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Pandemic “Far From Over”, Worried About Children: WHO Chief

The coronavirus pandemic is “far from over” and is still disrupting normal health services, especially life-saving immunisation for children in…

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“No Evidence” That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Cannot Be Reinfected: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently “no evidence” that people who have recovered from…

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Migrant Workers Bear The Brunt Of The Lockdown

Most days, you can find Dayaram Kushwaha and his wife, Gyanvati, hauling bricks for stonemasons in a booming northern suburb…

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At 51,000, US Records Over 1/4 Of Global Covid-19 Deaths

The United States accounts for more than one fourth of the global Covid-19 deaths and over one-third of the total…

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Asia Pivots Towards Plants As Covid-19 Stirs Meat Safety Fears

Demand for plant-based protein foods is surging in Asia, suppliers say, as suspicion over possible links between wild animal meat…

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Trump’s Move To Cut WHO Funding Prompts World Criticism

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic,…

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Trump Cuts WHO Funding Over Coronavirus

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic,…

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Covid-19 To Shrink Global Economy By 3% In 2020: IMF

The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during 2020 in a stunning coronavirus-driven collapse of activity that will…

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States Scramble For Funds As Virus Takes Toll On Coffers

A three-week nationwide lockdown is testing the resilience of India’s state governments, with analysts warning that essential public services and…

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Small Businesses Struggle Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

Hundreds of thousands of cash-starved small businesses have either deferred or cut their workers’ wages this month, say industrialists and…

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Testing Times For India In Race To Stop Coronavirus Epidemic

India, like a lot of countries plunged into crisis by the pandemic, is struggling to ramp up testing for the…

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State Authorities Warn Lockdown Could Be Extended

Authorities in some states warned on Saturday that lockdowns to rein in the coronavirus pandemic could be extended in parts…

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Britain’s Labour Elects Keir Starmer As New Leader

Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Saturday, pledging to bring an end…

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COVID-19: Officials Warn Of Lockdown Extensions

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday, even as authorities in some cities…

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Covid-19 Lockdown Hits Poor, Tests Modi’s Support

Ravi Prasad Gupta, a worker at a pipe plant in Gujarat, for years proudly supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…

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Shortage Of Farm Labour Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

A severe shortage of labour, triggered by India’s 21-day lockdown to rein in a coronavirus pandemic, will hobble harvesting of…

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Sensex, Nifty Fall As Covid-19 Cases Rise Amid Lockdown

Indian shares fell on Wednesday as the number of coronavirus cases increased in Asia’s third-largest economy even as a 21-day…

4 years ago
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Covid-19 Epidemic ‘Far From Over’ In Asia: WHO Official

The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, and current measures to curb the spread of the…

4 years ago
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Vitriol & Violence: A Covid-19 Death Exposes Paranoia

When Satyaki Mitra’s father developed a mild fever in mid-March, the graduate student in Philadelphia wasn’t especially worried. He told…

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Covid-19: RBI Cuts Rates As Distress Mounts Across South Asia

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed interest rates in an emergency move on Friday to counter the economic fallout…

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Bruised Economy To Be Battered Further By Covid-19: Poll

India’s already-slowing economy weakened to at least an eight-year low this quarter and will slow even more sharply in the…

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$23-bn Eco Stimulus To Help Poor Hit By Lockdown

India announced on Thursday a 1.7-trillion-rupee ($22.6-billion) economic stimulus plan providing direct cash transfers and food security measures to give…

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Coronavirus Cases Up Despite Immense Lockdown

Three more people infected with coronavirus died overnight in India as the government sought on Thursday to improve basic services…

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Eat It: Hanoi Chef Spreads Joy With ‘Coronaburger’

You’ve got to eat it, to beat it: That’s the philosophy of one Hanoi chef who is attempting to boost…

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“Solidarity With India, Lockdown Comprehensive, Robust”: UN

The UN has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against coronavirus, with a top official at the world body's…

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