Reviews countrywide preparedness on COVID-19 response In a series of tweets, PM wrote that he reviewed countrywide preparedness regarding availability of hospitals, proper isolation and quarantine facilities as well as disease surveillance, testing and critical care training and also directed the concerned groups and officials to ensure sufficient production, procurement and availability of all essential […]
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New Delhi; PM’s address to the nation: Today marks9 days of the nationwide lockdown against the Corona pandemic. The discipline and spirit of service you have displayed during this periodis unprecedented, and embodies the true meaning of both. Government, administration and the public at large, have together made great efforts to manage the situation as […]
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Latest updates on COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and various steps being taken for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the country. As of now, 1637 confirmed cases and 38 deaths have been reported. During the last 24 hours, 376 new confirmed cases and 3 new deaths have been reported. […]
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India has been the beacon of liberalization when it comes to acts and policies on safe abortion services. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act was enacted as early as 1971 making India one of the very first few countries to legalise abortion. Internationally, only fifteen countries legalized abortion at that time. Even now, 26 […]
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New Delhi, All establishments shall pay full stipend as applicable to the apprentices engaged under both designated and optional trade. Reimbursement of stipend to establishments under NAPS shall be paid by the Government for the lockdown period as per the NAPS guidelines As a part of the Government’s commitment to fight the spread of the […]
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New Delhi, As part of COVID-19 preparedness, it has been decided by Indian Railways that it would be prepared to modify 20000 coaches into quarantine/ isolation coaches to augment the quarantine facilities being created in the country. In this connection consultations were held with Armed Forces Medical Services, Medical Department of various Zonal Railways, and […]
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Coronavirus has impacted millions and killed over thirty thousand people already across the globe since its emergence in Wuhan, China, in December last year. It has forced people to quarantine, socially distance themselves and compelled nations to lock down their populations. It will cause the biggest destruction to global economy ever witnessed, leading to a […]
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The COVID-19 epidemic has affected many countries and the World Health Organisation has declared it ‘Pandemic’. Government of India (GOI) has been taking several proactive preventive and mitigating measures starting with progressive tightening of international travel, issue of advisories for the members of the public, setting up quarantine facilities, contact tracing of persons infected by […]
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New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation today i.e 24 March 2020 at 8 PM on issues relating to the menace of COVID-19. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said “Will address the nation at 8 PM today, 24th March 2020, on vital aspects relating to the menace of COVID-19.”
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PM Modi today lamented that people are not taking the lockdown in the country seriously. In a tweet Shri Modi appealed to the people to save their family members and themselves by strictly adhering to the directions being given by the State and Central Governments. He requested the State Governments to make people adhere to […]
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