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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers on Monday in a video conference expected to focus on the next move in India’s battle plan against coronavirus disease (Covid-19). At the meeting, which could discuss a gradual departure from the 40-day blockade, states are likely to request that restrictions on Covid-19 containment zones be extended. In his Mann ki Baat radio address on Sunday, Prime Minister Modi praised a people-led fight against Covid-19, emphasized that the masks will now be indispensable and called for restraint during festivals.
PM, CM to discuss gradual blocking output in a video call
Several states want restrictions under national blockade to be eased in regions that have not witnessed local outbreaks of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), an issue that is likely to be deliberated at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief ministers on Monday, even as calls grew for curbs to remain in place in the disease’s hot spots.
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Covid-19 crash: India should open now
The easy option would be to simply continue blocking, but it is also an option that should not be easily exercised. The country is better prepared on almost all fronts (tests, protective equipment, hospitals) than on March 25, when the first blockade began, and on April 14, but it is not clear if this is sufficient if the number of cases increase when the block ends.
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Government tells states not to use quick kits for now
Field tests to determine the reliability of new rapid-result blood tests purchased by India have been inconclusive, according to an official at India’s leading medical research agency who said these kits should not be used to detect whether a person has had a Covid -19 infection for now.
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India leads the fight, must keep guard, says Modi
While warning against any complacency about the coronavirus disease pandemic (Covid-19), Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised citizens for going above and beyond their duty and leading the battle against the disease, stressing that the crisis in Health will cause radical changes in the way people live their lives and work.
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IRS officers launch 40% tax rate plus cess, under investigation
The government on Sunday rejected a “misconceived” suggestion by a group of officials from the Indian Tax Service (IRS) to increase the maximum income tax rate to 40%, impose a tax on the so-called super-rich tax and a 4% Covid-19 relief to rebuild the nation’s economy, reeling under the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent blockade.
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China says all Covid patients in Wuhan are now discharged
The central Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus disease pandemic (Covid-19) in Hubei province that was the most affected by the outbreak in the country, has no remaining Covid-19 patients in hospitals authorities announced Sunday.
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State revenues fall by up to 80%, seek funds from the Center
With their incomes falling as much as 80% in the Covid-19 blockade that went into effect on March 25, several states reported to the Center that they are almost bankrupt and will not even be able to pay wages unless they become heavily indebted and receive provisional compensation. from the central government.
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70% of Indian citizens abroad are in 6 West Asian countries, according to data
In the context of the coronavirus pandemic affecting Indians abroad, the government will focus on six countries in West Asia, which are home to 70% of Indians living abroad, according to data from Indians in abroad maintained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Indian firm ready to start producing possible vaccine
The Pune-based Indian Whey Institute (IBS) said on Sunday that production of a vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) developed by the University of Oxford will likely begin in the next two to three weeks and It hopes to launch it on the market in October. if human clinical trials thereof are successful.
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Trump skips briefings after disinfectant comment fiasco
United States President Donald Trump skipped his daily Covid-19 briefing on Saturday, saying it was “not worth” his time, avoiding backing down on his suggestion of injecting disinfectants to kill the coronavirus.
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Boris Johnson to return to work amid calls to end UK closure
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work on Monday, even as pressure on the government to ease the blockade increases.
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Trace, test, isolate, treat will remain our strategy: Union Health min Harsh Vardhan
As India decisively fights against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Union’s Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan, in a phone conversation with the Hindustan Times, spoke about what lies ahead in the battle against the pandemic that It has infected less than 2.92 million people and killed 200,000 worldwide. There will be no rest in the fight, said the minister.
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We can’t blame a community for the mistakes of a few: RSS chief
Claiming that an entire community cannot be held responsible for the mistakes of a few, the head of Rashtiya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, has said that the pandemic calls for national unity and asked citizens to be aware of those who want to seize the opportunity. to “break the nation” and create tensions between communities.
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More than 650,000 users are immersed in EPF savings
More than 650,000 people have invested in their Employee Provident Fund (EPF) savings to make up for the loss of income caused by the blockade imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus.
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No increase in IIT, IIIT enrollment this year: Government
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) will not increase enrollment rates for the 2020-21 academic year due to the crisis caused by coronavirus disease (Covid-19), minister Resources Development (HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said in New Delhi on Sunday.
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