[ad_1] The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $ 500 million loan to support India’s Covid-19 operations, according to a statement released on Friday. Co-financed by the World Bank, the funds aimed to allow the government to expand its containment efforts and strengthen the health system to manage …
Read More »SC maintains the Orissa HC order that returning migrants must test negative for Covid-19
[ad_1] By: Express Web Desk Written by Sampad Patnaik The | Bhubaneswar | Updated: May 8, 2020 8:46:46 pm The Superior Court had said Thursday that only those immigrants who test negative for COVID-19 should be allowed in the state. The Supreme Court on Friday suspended an order from the …
Read More »Covid alters India’s debt plan, target now raised to Rs 12L cr
[ad_1] The government today raised the estimated gross market loan for fiscal year 2020-21 to Rs 12 lakh crore from the budget of Rs 7.8 lakh crore, to cushion the blow of the new coronavirus pandemic. The “loan review has been necessary due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the government and …
Read More »Mumbaikars, beware of this false message; The army is not being deployed in Mumbai
[ad_1] With various rumors and false messages addressing WhatsApp groups such as Mumbai and the rest of the country is still closed, the Press Information Bureau clarified on Thursday that one of those messages is unfounded. In fact, this is the second time in 24 hours that another government agency …
Read More »“Rahul Gandhi is out of sync with reality”: BJP’s strong return to the Covid-19 fight
[ad_1] The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday accused congressional leader leader Rahul Gandhi of being out of touch with reality and out of sync with the state governments in front of Congress amid the huge health crisis caused by Covid-19 disease. “We don’t know what world Rahul Gandhi is …
Read More »Trump tests Pence negative after White House valet contracts coronavirus
[ad_1] Reuters | Posted: May 8, 2020 6:36:07 AM The President of the United States, Donald Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for Covid-19. (Reuters) United States President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence tested negative for the new coronavirus after a member of the US …
Read More »Mumbai News: Mumbai APMC to Close from May 11, Revision May 15 | Navi Mumbai News
[ad_1] Representative image NAVI MUMBAI: The APMC administration in Mumbai decided on Friday to close the five shipyards of the wholesale market, which includes the markets for grains, spices, vegetables, fruits and onion potatoes from May 11, until further notice, due to the increase coronavirus cases. Wholesalers and wholesale brokers …
Read More »Ratio of active Covid cases to total cases decreases in Pune: PMC data
[ad_1] Written by Ajay Jadhav The | Pune | Posted: May 8, 2020 5:25:50 AM On April 28, there were 1,057 active patients out of 1,339 patients with total coronavirus. (Representative photo) With at least 50 recovered coronavirus patients discharged every day since May 1, the proportion of active patients …
Read More »24 Positive BSF personnel test for Covid-19 in Tripura; The state count goes up to 88
[ad_1] Representative Image (Getty Images) Previously, 62 people from the headquarters of the 138th BSF battalion, located near that of the 86th battalion, had tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 88 patients with COVID-19, two have recovered. PTI Last update: May 8, 2020, 9:03 AM IST A total of 24 …
Read More »Family of five American Indian doctors loses father and daughter doctors due to Covid-19
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A family of five Indian-American doctors lost the father and daughter, both doctors in New Jersey, to Covid-19 in a tragedy that also underscores the danger of the virus to front-line health warriors, of whom 25 percent are immigrants Dr. Priya Khanna, a nephrologist, and her father, Dr. …
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