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Formulate plan to contain Covid-19 spread: Cabinet Secy to states, UTs
The lockdown period provides the country a window of opportunities to act positively and be prepared to face any eventuality, Gauba told chief secretaries of all states and UTs through video conference.
“Next few days will be very important for all and we need to sustain our containment efforts and utilize all available resources as per the requirement,” he said.
Govt considering another package to minimize lockdown impact: Report
On Sunday, the officials said they are also looking at the possibility of redesigning some welfare and other government schemes to suit the post-lockdown situation.
U.S. braces for ‘hardest, saddest’ week as coronavirus deaths surpass 9,300
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday that new hospitalizations had fallen by 50% over the previous 24 hours, but he cautioned that it was not yet clear whether the crisis was reaching a plateau in the state, which has a total of 4,159 deaths and more than 122,000 cases.
Indians light lamps to challenge darkness of coronavirus crisis
India has recorded 3,577 cases of the illness, with a death toll of 83. Authorities worry that the healthcare system would be overwhelmed if the disease took deep hold in the country of more than 1.3 billion.
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“The potential for widespread social unrest in countries that have not provided a social safety net for those losing their jobs during this crisis strikes me as very real, with possible repercussions for governance and more” said Joshua Geltzer, visiting professor of law at Georgetown University.
Countries like Russia and Turkey, led by the same strongmen for two decades, will be hoping that their measures will be enough to spare them the worst of the virus and any political consequences.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Short-term closure of plants or premises can pose risks for companies:AGCS Study
“We already see a number of losses that occur on holidays or weekends when employees are not largely present on sites or premises,” says Ralf Dumke, Regional Head of Risk Consulting Property, AGCS Central & Eastern Europe: “The production and operating shutdowns currently being caused by the coronavirus pandemic can also bring increasing hazards for businesses.
Britain unlikely to lift coronavirus lockdown until end of May: Govt expert
Almost one million people have applied for welfare benefits in just two weeks in Britain, according to official data that shows the economy is set for a depression that could be worse than the slump in the 1930s.
Caronavirus Pandemic:Trump wants India to release US order of hydroxychloroquine
When Trump spoke at the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in Washington, the number of those in the US affected by the virus had reached 311,357, an increase of 34,196 since Friday, according to Worldometers.com. The total number of deaths from the virus was 8,452.
FPIs pull out record Rs 1.1 trn in March, highest withdrawal ever
Terming the fund outflow as “unparalleled”, Himanshu Srivastava, senior analyst manager research, Morningstar India, said that with fear over the degree of impact that Covid-19 could leave on the global economy, foreign investors stormed out of the emerging markets, with India among the worst hit.
“The intensity of the situation could be gauged from the fact that even during the financial crisis of 2008, FPIs sold net assets worth $9.3 billion in the Indian markets while in March 2020, they have been net sellers to the tune of USD 16.5 billion,” he added.
Indian officials warn of lockdown extensions as COVID-19 cases in South Asia near 6,000
While the government does plan to review the lockdown, set to end on April 14, three senior officials told Reuters this will depend on an assessment of the situation in each state, and lockdowns and restrictions would be extended in districts where the coronavirus case spread has continued.