years ago

‘India fully prepared to deal with coronavirus situation’: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said the country is fully prepared to deal with the coronavirus situation. Scindia, who is in charge of the ministries of civil aviation and steel, said the country is fully prepared to deal with the coronavirus situation. Meanwhile, India logged 163 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 3,380, according to …

Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India

Firstpost  

In the last 24 hours, 1,968 new cases of coronavirus have been reported, while 15 people died. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country Coronavirus Update: There is relief for India on the front of the global coronavirus pandemic. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country while 28 …

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Updates: Prez Appoints 3-member Fiscal Advisory Group; India Says 'We Stand Ready to Continue to Help'
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Updates: Prez Appoints 3-member Fiscal Advisory Group; India Says 'We Stand Ready to Continue to Help'

News 18  

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Updates: As Sri Lanka facing a severe economic crisis that triggered a political upheaval, India on Thursday said it stands ready to continue assisting the island nation to recover from the difficulties in line with its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Sri Lanka witnessed massive street protests in the last few days view of the economic crisis and …

Sri Lanka requiring COVID-19 card for entry to public places
3 years ago

Sri Lanka requiring COVID-19 card for entry to public places

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka will require the showing of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate compulsory for entry to public places starting from Jan. 1, in a renewed attempt to prevent another spike in infections. Since Sri Lanka lifted a six-week lockdown on Oct. 1, life has begun returning to normal, with the reopening of cinemas, restaurants and wedding parties. …

India opens up for foreigners for first time since pandemic began
3 years, 1 month ago

India opens up for foreigners for first time since pandemic began

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After shutting down its borders to international visitors for about 20 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, India on Monday allowed fully vaccinated foreign travellers from a list of 99 countries to enter without the need to quarantine themselves. This is the first time India has allowed foreign tourists on commercial flights to enter the country since March …

Sri Lanka extends COVID-19 lockdown till September 6 as deaths rise
3 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka extends COVID-19 lockdown till September 6 as deaths rise

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka on Friday extended its nationwide lockdown till September 6, amidst a surge in the number of COVID-19 deaths and mounting pressure from medics and the Opposition to step up efforts to fight the raging third wave of coronavirus. “The current curfew will continue till 4 a.m. on Monday, September 6,” Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters. The Friday’s …

Friendships, reciprocity, and diplomacy in the time of Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Friendships, reciprocity, and diplomacy in the time of Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Over the past few months, India has found itself in the throes of a cruel second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sohini Bose and Kabir Taneja note the centrality of India’s historical and socio-cultural linkages with South Asia and West Asia in their respective chapters. Similarly, in identifying the prevalence of nascent geopolitical trends in assistance received by India, Sreeparna …

Coronavirus | Sri Lanka reports delta variant amid a daunting third wave
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Sri Lanka reports delta variant amid a daunting third wave

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka on Thursday detected the highly transmittable Delta or B.1.617.2 variant of COVID-19 in five patients, amid a stubborn third wave persisting through a near-month-long lockdown in the country. Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, director of the unit, said: “The Delta variant comes with three main factors — it is highly transmittable, it causes severe disease, and …

COVID-19 variant 1st reported in India ’threatens’ to rapidly spread in Asia-Pacific region: UNHCR
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 variant 1st reported in India ’threatens’ to rapidly spread in Asia-Pacific region: UNHCR

Live Mint  

The highly-infectious Covid-19 variant first detected in India “threatens” to rapidly spread in the sub-region, including among refugees, the UN refugee agency has said as it warned of vaccine shortages in the Asia-Pacific region, including for asylum-seekers. The highly infectious variant of the virus which first emerged in India threatens to rapidly spread in the sub-region, including among refugee populations,” …

Coronavirus News Updates: Centre approves Rs 5 lakh assistance for families of 67 journalists who died of COVID-19 this year
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Centre approves Rs 5 lakh assistance for families of 67 journalists who died of COVID-19 this year

Firstpost  

11:30 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus News LATEST Updates Despite its own needs, India ensured supply of medicines to 123 countries: Vardhan India ensured the supply of medicines to 123 partner countries despite its own needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and has also been active in global efforts to develop diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines to tackle the infection, Union Health …

When COVID-19 goes to the villages: challenges of managing the pandemic in rural areas | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
3 years, 7 months ago

When COVID-19 goes to the villages: challenges of managing the pandemic in rural areas | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has now entered rural parts of our country, where 65% of our population lives. Data from May shows that the case load is now 65% in rural and semi-rural areas versus 35% in urban and semi-urban areas. Even as hospitals in our cities are towns are overloaded and overwhelmed, our rural infrastructure is in danger of collapsing …

Coronavirus | India resists ‘community transmission’ tag despite soaring cases
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | India resists ‘community transmission’ tag despite soaring cases

The Hindu  

Inspite of adding the highest number of cases in the world every day, India continues to label itself as a country with no community transmission, opting instead for the lower, less serious classification called ‘cluster of cases’, according to the latest weekly report by the World Health Organisation on May 11. Instead, the classification, ‘cluster of cases’, that India chooses …

Covid-19: Pay attention to rural India
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Pay attention to rural India

Hindustan Times  

When Covid-19 first hit India, the biggest fear among both policymakers and public experts was that the pandemic would travel to India’s Hindi heartland — primarily across the rural belt of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Given the size of the two states, the density of population, the abysmal health care infrastructure, and the manner in which the virus could quickly …

COVID-19: From criticism of 'vaccine diplomacy' to undercounting of deaths, an overview of global coverage of crisis in India
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: From criticism of 'vaccine diplomacy' to undercounting of deaths, an overview of global coverage of crisis in India

Firstpost  

International media outlets are questioning why the Indian government did not do enough to secure COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens With COVID-19 cases remaining stubbornly high in India, a host of international media outlets have slammed the Central government over its handling of the pandemic. India’s coronavirus situation has been getting international media attention not just because of the scale …

‘London to Delhi’ cycle raises cash for India’s COVID crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

‘London to Delhi’ cycle raises cash for India’s COVID crisis

Associated Press  

LONDON — For British IT consultant Yogen Shah, India’s COVID-19 crisis is deeply personal. So Shah joined volunteers from one of Britain’s largest Hindu temples who set out to raise 500,000 pounds by racking up 7,600 kilometers on stationary bikes — roughly the distance from London to Delhi — in 48 hours. “I think every single person of Indian origin …

Few weeks' lockdown in India can stop Covid transmission, suggests top US expert Dr Fauci
3 years, 8 months ago

Few weeks' lockdown in India can stop Covid transmission, suggests top US expert Dr Fauci

India Today  

Top US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has suggested a lockdown for a few weeks in India as an immediate step to contain the spread of the coronavirus as its deadly second wave shows no signs of ebbing. Fauci, in an interview with The Indian Express, said another most important thing in the immediate is to get supplies of oxygen, medication, PPEs. …

'Leave India': US tells its citizens as Covid-19 ravages Southeast Asian country
3 years, 8 months ago

'Leave India': US tells its citizens as Covid-19 ravages Southeast Asian country

India TV News  

The United States government has told its citizens to leave India as soon as possible amid worsening Covid-19 situation in the country. "#India: Access to medical care is severely limited due to COVID-19 cases. "Because of the current situation in India even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel …

COVID 19: WHO sending help to India as virus surges
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID 19: WHO sending help to India as virus surges

India TV News  

The head of the World Health Organisation is calling the recent surge in coronavirus in India “beyond heartbreaking” and says the UN agency has dispatched critical supplies to the subcontinent, including thousands of portable oxygen machines that help patients breathe. At a press briefing on Monday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic “continues to intensify” globally and that …

Open-air cremations, oxygen shortages and panic as coronavirus overwhelms India
3 years, 8 months ago

Open-air cremations, oxygen shortages and panic as coronavirus overwhelms India

LA Times  

Family members of a loved one who died of COVID-19 perform the last rites at a crematorium in Jammu, India, on Monday. “The situation in India is tragic and likely to get worse for some weeks to months,” he said, adding that a “concerted, global effort to help India at this time of crisis” is desperately needed. The White House …

Two die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India
3 years, 8 months ago

Two die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India

CNN  

CNN — There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing positive in recent weeks as the country struggles to cope with a dramatic surge of the deadly disease, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said earlier …

New and more potent strain of coronavirus detected in Sri Lanka: immunologist
3 years, 8 months ago

New and more potent strain of coronavirus detected in Sri Lanka: immunologist

The Hindu  

A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the island nation, according to a top immunologist in Colombo. “In the next two incubation periods, the disease can progress to a third wave,” Upul Rohana, of the Public Health Inspectors said, adding that the real situation would …

New and more potent airborne strain of coronavirus detected in Sri Lanka
3 years, 8 months ago

New and more potent airborne strain of coronavirus detected in Sri Lanka

India TV News  

A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the island nation, according to a top immunologist. The variant, which is highly transmissible, can remain airborne for nearly an hour and is spreading fast, Neelika Malavige, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Sciences of …

Coronavirus updates | April 23, 2021
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus updates | April 23, 2021

The Hindu  

Following the surge in COVID-19 cases, the UAE has become the latest of many countries to restrict travellers from India. - Yuthika Bhargava India Railways, Air Force being deployed to reduce transportation time for oxygen tankers: PM Amid several states flagging scarcity of medical oxygen in the COVID-19 fight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Railways and Air Force …

Travel to India during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
3 years, 9 months ago

Travel to India during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Coronavirus cases are in flux across the globe. CNN — If you’re planning to travel to India, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the coronavirus pandemic. The basics India suffered a devastating 2021, in which it was the global center of the Delta variant, which brought the country’s health system …

As COVID-19 cases surge in India, Australians stuck there are desperate to get home
3 years, 9 months ago

As COVID-19 cases surge in India, Australians stuck there are desperate to get home

ABC  

A surge in COVID-19 cases in India and the detection of a new "double mutant" variant has Australians stuck in the country anxious about their safety and desperate to come home. Key points: India has reported the highest number of coronavirus infections after the United States and Brazil A recent surge follows the detection of a new variant Australians stuck …

Coronavirus | After reporting three COVID-19 mutant variants, India issues fresh air travel guidelines
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | After reporting three COVID-19 mutant variants, India issues fresh air travel guidelines

The Hindu  

The Union government on Thursday issued a fresh set of air travel guidelines, as the country reported the presence of the U.K., South Africa and Brazil mutant variants of SARS-CoV-2 that have demonstrated increased transmissibility, as reported by the World Health Organization. Self-declaration form All international travellers are required to submit a self-declaration form on Air Suvidha portal and upload …

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases
3 years, 11 months ago

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases

NPR  

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases Enlarge this image toggle caption Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Last September, India was confirming nearly 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day. "It's not that India is testing less or things are going underreported," says Jishnu Das, a health economist at Georgetown University. In a survey …

Sri Lanka to Procure 2-3 Million Doses of Anti-Covid-19 Vaccine 'Covishield' from India, Says Official
3 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka to Procure 2-3 Million Doses of Anti-Covid-19 Vaccine 'Covishield' from India, Says Official

News 18  

Sri Lanka will purchase 2 to 3 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from its Indian manufacturing company Serum Institute of India during the next two days, a top Sri Lankan official said here on Wednesday. Lalith Weeratunga, the advisor to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that purchasing from India will follow Thursday’s arrival of India’s free vaccines to Sri Lanka. Sri …

Coronavirus | Airlifted COVID-19 vaccines to 9 countries, will gradually supply to WHO’s COVAX facility: India at U.N.
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | Airlifted COVID-19 vaccines to 9 countries, will gradually supply to WHO’s COVAX facility: India at U.N.

The Hindu  

India has informed the UN Security Council that it will gradually supply vaccines to the COVAX facility of the World Health Organisation and undertake contractual supplies to various countries in a phased manner, as more than six million doses have been airlifted to nine countries under New Delhi’s ‘vaccine diplomacy.’ “As the largest vaccine-producing country of the world, we are …

India undertaking contractual supplies of coronavirus vaccines to several countries: MEA
3 years, 11 months ago

India undertaking contractual supplies of coronavirus vaccines to several countries: MEA

India TV News  

India is undertaking contractual supplies of coronavirus vaccines to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Morocco, Bangladesh and Myanmar, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at a media briefing that India has so far sent consignments of coronavirus vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Seychelles. Srivastava said supplies of …

Coronavirus | India says COVID-19 vaccine supply to other countries will take ‘some time’
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | India says COVID-19 vaccine supply to other countries will take ‘some time’

The Hindu  

India is assessing production schedule of COVID-19 vaccines for domestic use, and delivery of vaccines to other countries is expected to take “some time”, the Ministry of External Affairs said on January 14. Addressing the weekly press briefing MEA official spokesperson Anurag Srivastava reiterated that India is committed to use vaccines for the benefit of all humanity “The vaccination process …

The Hindu Explains | What were the major challenges to India’s Neighbourhood First Policy this year?
4 years ago

The Hindu Explains | What were the major challenges to India’s Neighbourhood First Policy this year?

The Hindu  

The story so far: This year, India faced a trifecta of challenges in its neighbourhood from China: the COVID-19 pandemic, the growing competition for influence in South Asia, and aggressive actions at the Line of Actual Control by China’s People's Liberation Army. China also laid claim to Bhutan’s Sakteng natural reserves and pushed along the boundary lines with Nepal, all …

India alert, no need to panic, says heath minister on new coronavirus strain in UK
4 years ago

India alert, no need to panic, says heath minister on new coronavirus strain in UK

India Today  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday that the central government is on alert about the new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom. Harsh Vardhan also asserted that there was no need to panic on the discovery of the new strain of coronavirus in the UK. As more countries barred travel from the UK, with others considering similar action …

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 1 crore: A timeline of how the pandemic spread across the country
4 years ago

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 1 crore: A timeline of how the pandemic spread across the country

Firstpost  

India on Saturday crossed the grim milestone of 1 crore COVID-19 cases, 323 days after the first case of the disease was reported in the country India on Saturday crossed the grim milestone of 1 crore COVID-19 cases, 323 days after the first case of the disease was reported in the country. Initial days India reported its first COVID-19 case …

Asia Today: Cambodia tracks contacts after family infected
4 years, 1 month ago

Asia Today: Cambodia tracks contacts after family infected

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian officials say a family of six and another man tested positive for the coronavirus in a rare case of local infection, and Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed concern that the woman believed to be the source had traveled extensively in the country, including the capital. In other developments in the Asia-Pacific region: — Hong Kong …

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 189 updates | October 1, 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 189 updates | October 1, 2020

The Hindu  

Cinema halls, entertainment parks, swimming pools for sportspersons — these are some of the establishments that would be allowed to reopen under 'Unlock 5'. Here are the latest updates: New Delhi Immunity for lesser time, change in ‘virulence’ of virus, say experts on September sero-survey results The latest survey on prevalence of antibodies to COVID-19 among people in Delhi has …

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 187 updates | September 29, 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 187 updates | September 29, 2020

The Hindu  

India reported its smallest daily rise in coronavirus deaths since August 3 of 776, data from the Health Ministry showed on September 29, as global fatalities crossed 1 million and infections surged in several countries. Maharashtra Eight crore people surveyed under Maharashtra’s anti-COVID-19 campaign Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday called for effective implementation of the State government's 'My …

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 186 updates | September 28, 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 186 updates | September 28, 2020

The Hindu  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cautioned that the Indian Council of Medical Research’s COVID-19 first sero-survey should not create a sense of complacency in people with regard to the virus. - PTI 5.20 pm | Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh reports 58 more COVID-19 deaths, 3,838 fresh cases The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 5,652 on …

Coronavirus | Six months since lockdown: Strides in testing, vaccine development but COVID-19 crisis far from over, say scientists
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Six months since lockdown: Strides in testing, vaccine development but COVID-19 crisis far from over, say scientists

The Hindu  

From 500 cases to 57 lakh. Six months after a nationwide lockdown, COVID-19 is spreading fast across the length and breadth of India with more testing and developments on the vaccine front but no clarity on when the disease will be controlled, say scientists. Six months on, India has the second highest number of cases in the world after the …

Sri Lanka to Let Tourists Enjoy the Best of Wildlife Experience Sitting at Home
4 years, 3 months ago

Sri Lanka to Let Tourists Enjoy the Best of Wildlife Experience Sitting at Home

News 18  

Sri Lankan authorities announced Wednesday that they will offer livestreams from the island nation’s wildlife parks, in a move to help revive a tourism industry that has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. The government’s Tourism Promotion Bureau said livestreaming will initially cover four national parks to showcase the South Asian country’s exotic wildlife, including leopards, bears, elephants, crocodiles and …

India’s ‘precarious’ coronavirus crisis: Five things to know
4 years, 4 months ago

India’s ‘precarious’ coronavirus crisis: Five things to know

Al Jazeera  

India is struggling to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, with its total number of cases having now surged past the three million mark. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has been increasing undaunted,” Sanghmitra Sheel Acharya, a professor at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, told Al …

How Do Indians Die? Putting Covid-19 Fatalities Into Perspective as Country Battles Pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

How Do Indians Die? Putting Covid-19 Fatalities Into Perspective as Country Battles Pandemic

News 18  

On January 30, 2020, the first case of the mysterious Novel Coronavirus, originating in Wuhan, China, was detected in Kerala, India. Firstly, while Covid-19 deaths in India have been surging compared to Western countries, India’s case fatality ratio remains low. On the contrary, countries with high population density, which makes it difficult to maintain physical distancing norms, such as India, …

Coronavirus Updates: Health ministry secretary Lav Agarwal tests COVID-19 positive, to observe home isolation
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Updates: Health ministry secretary Lav Agarwal tests COVID-19 positive, to observe home isolation

Firstpost  

8:28 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Kovind praises India’s ‘super-human efforts’ in containing COVID-19 President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appreciated the “super-human efforts” in containing the magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and said these are “worth emulating” by the wider world. In his address to the nation on the eve of the …

No more coronavirus community spread in Sri Lanka: Officials
4 years, 5 months ago

No more coronavirus community spread in Sri Lanka: Officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government's efforts have been successful in completely curbing the social spread of the coronavirus and the country has not witnessed a single community case for the last nearly three months, head of the COVID-19 task force said. Lt General Shavendra Silva, who is also the Army Commander, said that all the positive cases since April 30, …

Covid-19 not exploded in India but risk remains: WHO expert
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 not exploded in India but risk remains: WHO expert

India Today  

The coronavirus disease has not "exploded" in India, but the risk of that happening remains as the country moves towards unlocking its nationwide lockdown that was imposed in March to contain the Covid-19, according to a top WHO expert. WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Michael Ryan on Friday said the doubling time of the coronavirus cases in India is …

India cautiously opens up even as coronavirus cases rise
4 years, 7 months ago

India cautiously opens up even as coronavirus cases rise

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India’s cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown began despite an upward trend in new infections. In Prayagraj, a city in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, hundreds of Hindu devotees took a dip in the sacred …

China decides to evacuate its citizens from India amid rise in coronavirus cases
4 years, 7 months ago

China decides to evacuate its citizens from India amid rise in coronavirus cases

India Today  

China has decided to evacuate its citizens, including students, tourists and businessmen, from India who are facing "difficulties" in the country and want to return home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The move to evacuate its citizens comes in the wake of India emerging as the 10th worst-hit country by the deadly virus, which has infected nearly 1.40 …

Sab changa si: Government mantra even in raging coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

Sab changa si: Government mantra even in raging coronavirus outbreak

India Today  

A team of government officials finally held a briefing on the Covid-19 outbreak on Wednesday, after a gap of eight days as highlighted in this IndiaToday.in report. During those eight days, India reported close to 40,000 new patients of the novel coronavirus, overtook China's overall Covid-19 positive numbers, and crossed the psychological barrier of 1 lakh cases. As for the …

Like India, Sri Lanka is using coronavirus to stigmatise Muslims
4 years, 7 months ago

Like India, Sri Lanka is using coronavirus to stigmatise Muslims

Al Jazeera  

The world is going through a period of unprecedented instability, distress and uncertainty. In late March, after a Muslim religious gathering in New Delhi allegedly led to a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, a politician from the BJP dubbed the gathering “corona terrorism“, and called for Muslims who attend mosques amid the pandemic to be …

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