WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said a sudden spike in September “should serve as a wake-up call for all of us” after Europe set a new record last week, with some 54,000 cases recorded in 24 hours. “Although these numbers reflect more comprehensive tests, they also show alarming …
Read More »India’s economy heads for double-digit decline as coronavirus rises
India’s economic recovery prospects have gone from bad to worse after the nation emerged as a new global hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic with more than 5 million infections. Economists and global institutions like the Asian Development Bank have recently cut India’s growth projections from record lows as the virus …
Read More »Insurance regulator wants a pandemic risk pool for low-income informal sectors
Written by George Mathew | Mumbai | Updated: September 18, 2020 7:05:23 am According to a committee report, the group would supply around 4 million MSMEs workers and generate a capacity of Rs 75 billion initially, including the provision of a government backing. Amit the Covid outbreak, the Insurance Regulatory …
Read More »COVID-19: Top Virologist Criticizes ICMR Chief’s Claim We Are in Control
In an interview that will pierce the government’s claim that we are in control of the trajectory of COVID-19 and furthermore critical of ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava, India’s leading virologist has said: “Obviously the situation is alarming ”. Dr. Shahid Jameel says there are two aspects of concern: first, …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
Maharashtra is a clear outlier in terms of how it has been affected by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). It ended on Wednesday with 1.12 million cases – it is the province with the most cases in the world – and 30,883 deaths, according to the HT panel. His cumulative positivity …
Read More »Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is hopeful to receive the Covid vaccine by next year
Harsh Vardhan said notices circulated before the country’s first coronavirus case was detected. Highlight “India is making efforts like other countries”: Harsh Vardhan Prime Minister Modi personally monitors the Covid situation in the country: Mr. Vardhan All the top ministers have fought this battle alongside the prime minister, he said. …
Read More »How India manufactures, purchases and transports medical oxygen to its hospitals Covid-19
On Monday, the cumulative Covid-19 case count in India surpassed the 50 lakh mark as the increase in daily cases continued unabated with the addition of another 90,123 new cases. The sustained and record increase in the number of cases over the past two weeks has put pressure on the …
Read More »Delhi Reports 38 Covid Deaths and 4,432 New Cases; RT-PCR tests drop below 10,000
The national capital registered 4,432 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, even as the number of more accurate RT-PCR tests fell again below the 10,000 mark despite high daily tests in the city. The city also reported 38 deaths on Thursday, which is the highest in 63 …
Read More »Tamil Nadu Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu Will Not Add Antigen + Go Testing To Covid-19 Count | Chennai News
CHENNAI: Antigen tests for Covid-19 have been available in several private diagnostic laboratories in the city for the past three weeks, but data from these tests is not publicly shared and those that tested positive will not be added to the state registry of Covid-19. . On Wednesday, four private …
Read More »Panicked netizens float memes despite Aaditya Thackeray’s advice to stay calm
Mumbaikars Flooded Internet With Memes After Section 144 Announcement In Mumbai | Image Credit: Reuters / Twitter ‘There is NO need to panic … Mumbai police have not imposed any new restrictions,’ Aditya Thackeray tweeted even as news of the extended ban order spread on social media. News18.com Last update: …
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