-The Telegraph 'The way the clustering of cases is on the rise in hospitals — which has led to the closure of 20 hospitals so far — it may lead to more closures' As a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist, my speciality and commitment to my profession amid the current public health disaster because of Covid-19 demands that I stretch myself in whatever possible way to care for the sick who need healthcare,...

-The Week Flower growers across the country might be forced to discontinue cultivation Times have never been so rotten, say flower growers as the sight of wilting flowers across fields during the nationwide Lockdown are driving them to despair. If the government does not step in to help them, these floriculturists might be forced to discontinue flower cultivation. Ram Chander, a 40-year-old flower grower in the village of Ramnagar (Mal block, Lucknow) has...

-Scroll.in This provides a strong indication that the risk of migrants spreading the infection is low, suggest the study’s authors. When the government on March 24 announced a complete Lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, millions of migrant workers were stranded in India’s towns and cities. Tens of thousands of others started walking or cycling hundreds of kilometres to their villages. Though the Lockdown on Friday was...

-ThePrint.in Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management says the number of people they feed has increased since it first began distributing food after the nationwide Lockdown. New Delhi: The Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in the heart of Delhi has seldom let any hungry visitor go without food. With the pandemic now leaving thousands scrambling for their daily meals, the gurdwara’s community kitchen has taken the lead to feed over 75,000 people every day. The kitchen uses...

-The Hindu Farmers’ cooperation, technological upgrading and favourable public policies can help India deal with the pandemic The current national Lockdown to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the problems of food, nutrition and livelihood security confronting a large number of rural people, in particular, migrants to cities. While some measures have been announced, such as provision of additional rice or wheat, some pulses and oil free of cost, as well as...