COVID-19 | Lifesaving drugs should be made available to Indians first: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi’s reaction came after the Ministry of External Affairs said that India would export anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to several countries
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Many COVID-19 cases in the Indian American community, several deaths reported

While the majority of them are in self-quarantine in their homes, many of them have been admitted to hospitals
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COVID-19 | 12 fresh cases reported in Bhopal

Five health officials test positive; seven other cases are police personnel and their kin
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AgustaWestland: Christian Michel’s interim bail plea citing coronavirus risk in jail dismissed

Justice Mukta Gupta said Michel’s apprehension that because of his vulnerable age and overcrowding in jail he is likely to contact coronavirus which may be detrimental to his health, is unfounded
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Hydroxychloroquine export: PM Modi has let down India, says CPI(M) leader Yechury

Modi govt. has succumbed to the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump that ‘there may be retaliation’ if India did not agree to export the drug
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COVID-19 | New York cathedral to be used as field hospital

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan will house nine climate-controlled medical tents in its 600-foot-long nave and subterranean crypt
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10 held for hosting lunch party during lockdown in Kanaganandhal village

A video of the lunch party had gone viral on a mobile application
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Doctors call for protective wear for sanitary workers and mortuary staff

If not well protected, workers could contract the infection and pass it on to others, experts said
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Coronavirus | South Asia waging a defensive war against COVID-19

The pandemic continues to seep and spread into the region from two hubs — Iran and Tablighi Jamaat clusters
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India drops anti-dumping probe against MEG imports from Saudi Arabia

In an order on Monday, the government said Reliance Industries Ltd asked in February for Saudi Arabia to be dropped, after the company had sought the investigation in December into cheaper MEG exports by all five nations.
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ASHA workers call to end attacks

‘People get irritated when we visit their homes’
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Bihar govt to take action against 198 doctors for dereliction of duty

The professionals did not report for work on certain dates
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Karnataka to allow non-COVID patients from Kerala, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Pinarayi says the neighbouring State has put some riders to ease the restrictions
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Consult States before resuming inter-State transit after April 14: Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM calls for concrete solution to curb the spread of COVID-19
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No mulaqats but extra talktime for jail inmates

Meeting with families and or relatives cancelled due to coronavirus lockdown
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COVID-19: Students with vision impairment shift to new platform

During the lockdown, 200 undergraduate students from various Indian cities are picking up employability skills through an online initiative; Help the Blind Foundation framed the curriculum and runs the programme
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Cardinal Pell walks free after Australian court acquittal

The former Vatican treasurer was accused of sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys in the 1990s,
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 14 updates | Govt shifts to ‘large outbreak containment' strategy

According to WHO's April 7 update, globally, 67,767 have died and over twelve lakh people tested positive
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China reports no new coronavirus deaths for first time

But the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas
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Morning Digest: British PM Boris Johnson admitted to intensive care after health worsens; restrictions on court hearings lawful, says Supreme Court and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Would be surprised if India doesn’t allow export of Hydroxychloroquine to US: Trump

Last week Mr. Trump said that he has sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the sale of Hydroxychloroquine tablets ordered by the US to treat the growing number of coronavirus patients in his country, hours after India banned the export of the anti-malarial drug.
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Acting U.S. Navy secretary apologizes to carrier commander after rebuke

“I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naive nor stupid,” Mr. Modly said amid calls for his removal, including from the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, a Democrat.
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Coronavirus | Three more test positive in Kashmir

The authorities seal a colony in Srinagar for being a virus hotspot.
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