Tag Corona Pandemic

Health, India

COVID-19: Cases rising but under control

Representational Image. Photo by CDC on Unsplash

TNW, New Delhi, April 7. As COVID-19 positive cases have spiked up lately many state governments are urging the central government to extend the lock-down beyond 14 April. Health Ministry however clarified that the decision is yet to be taken.…

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April 7, 2020

Health, State

How Healthy is Bihar’s Healthcare System in Battling COVID-19.

What lies ahead for crumbling health infrastructure of Bihar. (Photo: Fusion Medical Animation/ UNSPLASH)

—Shams Khan TNW, April 1. When world’s leading health care facilities are struggling to cope up with the Corona Virus, one wonders what lies ahead for ill-equipped Indian state like Bihar. This bears importance because last year at the time…

Thenewsweb
April 1, 2020

Features, Health, India

Understanding COVID-19, ‘Order and Chaos’ of Lock-down

‘Order and Chaos’ of Lock-down. ( Photo: Lisa Therese/ Unsplash)

— Kahkashan Gulberg The lock-down which is enforced to curb the spread of Corona virus in the country has, rather inadvertently, ushered a few positives. With the vehicle bans in the cities, the air quality index has improved manifold given…

Thenewsweb
March 31, 2020

Health, India

Corona Virus: India’s infection growth rate much slower than severely affected countries

Representational Image. Photo: (Markus Spiske)

TNW,New Delhi, March 30. According to Health Ministry, despite steady rise in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, compared to severely affected countries like Italy, United State and Spain, the pandemic’s growth rate is considerably low in the country. In…

Thenewsweb
March 31, 2020

Features, Global

Corona Virus: The Great leveler

— Ariba Neyaz New Delhi, March 28. The Corona virus has demolished the class difference. Over a span of a few months the pandemic has spread like a wildfire without caring for economic and physical boundaries. A large number of…

Thenewsweb
March 28, 2020

Latest, Opinion

Corona exposes the virus of western superiority

Citizens in the western countries are bound to act as to why their leaders failed to rise to the occasion. If tourism is to be blamed for the spread of the disease, especially in the Mediterranean region, why no action was taken earlier. And now suddenly all the panic buttons are being pushed. The free media––both social and not so social––played its own quota of role to wreak havoc among the common masses.

Thenewsweb
March 23, 2020

Health, Latest

American Senator Rand Paul tests Corona Virus positive, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on self quarantine.

USA Senator Rand Paul and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (File Photo)

TNW, March 22. Republican Senator Rand Paul has tested positive on Sunday. He was asymptomatic still he opted for the test as a cautionary measure considering, he ‘extensively traveled’ and took part in many ‘events’. Meanwhile, Pertaining to close interaction with…