Tag: Coronavirus outbreak
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An intensive COVID-19 campaign yields results in Abu Dhabi
The Musaffah Survey Campaign has succeeded in achieving a significant decline in coronavirus cases in the area through mass testing and sanitisation. The six-week-long intense testing and sanitisation process in Abu Dabhi’s heavily-populated industrial area of Musaffah is being celebrated as a huge success. The area, with hundreds of thousands of workers, was identified as ... -
UPDATE: Indian Company ready to launch Oral drug to treat COVID-19
Glenmark Pharma (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals) may have become the first Indian company to market a COVID-19 control drug. It received clearance from the government’s drug regulator to market and manufacturer an oral drug that will treat mild to moderate levels of the virus in Covid-19 disease. However, the government officials and industry watchdogs have also ... -
Despite promised relief, loans for MSMEs hard to come by
The government needs to show serious intent behind the massive relief package announced for MSMEs by encouraging banks to inject more liquidity into the system. Nearly a month after the announcement of the 20 lakh crore package to revive the economy, much of it focused on the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, relief is yet ... -
With rising cases, Delhi is failing its COVID-19 patients
Delhi is one of the worst coronavirus-affected states in the country and its hospitals are buckling under the strain. Delhi was among the four states pulled up by the Supreme Court on the condition of hospitals for COVID-19 patients on the basis of media reports. Seeking a detailed status report, the court admonished the states ... -
Drug trafficking, homicide and organized crime – Changes brought around by COVID-19
COVID-19 crisis has brought life altering course to everyone, including the drug world and organized crime. As true to everyone, this section of society is too adapting to the situation, making a good course of it for future, in a way as lucrative as possible. Before the lockdown was announced across the countries, there was ... -
Tamil Nadu has highest recovery rate in India. How did the healthcare in state manage to achieve this?
Though Tamil Nadu stands at number two with most detected cases in India after Maharashtra, the recovery rate is highest. On Friday, as almost 861 people walked out of Covid wards recovered from coronavirus infection, the recovery tally in Tamil Nadu reached 15,762. Tamil Nadu despite of getting high number of positive cases of coronavirus, ... -
COVID-19 Fight: India aims to produce 2 crore PPE by June-end
By the current trend of PPE (Personal protective equipment) production in India touching more than 3 lakhs per day last week, it is estimated that a total of 2 crore PPE can be manufactured in India by the end of June. PPE is the protective equipment used by medical professionals, healthcare workers and those coming ... -
India wins second massive Financial loan from World Bank for COVID-19 response strategy
The World Bank has agreed to pump in another $1billion into India’s efforts to give the economy a fresh growth impetus after the lockdown period has been decided to be extended by the Centre. Last month, the World Bank had already given India a loan of $1 billion to support the health sector. India seems ... -
UAE successfully continues working towards protecting workers and laborers and fight Coronavirus Pandemic
Since the time the episode of the pandemic, the UAE continues to take severe measures in checking the spread by actualizing social distancing steps to control the infection from spreading. Furthermore, UAE closed down schools and progressively went on to shutting eateries, beaches, parks, clubs, and so on. Right now, UAE has revealed 20,386, 206 ... -
UAE receives 88 Indian Medical professionals to defend COVID-19
Corona Pandemic have become a great threat to humanity in modern times and the nations across the world are giving their best to protect their people from getting affected by corona virus. The friendship bond that UAE and India cherish is well-established in the previous occasions such as PM Modi visit to UAE. The National ...