Tag: Coronavirus
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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 ... -
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 ... -
CDC commits $3.6 million to help India’s fight against COVID-19
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will fund Indian partners for prevention, preparedness and response activities, according to the US Embassy. On May 12, the US Embassy released a statement confirming the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) $3.6 million aid towards India’s coronavirus response. “This initial tranche of funding will seek ... -
Bloomberg survey forecast: Indian economy will shrink by 0.4%
As per a recent survey, the economists predicted that coronavirus curtailment measures would reduce India’s economic growth by 0.4% for the fiscal year 2020-21. The forecast was released based on the survey conducted by the Bloomberg News. As part of the survey, in which views of 19 economist were recorded from May 6 to 11, ... -
Coronavirus Lockdown – PM Modi tells CMs to plan for Economy revamping in States, says complete lockdown exit not feasible
At a video conference on Monday with Chief Ministers of various states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the lockdown would continue in some zones at different degrees after May 17. He further asked the CMs to draft their suggestions of economy revamping in their states and any other recommendations and send to Center by ... -
Bengal CM slams PM Modi for bulldozing the federal structure in the name of coronavirus crisis
On Monday, during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fifth virtual conference with chief ministers of all states, Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee slammed the Centre government for playing politics when the country needs to stand together to fight coronavirus pandemic. In the meeting, when all the CMs updated Mr. Modi with the situation of the ... -
COVID-19 Lockdown: Anxious businesses wait for 17 May exit plan
There is much anticipation about the outcome of today’s call of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with state chief ministers on relaxation, post 17 May 2020. In a decision taken yesterday, 10 May, The Indian Railway has announced to restart operations in a limited way from 12 May. The decision follows after the Union Health ... -
‘We Need Strong Leaders, Not Just One Strong PM’ to Battle Coronavirus Pandemic, says Rahul Gandhi
On Saturday, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi declared that the Narendra Modi government requires delegating powers to the states. He stressed that the coronavirus pandemic should be contained at the district level. He pushed for more noteworthy transparency by Center on the plan to re-open the economy, as the lockdown 3.0 ends on May 17. ... -
ICMR increases no. of private lab testing from 8 to 13 for coronavirus pandemic in Delhi
The count of COVID-19 cases crossed 56,000 across the nation and death reached to 1,886. The number of testing facilities for coronavirus at private labs in Delhi has been extended from 8 to 13 now. The coronavirus response advisory group stated that the Delhi state is presumably going to see its peak in Covid-19 cases ... -
India’s women hockey team raises funds of Rs 20 lakh to aid Covid-19 families
The number of positive coronavirus cases in India reaches over 52,952, and more than 1,700 people have died according to the official data. Recently, the lockdown in India has been extended till May 17. The Indian women hockey team has raised Rs 20 lakh aid families to battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. The team collected ...