Coronavirus in India
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AIADMK MLA Sathan Prabhakar turns coronavirus positive
Chennai: Ruling AIADMK legislator N. Sathan Prabhakar representing the Paramakudi Assembly constituency has tested positive for Coronavirus, said an official. Prabhakar has been admitted for treatment at the government hospital in Ramanathapuram…
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Indian prisons may turn into COVID-19 hotspots
Amir Ullah Khan and Nahia Hussain It was after a long struggle that Safoora Zargar got released from jail, on humanitarian grounds. As the pandemic rages on in India, Russia and Brazil…
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COVID-19: India not in community transmission stage, says ICMR
New Delhi: India’s first sero-survey on COVID-19 spread has found that lockdown and containment measures were successful in preventing a rapid rise in infections, but a large proportion of the population still remains…
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Health Ministry issues advisory for healthcare workers
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines on preventive measures, isolation and quarantine for healthcare workers deployed in COVID and non-COVID areas of hospitals. The ministry advised the healthcare facilities…
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The Virus of Hate Deadlier than Corona?
Uzair Ahmed Khan Oldies in town have no parallels to draw. Such times of lockdown have no equal in their remembrances, they say. Stressing their minds to the times during the Second World War…
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Aren’t filth columnists India’s fifth columnists?
Shafeeq R. Mahajir Fifth column: Clandestine subversive group which undermines larger group from within. Fifth columnists: Clandestine group of subversive agents secretly supporting and helping enemies of a country to undermine a nation’s solidarity.…
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Xiaomi commits Rs 15 crore towards COVID-19 relief in India
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi on Tuesday announced that it will donate Rs 15 crore for the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in India. The company will donate Rs 10 crore to PM…
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Discover collective national conscience to fight COVID-19
Shafeeq R. Mahajir Is there another type of virus other than Covid-19, that needs elimination? Well, I think there is. What? Several, actually. One, the attitude-virus of loafers who are roaming streets,…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Migrant crisis
Ghaziabad: Migrants board a crowded bus to their native village, during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Ghaziabad, Saturday, March 28, 2020. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) (PTI28-03-2020_000016B) Ghaziabad:…
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Ask Not What You Can Do for the Government…
PRABUDH SINGH A couple of days ago I had a conversation with an e-rickshaw puller. It was late at night and we were near a metro station, so assuming I had come…
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Measures taken to curb the spread of Coronavirus
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee covers her mouth with a piece of cloth during a press conference on coronavirus, at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata, Friday, March 20, 2020. (PTI…
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Coronavirus cases rise to 258 in India: Health Ministry
New Delhi: Novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 258 on Saturday after 35 fresh cases were reported in various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry. Among the 258…