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To a specific question on the need to share information by China to understand the origin and full impact of the pandemic, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said that in a globalised world it was necessary for the “public good” by India Today.   While the world is trying to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic in their own countries, international organisations are also working towards coordinating efforts to come up with a response against the spread of Covid-19 which is predicted to have a devastating impact on the global economy.   India…

World Health Organization expert Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove has said, ‘More and more’ young people experiencing severe disease, WHO warns and there are still many unknowns at this time,’ says expert  Maria said in a  press conference in Geneva. “Overwhelmingly we do see a trend across countries that people who are older, people who have underlying conditions…have a higher risk of death,” added Dr Maria . Officials said they were trying to “better understand” why apparently healthy patients aged under 60 ended up in intensive care units (ICU) with the…

COVID-19 death toll in India exceeded 100 on Saturday, with the country reporting 104 deaths, including three in Tamil Nadu. In India 3,500 confirmed cases have been reported across the country, as per the Health Ministry and State government data. Secondly, over 1,000 positive cases traced to Rablughi Jamat event in Delhi. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that there is a shortage of PPE kits for health workers in Delhi amid the coronavirus pandemic. He added, “We have written to the Centre to supply the kits, essential for…

To clear the air on the financial year closing, RBI has outlined a clear statement on the Fiscal 2019-20 will end on June 30, 2020 while fiscal year 2020-21 will begin on July 1, 2020 but ends on March 31, 2021.   The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to align its financial year with the Government. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das at a meeting on Saturday. Das refused to comment on the AGR ruling and its implications .The decision was taken at a meeting…

The pandemic of COVID-19 has engulfed the entire world and has posed serious challenges for the health and economic security of millions of people worldwide. In India too, the spread of coronavirus has been alarming and is posing severe health and economic ramifications for our country. The Prime Minister’s office has been receiving spontaneous and innumerable requests for making generous donations to support the government in the wake of this emergency.   Distress situations, whether natural or otherwise, demand expeditious and collective action for alleviating the suffering of those affected,…

While the COVID-19 crisis has unleashed an unprecedented global fightback, the strategy to combat the pandemic has varied across regions – from instant draconian lockdown measures to a more softly-softly approach. Highlights: Countries across the world are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in vastly different ways, ranging from a complete lockdown to a milder ‘social distancing’ approach. While China’s commendable quarantine measures helped contain the spread to an extent, the country failed at sparking a global response at an early stage. Apart from stopping international traffic into the country, India…

Following the US’ increase in the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing capacity; Dara Lo, Medical Device Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view:   “In the past week, the US has utilized a mix of public and private labs to expand its testing capacity to 100,000 tests per day. Yet, per capita, that is only 305.6 tests per million people each day – a paltry number when compared to Germany, who is expected to become the global leader in COVID-19 testing at 8,063 tests per million people.…

India’s inherent resilience, coupled with some enlightened thinking on the relationship between the public and private sector, will enable it to emerge from this crisis stronger. The much-vaunted democratic and demographic dividends of India will need to be fully encashed, writes India Inc. Group Founder and CEO Manoj Ladwa.   Highlights: The diversity and scale of India’s economy make it an extremely resilient nation, giving it the capability to replace many of the Chinese supply chains. PM Modi has tapped into the country’s inherent sense of community amid this pandemic,…

The world is gripped with fear and panic as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected around more than a million people across the globe.says Downtoearth.   China reported over 3,000 fatalities — European countries like Spain and Italy even more. India, with a population of 1.3 billion, is under a 21-day nationwide lockdown — the only country to have exercised social distancing at this scale.   A draconian measure indicates either the cases are underreported or the treatment facilities are insufficient for the expected number of cases.  Nevertheless, a relief…

Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine’s President has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not be tolerated.   Duterte in a televised address claimed it was vital that everyone cooperates and follows home quarantine measures, as authorities try to slow the contagion and spare the country’s fragile health system from being overwhelmed.   His comments came after media reports of a disturbance and several arrests on Wednesday of residents in a poor area of…