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On May 9, Mahavir Narwal, father of Natasha Narwal, a student activist who led the Pinjra Tod movement, died of Covid. He could not meet, or talk to, his daughter before he died. She had been in Tihar Jail for over a year, charged under UAPA. If you had to pick any moment that exemplified the character of the Narendra Modi regime, this small story is perhaps as emblematic as any. It is a reminder, in miniature, that the Modi government, as it completes its seventh year in power, is presiding over unfathomable scenes of death and suffering. The pandemic’s second wave would probably have hit India hard under any circumstance. But there is no question that the Modi government’s indifference, incompetence and callousness has given the empire of death a greater rein than it otherwise might have had. But the story is also emblematic in other ways. A young student activist is in jail charged under anti-terror laws. It is
WHO warns against use of ivermectin suggested in India s national Covid management protocol
This drug was classified as a possible therapy for mildly symptomatic patients based on low certainty of evidence in the latest national clinical guidelines for Covid-19 treatment.
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NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended against the general use of ivermectin, an orally-administered drug used to treat parasitic infections - for treatment of Covid-19.
This medicine had recently been included in the Union health ministry s revised national Covid treatment protocol for people with mild disease even though its maker has now clarified that there is no evidence of its efficacy against the viral disease.
A solitary mourner with his loved one in a makeshift cremation ground in New Delhi Ajay Sukumaran, Preetha Nair, Jyotika Sood April 29, 2021 00:00 IST We, The Makers Of This Calvary outlookindia.com 2021-04-30T17:51:03+05:30
It was last October that Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz described India as the “poster child of what not to do” in handling the Covid-induced crisis, slotting the country with the US and Brazil. Six months ago, the economist’s sharp tone could perhaps have been brushed aside, given that things were actually looking up. The epidemic, at least, was heading the other way down. But now, it would seem prophetic a textbook case of how things can go horribly wrong just when they were going swimmingly well.
outlookindia.com 2021-04-30T17:18:21+05:30
As we brave the firestorm of the COVID-19 second wave, the single, clear, overall impression is that the government’s efforts to tackle this unprecedented crisis have all but collapsed. Individuals are on their own, assisted by a heroic but over-strapped healthcare system rising to the challenge, backed by civil society efforts. The problems are too numerous and grim to be enumerated, ranging from shortage of oxygen, to beds, vaccines and medication.
Yet, when the layers of government are peeled away, below the overall failure, a chequered picture emerges. Some states are doing better than others in all aspects of facing the devastation. Local governments such as municipalities and panchayats are also performing better, though their efforts are not celebrated enough as they happen far from the media’s eye. The Union government’s failures are all out there for us to see, regardless of the efforts to remove social media post
Amid Covid-19 Surge, PM Modi, US President Joe Biden Hold Telephonic Conversation
The development comes just hours after US President Joe Biden and US Vice President Kamala Harris assured to help India combat the deadly virus. Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-26T22:27:54+05:30 Amid Covid-19 Surge, PM Modi, US President Joe Biden Hold Telephonic Conversation outlookindia.com 2021-04-26T22:32:57+05:30
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president Joe Biden conversed over telephone on Monday evening.
“Had a fruitful conversation with @POTUS @JoeBiden today. We discussed the evolving COVID situation in both countries in detail. I thanked President Biden for the support being provided by the United States to India,” Modi tweeted.