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India’s poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future
The issue highlights how difficult it is for countries to tackle the virus without destroying livelihoods – a challenge that is especially acute in developing nations with significant populations living hand-to-mouth.
E-commerce companies face disruption as India locks down to curb coronavirus
Similar delivery or warehouse disruptions hit Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart and Softbank-backed e-commerce website Snapdeal across states, industry executives said. The full extent of the disruptions was not immediately clear.
Caronavirus Pandemic:Indian shares crash,Global stocks crumble
Indian equity markets crashed over 7 per cent on Monday as the governments the world over struggle to contain the fast spreading novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In India, various state governments announced lockdown in nearly 80 districts across the country as the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases inched towards 400.
Lockdowns not enough to defeat coronavirus – WHO’s Ryan
Nearly one billion people confined to homes globally to curb virus
“Today I have a message for young people: you are not invincible. This virus could put you in hospital for weeks — or even kill you,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
“Even if you don’t get sick, the choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and death for someone else.”
FPIs pull out over Rs 1 trn in March as coronavirus sparks recession fear
Experts believe, foreign investors are withdrawing from riskier assets and are opting for safe heavens like dollar-denominated asset classes and gold.The latest withdrawal by FPIs came after six months of net buying in the domestic capital markets since September 2019.
Covid-cases in India rise to 341,death toll at 6
Indian Railways on Sunday cancelled all passenger trains till March 31 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) in the country. The order kicks in from Sunday (March 22)
Modi’s ‘stay at home’ call may deepen India’s economic slowdown
“The current social-distancing measures will severely impact airlines, hotels, malls, multiplexes, restaurants and retailers,” according to analysts at Crisil Ltd., the local unit of S&P Global. “Lower footfalls and occupancies, decline in business volume and sub-optimal operating efficiencies will impact cash flows of companies in these sectors,” wrote the analysts led by Chief Economist Dharmakirti Joshi.
75 districts under lockdown to halt Covid-19 spread as cases rise
In view of the need to contain the spread of COVID 19, it was agreed that there is urgent need to extend the restrictions on the movement of non-essential passenger transport including inter-state transport buses till March 31, 2020, a home ministry official said.State governments will issue orders allowing only essential services to operate in about 75 districts with confirmed COVID 19 cases or casualties, the official
European firms to see value erosion by 1 trn euro as Covid-19 hurts: Report
Noting that aviation will be hit the hardest, the report said the global airline industry has already called for up to 200 billion euros in emergency support and Boeing alone has called for 60 billion euros in assistance for aerospace manufacturers.