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New lockdowns ordered as India's Covid-19 cases near one million
New lockdowns ordered as India’s Covid-19 cases near one millionBihar went into a 15-day lockdown at midnight, a day after IT hub Bangalore -- home to 13 million people -- shut down for a week.
Hindustan Times
Updated: Jul 16, 2020 14:05 IST
Agence France-Presse | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Link: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-lockdowns-ordered-as-india-s-covid-19-cases-near-one-million/story-WPRzbeOhGZ9sx5cbP10SXJ.html
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With India’s caseload on course to hit one million on Friday or Saturday -- and fatalities approaching 25,000 -- authorities across the country are reimposing restrictions that have only recently been lifted. Bihar went into a 15-day lockdown at midnight, a day after IT hub Bangalore -- home to 13 million people -- shut down for a week.
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Chief minister Pramod Sawant said too many people were “stepping out to meet people at parties” and that there was a low level of “awareness and sensitivity”. “We have more than 40,000 people fined for not wearing masks, plus there are many who are detained for flouting rules, but they continue to loiter,” Sawant told local media. “This only establishes that people only understand the language of the law.”
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said that the entire region is fast becoming the next epicentre for the coronavirus. “While the world’s attention has been focused on the unfolding crisis in the United States and South America, a concurrent human tragedy is fast emerging in South Asia,” the organisation said.
“Covid-19 is spreading at an alarming rate in South Asia, home to a quarter of humanity.” While India has reported almost 970,000 cases, the pandemic is also still raging in Pakistan and Bangladesh with almost 260,000 and 195,000 cases respectively.
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Chief minister Pramod Sawant said too many people were “stepping out to meet people at parties” and that there was a low level of “awareness and sensitivity”. “We have more than 40,000 people fined for not wearing masks, plus there are many who are detained for flouting rules, but they continue to loiter,” Sawant told local media. “This only establishes that people only understand the language of the law.”
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said that the entire region is fast becoming the next epicentre for the coronavirus. “While the world’s attention has been focused on the unfolding crisis in the United States and South America, a concurrent human tragedy is fast emerging in South Asia,” the organisation said.
“Covid-19 is spreading at an alarming rate in South Asia, home to a quarter of humanity.” While India has reported almost 970,000 cases, the pandemic is also still raging in Pakistan and Bangladesh with almost 260,000 and 195,000 cases respectively.
Foreign demand for products and services surely affects Asia's policies relating to business reopenings. Our outsourcing of so many service jobs now translates into foreign worker sicknesses and deaths.
During this global pandemic, the old phrase "When America sneezes, the world catches a cold" has taken on an entirely new meaning.
KY.......
