Three-week lockdown reasonable starting point to fight coronavirus in India: Former WH official
WASHINGTON: A three-week lockdown is a reasonable starting point to contain the coronavirus pandemic in a country like India, an eminent Indian-American epidemiologist has said, cautioning that a successful fight against the deadly virus might require some more time. Rajeev Venkayya, Special Assistant to the President for Biodefense at the White House during the Bush […]
Half billion more people face poverty due to coronavirus: Report
LONDON: Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic unless richer countries take “urgent action” to help developing nations, a leading aid organization warned Thursday. In the run-up to three key international economic meetings next week, Oxfam has urged richer countries to […]