India COVID-19 lockdown means no food or work for rural poor
4 years, 9 months ago

India COVID-19 lockdown means no food or work for rural poor

Al Jazeera  

Millions in underdeveloped regions face penury and deprivation as economic activity grinds to a halt due to lockdown. 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 a day and two, receiving a widow’s monthly pension of 1,000 rupees from the government. With the lockdown suspending all forms of work for three weeks, India’s poorest from some of the country’s most underdeveloped regions now face penury and deprivation. According to the World Bank’s 2015 estimates, India has 176 million people living in extreme poverty and like Uke, who earn less than $1.9 a day. These were supposed to be emergency measures and one wonders if India’s systems, weak anyway, will be able to deliver these benefits,” Sinha says.

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The third anniversary of COVID-19 lockdown: Looking back on Frontline’s coverage
1 year, 9 months ago

The third anniversary of COVID-19 lockdown: Looking back on Frontline’s coverage

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 06, 2023 12:46 IST - 1 MIN READ This fortnight, India commemorates its third anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown. The pandemic hit India hard, with the first case reported in January 2020. The lockdown also had an impact on education, with schools and colleges closed for extended periods. India has made significant progress in its fight against …

Claims of spike in poverty in India during COVID-19 patently false, says paper co-authored by Arvind Panagariya
1 year, 9 months ago

Claims of spike in poverty in India during COVID-19 patently false, says paper co-authored by Arvind Panagariya

The Hindu  

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the COVID-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya. Mr. Panagariya, Columbia University Professor and former Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and Vishal More of Intelink Advisors, New Delhi have co-authored a detailed paper …

Despite India's economic growth, few jobs and meagre pay for urban youth
1 year, 11 months ago

Despite India's economic growth, few jobs and meagre pay for urban youth

The Hindu  

Ravi Verma, hired by an electrical parts manufacturing firm early last year as India’s economy surged, was fired in November when the company lost several export orders. “I face a risk of loan default if I don’t get a job soon.” The urban unemployment rate swelled to 10.1% in December, although the total number of jobs in India touched a …

A retelling of the Indian migrant worker’s plight
2 years ago

A retelling of the Indian migrant worker’s plight

The Hindu  

This year, International Migrants Day must be seen in the backdrop of unprecedented volatility that began in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on migration According to the International Organization of Migration ’s World Migration Report 2022, there were 281 million international migrants globally in 2020, with nearly two-thirds being labour migrants. In the winter session of …

\'India Lockdown\' movie review: Life in the time of the lockdown
2 years, 1 month ago

\'India Lockdown\' movie review: Life in the time of the lockdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Exactly three years ago a new virus came into being and wreaked havoc. Three years down the line the maverick filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar decided to look back at that period when everyone was forced to coop and bring some lockdown stories to life again. At the start of the ‘India Lockdown’, there is a disclaimer warning the audience that these …

Joblessness below pre-COVID levels: Finance Ministry
2 years, 3 months ago

Joblessness below pre-COVID levels: Finance Ministry

The Hindu  

Demand for work under the national rural employment guarantee scheme hit a two-year low in August, signalling that the recovering economy is creating more jobs in rural as well as urban India, the Union Finance Ministry said on Saturday. India’s inflation, the Ministry said, is “in control” and expected to moderate in coming months from the 7% mark in August …

Economy may take more than a decade to overcome COVID-19 losses: RBI report
2 years, 8 months ago

Economy may take more than a decade to overcome COVID-19 losses: RBI report

The Hindu  

The Indian economy may take more than a decade to overcome the losses caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, according to Reserve Bank of India’s Report on Currency and Finance. Taking actual growth rate of 6.6% for 2020-21, 8.9% for 2021-22 and assuming growth rate of 7.2% for 2022-23 and 7.5% beyond that, India is expected to overcome COVID-19 …

Two years since lockdown, migrant workers face wage loss: rights groups
2 years, 9 months ago

Two years since lockdown, migrant workers face wage loss: rights groups

The Hindu  

Two years since the first national lockdown was announced on March 24, 2020 to curb COVID-19 transmission, leading to exodus of migrant workers from cities, rights groups said on Thursday that unorganised sector workers were facing loss of wages and lack of protection. In a statement, the Working People’s Coalition, which includes 162 groups advocating for workers, said it wanted …

Two years since lockdown: The journey of India’s Covid response
2 years, 9 months ago

Two years since lockdown: The journey of India’s Covid response

Hindustan Times  

In a late evening address to the nation on March 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government’s decision to lock down India in an effort to contain the coronavirus disease. ‘Flatten the curve’ On March 16, the Imperial College of London published a report, titled “Impact of NPIs to reduce Covid-19 mortality and healthcare demand”, which was largely …

An already slowed Indian economy faces fresh risks
2 years, 10 months ago

An already slowed Indian economy faces fresh risks

Al Jazeera  

Rising crude oil prices and supply disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could further sap an Indian economy already slowed by COVID-19, posing risks to household spending and private investments, economists have said. The “surge in oil prices as a result of the crisis poses considerable risks to the Indian economy”, Aditi Gupta, an economist at Bank of Baroda, said …

Death & Debts: Impact of 2020 Lockdown on a Migrant Worker Family in UP’s Unnao
2 years, 10 months ago

Death & Debts: Impact of 2020 Lockdown on a Migrant Worker Family in UP’s Unnao

The Quint  

In 2017, Reshma, her husband Rajesh, their five children, and Reshma’s father Bhaiya Lal moved to Chandigarh in search of work. My husband worked as a driver and was paid Rs 9,000, and my father worked in a cosmetic store and would get Rs 200-500 a day depending on the work. We were managing somehow,” recalls Reshma, on a chilly …

Long after COVID lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work
2 years, 11 months ago

Long after COVID lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 36 million Indians aged 18-29 were unemployed in 2021, while many others have settled for less well-paying jobs. The pandemic just exacerbated the job losses.” India is currently grappling with a third wave of infections fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, with nearly 1.75 million active cases as of February 2. “India cannot afford total lockdown or …

No need for full lockdown, says TN Health Minister Subramanian
2 years, 11 months ago

No need for full lockdown, says TN Health Minister Subramanian

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Amid the surge in the COVID-19 cases, Tamil Nadu Health Minister MA Subramanian on Tuesday said that there is no need for a lockdown in the state amid rising COVID-19 cases. According to the state health department, there are currently 62,767 active cases of COVID in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu government on Monday extended COVID-19 restrictions till January 31 …

As Covid Cases Surge in Delhi, Migrant Workers Fear Another Lockdown, Loss of Livelihood
3 years ago

As Covid Cases Surge in Delhi, Migrant Workers Fear Another Lockdown, Loss of Livelihood

News 18  

With a surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, migrant workers and daily wagers fear another round of lockdown could push them into a severe financial crisis from which they might never recover. “There is no lockdown in Delhi, and construction work will continue as usual; there is no reason for labourers and migrant workers to be …

'Noone Wants Lockdown': Indian-American Prof Spells Out 'Prudent' Tools to Fight 'Omi-Covid'
3 years ago

'Noone Wants Lockdown': Indian-American Prof Spells Out 'Prudent' Tools to Fight 'Omi-Covid'

News 18  

In order to avoid a lockdown havoc on the poor and economy of the country, India must choose “prudence over panic”, said Bhramar Mukherjee, researcher and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan, on Thursday. Wear masks, get vaccinated, avoid large indoor gatherings and interact in well-ventilated spaces – are the three components recommended by Mukherjee for a middle …

How Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh govt tested, tracked, treated and tackled COVID pandemic, read what IIT study says
3 years, 2 months ago

How Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh govt tested, tracked, treated and tackled COVID pandemic, read what IIT study says

Op India  

On October 11, a team of professors led by Prof Manindra Aggarwal of IIT Kanpur released a study on Uttar Pradesh government’s successful model to manage Covid-19. Source: IIT Kanpur To ensure migrant workers get healthcare and the state prevents any further outbreaks, multiple testing facilities and testing kiosks were established across the state. The state rapidly augmented health infrastructure, …

How Covid Impacted urban women workforce in India
3 years, 3 months ago

How Covid Impacted urban women workforce in India

Hindustan Times  

Examining high-frequency national-level panel data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy on paid work and unpaid work, this paper examines the effects of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on the gender gaps in paid and unpaid work until December 2020, using difference-in-differences for estimating the before and after effects, and event study estimates around the strict national lockdown …

Kerala CM Rules Out Complete Covid-19 Lockdown Citing 'Huge Crisis for Economy, Livelihoods'
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala CM Rules Out Complete Covid-19 Lockdown Citing 'Huge Crisis for Economy, Livelihoods'

News 18  

With the coronavirus caseload crossing 41.51 lakh, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday asked the local self government bodies in the state to intervene effectively in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and said neighbourhood committees would be formed to check the spread of the virus. Vijayan said a statewide lockdown was not an option as it would adversely …

Explained: Is India's economy gaining immunity against Covid-19?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained: Is India's economy gaining immunity against Covid-19?

India Today  

India’s economy is on track to rebound sharply after two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic dampened growth during all four quarters of FY21. A majority of financial analysts predict GDP growth at 18-20 per cent in the June quarter and remain optimistic about economic recovery in upcoming quarters as the second wave fades and more Indians get vaccinated against the …

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns
3 years, 4 months ago

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the catastrophic consequences of the public health system remaining largely underfunded in India. A nationwide study on three vulnerable groups during the pandemic published recently said: “Public health measures are rarely apolitical, and, as the situation in India shows, can be experienced as forms of exclusion and repression for vulnerable groups of people.” The study, …

State of working India 2021: The pandemic’s impact on the economy in India
3 years, 5 months ago

State of working India 2021: The pandemic’s impact on the economy in India

Hindustan Times  

This report documents the impact of one year of Covid-19 in India, on jobs, incomes, inequality, and poverty. On top of this, there were legacy problems such as a slow rate of job creation and lack of political commitment to improving working conditions which trapped a large section of the workforce without access to any employment security or social protection. …

Winning the Covid-19 Battle in Rural India: A Blueprint for Action
3 years, 5 months ago

Winning the Covid-19 Battle in Rural India: A Blueprint for Action

Hindustan Times  

As India welcomed 2021, the country was reporting less than 15,000 new Covid-19 cases per day between mid-January and mid-February. Two of India’s largest and most populous states – Uttar Pradesh and Bihar—have also witnessed a steep rise in Covid-19 cases in their rural districts. Given the severe shortage of medical facilities in rural India, managing the spread of the …

For sustained recovery, focus on vaccination, rural India and infra push
3 years, 6 months ago

For sustained recovery, focus on vaccination, rural India and infra push

Hindustan Times  

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic may have ebbed, but India cannot lower its guard. Over the last 14 months, while the pandemic ravaged global economies, India was adversely impacted too, with its Gross Domestic Product contracting by 23.9% in the April-June quarter of last year. After five different stimulus packages, the Narendra Modi government has now announced a …

Indians prefer job guarantee over everything else. This is the top reason
3 years, 6 months ago

Indians prefer job guarantee over everything else. This is the top reason

Live Mint  

A majority of urban Indians left unemployed by the coronavirus pandemic want the government to guarantee them jobs like it does for people in rural areas, says a study by the London School of Economics. An overwhelming 82% of respondents surveyed for the report ‘City of dreams no more, a year on: worklessness and active labour market policies in urban …

Some states extend lockdowns, others relax curbs as India witnesses drop in Covid cases
3 years, 6 months ago

Some states extend lockdowns, others relax curbs as India witnesses drop in Covid cases

India Today  

India has been witnessing a steady decline in daily new confirmed cases of Covid-19. Here's a look at how other states/UTs are unlocking: New Delhi In a press conference, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said places of worship in the national capital will be permitted to reopen starting Monday but visitors will not be allowed for now. State-run liquor outlets and …

India's daily Covid-19 cases and deaths drop to 100,636 and 2427; tally nears 29 million
3 years, 7 months ago

India's daily Covid-19 cases and deaths drop to 100,636 and 2427; tally nears 29 million

Hindustan Times  

India's daily caseload of the coronavirus disease declined for a third straight day, as 100,636 infections -- the lowest in 61 days -- were detected in the last 24 hours, the Union ministry of health and family welfare data, updated on Monday morning, showed. A health worker conducting a Covid-19 test on a woman Also, 2427 people succumbed to Covid-19 …

Lockdowns have impacted large and small states alike
3 years, 7 months ago

Lockdowns have impacted large and small states alike

Live Mint  

India’s economy began the month of May with a cloud of uncertainty: by April’s last week, most states had gone under fresh covid-19 lockdowns. The economic cost is now clear across the country, rich and poor states alike, several high-frequency indicators show in the latest monthly update to Mint’s state recovery tracker. Delhi had the poorest economic performance and the …

Will sell kidneys to get food for kids: Delhi's poor hit hard by Covid lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

Will sell kidneys to get food for kids: Delhi's poor hit hard by Covid lockdown

India Today  

Delhi finally heaved a sigh of relief as fresh Covid cases dropped below 1,000. The coronavirus lockdown threw life out of gear for many - the poor in the national capital is finding it difficult to make ends meet with a lack of jobs, money and food. Sunita Kumari told India Today, "I used to do brooming and sweeping in …

How are rural communities stemming covid-19’s spread?
3 years, 7 months ago

How are rural communities stemming covid-19’s spread?

Live Mint  

Three weeks ago, a 32-year-old father of three in Uttarakhand’s Mori tehsil died of covid-19. “Last year, covid-19’s effect was on our finances, as all of us in the village are dependent on tourism.” This time, it’s different. The community and NGO mobilisation has definitely helped, as we are building infrastructure not just for the current wave but for the …

Covid-19: How 2nd wave has impacted jobs, household incomes
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: How 2nd wave has impacted jobs, household incomes

India Today  

The second wave of Covid-19 has severely impacted household incomes and jobs as local lockdowns remain imposed in most states. Over 10 million Indians have lost their jobs because of the second wave of Covid-19, and around 97 per cent of households have faced income loss since the beginning of the pandemic last year, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy chief …

Indian economy, hit by COVID-19, shrinks by 7.3% in 2020-21
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian economy, hit by COVID-19, shrinks by 7.3% in 2020-21

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s economy, pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, contracted by 7.3% in the 2020-21 financial year, just before the country was hit by another catastrophic surge in infections. Daily new cases set global records, spurring many states to announce widespread restrictions and lockdowns. In January, a government survey estimated the economy -- previously one of the fastest growing …

Indian economy's ability to rebound on test amid threats from second wave
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian economy's ability to rebound on test amid threats from second wave

Hindustan Times  

The Indian economy’s resilience will be tested by its ability to overcome a devastating outbreak of Covid-19, although no one’s yet doubting its potential to pull off the world’s fastest pace of growth among major economies this year. Data due later Monday will probably show gross domestic product grew 1% in the three months ended March, making it the second …

Effects Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Sex Workers In India: An Empirical Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Effects Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Sex Workers In India: An Empirical Study

Live Law  

"If nobody wants to sell sex, it is a crime to force anyone to do so. According to PITA "pimping, organizing brothels, and forceful sex work of teenage girls amounts to prostitution" whereas, these red-light areas operate as independent houses of sex workers who are willingly engaged in this profession. Recent Cases of Police Brutality on Sex-Workers: The Legal Conundrum …

Rural demand to remain muted due to Covid-19: Ind-Ra
3 years, 7 months ago

Rural demand to remain muted due to Covid-19: Ind-Ra

Hindustan Times  

The economic impact of the second Covid wave will be felt more through loss of demand impulse in rural India than in urban India, even though the India Meteorological Department has forecast a near-normal monsoon, India Ratings and Research said on Thursday. “While demand for agricultural credit and inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides could remain strong in view of …

Covid-19 and the disease of inequality
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 and the disease of inequality

Hindustan Times  

Abandoned by the State that insisted on locking down, refusing to recognise the damage done to their livelihoods, India’s workers asserted their rights and made themselves heard by walking home in March 2020. Ironically, the scale of the health crisis has rendered invisible the deepening livelihood crisis that India confronts, drowning out the voices that fought a callous State and …

India’s economic report card is drenched in red ink
3 years, 7 months ago

India’s economic report card is drenched in red ink

Live Mint  

India’s nascent economic recovery has been derailed by the second covid-19 wave even before it could gather steam. Launched in October 2018, Mint’s macro tracker provides a monthly state-of-the-economy report based on trends in 16 high-frequency indicators across four segments: consumer economy, producer economy, external sector, and ease of living. A year ago, during the first nationwide lockdown, 13 of …

No job, rations dwindling: Bengaluru slums hope lockdown is not extended
3 years, 7 months ago

No job, rations dwindling: Bengaluru slums hope lockdown is not extended

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Amit Mondal, a 45-year-old ragpicker, keeps his most precious possession – a bowl full of potatoes and plastic bags with rice and lentils – right next to his bed in a rented tin shed. Stuck without work since the beginning of the statewide lockdown, enforced amid surging Covid-19 cases in the second wave of the pandemic, he said he …

Ride or die: Rickshaw-pullers kick their heels amid lockdown restrictions in West Bengal
3 years, 7 months ago

Ride or die: Rickshaw-pullers kick their heels amid lockdown restrictions in West Bengal

India Today  

West Bengal government’s decision to impose lockdown-like restrictions from May 15-30 has spelt trouble for daily wagers in the state. Fifty-year-old rickshaw puller Biswanath Goswami shared his story with India Today TV, a grim account of helplessness and desperation that rings true for many like him. With nowhere to return to and the likelihood of a prolonged state-wide lockdown, the …

Covid-19: Plugging Rural India’s Healthcare Gaps Calls For A Multi-Pronged Strategy
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Plugging Rural India’s Healthcare Gaps Calls For A Multi-Pronged Strategy

News 18  

With the curve flattening in cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, it is giving a false comfort of Covid-19 fading away. As part of CIPP work in managing and helping the Covid relief process in rural areas, I have spoken to numerous District Commissioners and front line staff across multiple districts and states. Investments by governments in primary health centres, …

Kerala extends COVID-19 curbs till 23 May, imposes 'triple lockdown' in four worst-hit districts
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala extends COVID-19 curbs till 23 May, imposes 'triple lockdown' in four worst-hit districts

Firstpost  

The state is currently under a 9-day complete shutdown as part of its efforts to bring down the daily caseload of infected persons The Kerala government on Friday announced that the total lockdown being enforced in the state from 8 to 16 May will be extended till 23 May to contain the massive spread of COVID-19. The decision to extend …

Livelihoods & Learning Must Not Take a Hit While Containing COVID-19. Here’s How We Can Do It
3 years, 7 months ago

Livelihoods & Learning Must Not Take a Hit While Containing COVID-19. Here’s How We Can Do It

News 18  

In the wake of unprecedented flare-up of COVID cases in the country during the second wave of the pandemic, lockdown is being considered as the last remaining weapon with the government. India’s economy went through a sharp GDP contraction in the quarter ending June 30, 2020, with an unprecedented 24.4 per cent y/y decline and led to unemployment rising sharply. …

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns
3 years, 7 months ago

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns

India Today  

The partial and weekend lockdowns have resulted in yet another exodus of migrant labourers from the industrial areas of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. MIGRANT LABOURERS RETURN HOME Labourers who worked in fields and industries besides big construction sites and have started moving towards villages in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Jharkhand. PUNJAB INDUSTRIALISTS FEAR LOSSES AS LABOURERS LEAVE INDUSTRIAL HUBS Partial …

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: Top economist says India might face 'serious livelihood crisis'
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Top economist says India might face 'serious livelihood crisis'

India Today  

India might be heading towards a “serious livelihood crisis” as the situation seems to be worse this time for the working class amid the COVID crisis and local restrictions by states already add up to something close to a nationwide lockdown, according to noted economist Jean Dreze. Read | V-shaped recovery unlikely as India’s economy faces tougher Covid test About …

Covid spreads in villages: How best can India fight this challenge?
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid spreads in villages: How best can India fight this challenge?

India Today  

As rural India begins to reel under Covid infections, India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai speaks to top experts to understand how best to fight this challenge. DR. VED PRAKASH, HOD, PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, KING GEORGE’S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW: The real crisis is the lack of healthcare infrastructure in rural India. POONAM MUTTREJA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, POPULATION FOUNDATION OF …

In Covid-hit India, 23 crore people earn less than Rs 375 per day: Study
3 years, 8 months ago

In Covid-hit India, 23 crore people earn less than Rs 375 per day: Study

India Today  

India's economy staged an impressive recovery after the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the alarming rise in poverty tells a different story about the country’s future economic outlook. “An alarming 90 per cent of respondents in the Azim Premji University CLIPS reported that households had suffered a reduction in food intake as a result of the lockdown” the …

Calls grow for India lockdown amid worsening COVID crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

Calls grow for India lockdown amid worsening COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

India’s government is facing growing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown to stem the devastating coronavirus surge that has overwhelmed hospitals and morgues. With 3.45 million active cases on Tuesday, India recorded 357,229 new infections over the previous 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,449 to 222,408, health ministry data showed. “The only way to stop the spread of corona …

Chorus grows louder for complete lockdown in India amid Covid-19 surge
3 years, 8 months ago

Chorus grows louder for complete lockdown in India amid Covid-19 surge

India Today  

India on Tuesday recorded over 3.57 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases and 3,449 deaths over the past 24 hours. With the 3,57,229 fresh cases in 24 hours, India's total case tally has crossed the 2-crore mark and reached 2,02,82,833. The total number of active Covid-19 cases in the country now stands at 34,47,133. xpressing concern over surging coronavirus cases in India, …

Uday Kotak calls for 'strongest national steps' to tackle 2nd Covid wave
3 years, 8 months ago

Uday Kotak calls for 'strongest national steps' to tackle 2nd Covid wave

India Today  

Top banker and the president of Confederation of Indian Industries Uday Kotak has said that the “strongest” national steps including curtailing economic activity are necessary to stop the raging second wave of Covid-19. In a statement issued recently by CII, Kotak said, “Given the current pandemic situation, safeguarding lives is of utmost priority and nationwide maximal response measure at the …

India suffers record daily coronavirus deaths as total new cases dip slightly
3 years, 8 months ago

India suffers record daily coronavirus deaths as total new cases dip slightly

ABC  

India has recorded its highest daily death toll since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with nearly 3,700 people dying in 24 hours. Key points: Ten Indian states and union territories have imposed some form of restrictions The federal government has reportedly been advised to impose a national lockdown The government has been accused of ignoring warnings in early March …

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