-OutlookIndia.com On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India was entering a Lockdown for the next three weeks, adding it was the only way to contain the spread of the Novel Coronavirus. About two weeks ago, when suggestions for a nationwide Lockdown started coming in, the biggest concern was the survival of India's daily wage labourers and construction workers, who live from hand to mouth. On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Narendra...
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Coronavirus: Why 21-day Lockdown period? -Ramya Kannan
-The Hindu There is scientific basis and epidemiological significance for the 21-day Lockdown period announced by PM Modi. Is there any public health/epidemiological significance to the 21-day Lockdown period announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? It seems that rich scientific data has fed this decision to announce a 21-day Lockdown period. In fact, 21-day quarantines have been discussed elaborately in the context of Ebola and the calculations are based on the estimated incubation...
More »'Nobody should go hungry': Kerala to start community kitchens in every panchayat -Cithara Paul
-TheWeek.in The govt decision comes in the wake of coronavirus Lockdown Stating that nobody should go hungry in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced his government's plan to start community kitchens in every panchayat in the state in the backdrop of coronavirus induced Lockdown. It is for the first time that a state government is starting a community kitchen in the backdrop of the nationwide Lockdown declared by Prime Minister Narendra...
More »Covid-19: Disaster Act invoked for the 1st time in India -Chetan Chauhan
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The 21-day national Lockdown imposed by the Narendra Modi government to combat the spread of Covid-19 , and which starts at 12.01 am Wednesday is the first time provisions of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, are being invoked. In an order issued by the home ministry, the home secretary as chairperson of the National Executive Committee of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued guidelines for the...
More »Coronavirus Lockdown Could Lead to Famine, Possibly Worse -Surajit Das
-Newsclick.in Clearly, more than half of the Indian population would not be able to stay at home for long. Compensating them would cost around Rs 3 lakh crore or 1.5% of our current GDP. Does this Government have the will? It is definitely easier for those whose income is not dependent on moving out, to stay put at home. Most casual labourers, those that are self-employed and daily-wage earners would not be...
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