Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 count jumped sharply on Thursday, with states confirming 781 new cases, by far the highest single-day number so far and 30% higher than the previous highest figure of 598 registered Wednesday, according to confirmed reports compiled by TOI from the states Maharashtra led the increase with 229 new cases, the first…
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NOIDA: Discussing next steps after closure in India, experts from Bennett University online world conference on Covid-19: Fallout & Future On Thursday, it agreed that social distancing should continue in various ways even after the shutdown to control the spread of the virus. Narayana Hospital President Dr. Devi Shetty expressed concern about the economic impact…
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NEW DELHI: Dozens of small store owners protested in front of one of Wuhan’s largest shopping malls to demand a rent cut, in one of the first signs of unrest since authorities lifted a closure at the epicenter of the outbreak of coronavirus. Sitting about a meter away, the store owners sat or knelt in…
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BENGALURU: Karnataka’s cabinet on Thursday rejected the recommendations of a panel of medical experts who advocate a “gradual lifting” of the 21-day blockade and favored the complete closure until April 30. “Cabinet ministers have suggested the extension of the large-scale blockade verify the spread of Covid-19. We will make a final decision after consulting the…
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HYDERABAD: Defying strict closing regulations, a school teacher rode 1,400 km in her two-wheeled vehicle to take her son home. Razia Begum, a teacher in Bodhan, Nizamabad, undertook the arduous journey while her son was trapped in the town of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. The teacher, who received a letter of permission from the police,…
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The Indian armed forces have been called to combat terrorists, violent ideologies, and natural disasters. On rare occasions, they have been ordered to enforce law and order in unrest situations. However, they have not dealt with pandemics. Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) currently represents a threat that, which affects the entire spectrum of society and the State,…
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On March 26, 2020, the government announced three-month free gas refills for Ujjwala beneficiaries facing economic challenges due to the coronavirus blockade. The policy went into effect on April 1. As of April 3, the government began transferring the grant money for the first cylinder to the bank accounts of 8.3 million Ujjwala customers, at…
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In a significant move, the Supreme Court earlier this week ordered that all tests for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) be done free. This applies both to government facilities, which were conducting tests free of charge, and to private laboratories, which, according to a guideline established by the government, were charging Rs 4500. The court order, far…
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State governments have begun to experiment with the idea of buffer zones to treat coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The mechanism is simple. Groups that have seen an increase in cases, and have shown traces of rapid transmission, are sealed. This can be in the form of a housing society, a neighborhood, or even a district. Blocking…
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Home / Editorials / Covid-19, and Washington’s handling of it, will determine the result of the survey Today, the bulk of American victims is concentrated in the Northeast and Pacific coastal states and is disproportionately ethnic minority. These are all Democratic strongholds. Trump’s real test will be when the virus begins to take its toll…
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