This column has often mentioned the similarities between the spread of coronavirus disease in the US and India, both in geographically large and populated countries. The United States is bigger than India; and India is more populous than the United States. But there is a big difference, one that points …
Read More »Metro stations in the red zones are unlikely to open on day 1
Metro stations in the containment zones and some other locations may not open immediately when the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) restarts train operations from September 7, based on Unlock 4.0 guidelines issued by the Union Interior Ministry, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said on Sunday. . The minister said …
Read More »Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy in India’s Outreach Plan
The Union government is working in at least five different ways, ranging from free vaccines to guaranteed supply, in which it can help its immediate neighbors as well as countries in West Asia, Africa and even Latin America, familiar officials said. with the plan on condition of anonymity. The idea …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
On Friday, as reported by the Hindustan Times on the same day, India crossed the US seven-day high average in terms of daily coronavirus cases, according to worldometers.info and the New York Times database. The United States saw its seven-day high average in mid-July; India saw him in late August. …
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