-Livemint.com * The crisis has led to a mass exodus of migrant labour back to their villages, mainly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh * From those working in Restaurants to those making a living by ironing clothes in the neighbourhood, daily wagers are finding it difficult to make ends meet New Delhi: Ashok Kumar, a 42-year-old carpenter, lives in the Rohini area of the national capital and survives on work that he gets...

-The Hindu The Kerala government has been successful in putting the public health sector back on the rails Every year after the Union Budget, newspapers carry articles critiquing the abysmal allocation for the health sector. As the COVID-19 threat looms, doctors, healthcare professionals and state institutions have been regularly issuing guidelines on the precautions to be taken. However, the ubiquitous fault lines of India’s public healthcare infrastructure are being laid bare as...

-TheNewsMinute.com The Chief Minister said that Kasaragod district which has 38 cases will be under full lockdown,. Kerala will be on lockdown, with 28 new cases of COVID-19 being reported in the state on Monday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 95. The lockdown will continue till March 31, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Of the 28 new cases, 19 are in Kasaragod district, five in Kannur, two in Ernakulam and...

-The News Minute In the instance of a young man who recently traveled from Delhi to Chennai, officials have not been able to confirm any contacts or individuals he may have contracted the virus from. India’s first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were first reported in Kerala. Three individuals who returned from China self-reported their travel histories and were tested positive for the virus. Since then, the number of cases have drastically...

-The Hindu Business Line Mumbai: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, life has become akin to a dystopian movie, with lockdowns and quarantines becoming the norm, wherein even doing a nondescript chore comes saddled with dire consequences. But, even as life is grinding to a standstill and uncertainty looms large, are there any glimmers of hope around? Social distancing measures, which include travel Restrictions and companies enforcing work-from-home, have been enforced in all countries...