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Modi to Indian states: Fight lockdown rumors, gear up for Unlock 2
Indian prime minister emphasizes increased testing to quickly trace, track and isolate those affected.
India coronavirus lockdown eases, cases surge, Kejriwal ‘isolates’
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU India Monday began easing the lockdown in place since March 25 even as the country witnessed yet another highest one-day spike of coronavirus cases, with 9,983 people testing positive for the virus between Saturday and Sunday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country was 256,611 Sunday. Barring in a few […]
Indian nationals stranded in US by lockdown enter lottery for Air India flights home starting May 8 from SFO
Ritu Jha- Wanting to return to their homeland, a couple of thousands of Indians stranded in the US have joined a Facebook group looking to evacuate Indian nationals from the US back to India. But with India’s complete lockdown putting a ban on commercial flights, to stop the further spread of the coronavirus, things seem […]
Why Modi’s lockdown led hundreds of thousands to reverse migrate back home to rural villages
Ritu Jha- Finding no resource to sustain the 21-day sudden lockdown, hundreds of thousands of daily-wage workers, migrants who worked in India’s capital, opted to go on foot, walking back home in what experts believe has to happen one day, something the government should have thought about before implementing lockdown, others say. On the night […]
21-day shutdown – bold, critical and timely: BJ Arun, TiE Silicon Valley president
Ritu Jha- BJ Arun, TiE Silicon Valley president, called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lockdown of India for 21 days in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, a bold step; and a couple hours after Modi’s speech the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) asked the US businesses with off-shore offices for input on whether […]