coronavirus India

Updates: Scientists Turn To Sewage Testing For Covid Clues As Cases Cross 35,000
The total number of cases in India now stands at 35,043, with 1,147 deaths.
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Battling COVID And Islamophobia When You're A Tablighi Married To A Hindu
A Tablighi Jamaat member on surviving coronavirus, donating his plasma, and living with Islamophobia.
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Modi Urges Citizens To Follow Lockdown As Coronavirus Cases Rise
Indias high population density, poor sanitation infrastructure, and high rates of internal migration has hastened the spread of the virus.
By Reuters

Delhi Lockdown Won't Be Relaxed Beyond What Centre Permits: Kejriwal
"We are going through difficult times. We will have to continue our efforts to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections in Delhi."
By Press Trust of India

'No Evidence' That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Cannot Be Reinfected: WHO
WHO said on Saturday that there was currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19.
By Reuters

Global Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 200,000
By comparison, there are an estimated 400,000 deaths annually from malaria, one of the worlds most deadly infectious diseases.
By Reuters

India Eases Coronavirus Restrictions For Some Small Businesses
India allowed shops in residential areas to reopen from Saturday, more than a month after the country went into lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
By Reuters

Lakhs In UP and Gujarat Yet To Get Lockdown Assistance, Documents Show
Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat alone shows over 11.36 lakh construction workers are yet to receive emergency cash assistance.
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Workers Starve In Lockdown As States Sit On 1000s Of Crores Collected In Their Name
The pattern of under-expenditure is consistent across states irrespective of the political party in power.
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Siddharth Varadarajan On Police Summons: Coronavirus Has Deepened The Worst Tendencies Of Indian Governance
"The Covid crisis has become an excuse to double down on prejudices, authoritarian tendencies, secrecy, lack of transparency, and the use of communal politics to divide people."
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