DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 (PAGE 9) Recovered COVID-19 patients exceed Let's together protect lives, livelihoods in 2 in 5 Indian-Americans worried active cases by over 1 lakh NEW DELHI, June 28: about financial stability fight against pandemic: Vice Prez WASHINGTON, Jun 28: Americans faced immigration “Almost all (Indian- The gap between recoveries and active cases of COVID-19 has NEW DELHI, June 28: ular physical exercise which can themselves and their families. impacts from this pandemic. Americans) are changing their Two in five Indian- crossed 1,00,000, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as be done at home can make our He also asked them to refrain “FIIDS conducted the sur- lifestyle,” FIIDS said. Americans are worried about coronavirus cases in India mounted to 5,28,859 and the death toll Vice President M Venkaiah bodies strong enough to keep from forwarding unfounded, vey of Indo-Americans to find According to Johns Hopkins their long-term financial stabili- rose to 16,095. Naidu on Sunday appealed to all the virus at bay". unverified and panic causing out the impact of the COVID-19 ty due to the COVID-19 pan- Coronavirus Resource Center, The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by the countrymen to together pro- Talking about the uncertain- messages. on them and the community's demic, but almost all are chang- the contagion has infected over 1,06,661 as on Saturday, the ministry said. tect the lives and livelihoods in ty and anxiety created by the Reminding the people of response,” said Khanderao ing their lifestyle, according to a 9.9 million people and killed A total of 3,09,712 patients have been cured of COVID-19 so the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in life for many, the Krishna's advice to Arjuna who Kand, director of FIIDS. first-of-its-kind survey about the more than 498,000 across the far with 13,832 patients having recovered in the last 24 hours, it pandemic. Vice President advised the peo- had said, 'please keep doing This is the first of its kind contagion's impact on the com- world. said. In a Facebook post, the Vice what you need to do and do it survey about the impact of the munity. The US is the worst affected "The recovery rate is 58.56 per cent amongst COVID-19 President said that most of the well', Naidu appealed to people coronavirus pandemic among Similarly, 30 per cent of the country with over 2.5 million patients," the ministry said. countries have ended the lock- to stay calm and have a firm the Indian-Americans. Indian-Americans have had cases and more than 1,25,000 "The graded, pre-emptive and pro-active steps taken by the downs and have started focusing belief that no storm can contin- “We found various organisa- financial impact on their job and deaths. Government of India along with the states and UTs for prevention, on the economy. ue forever. tions and individuals from the internship, the Foundation for The COVID-19, which orig- containment and management of COVID-19 are showing encour- He said that the Government Quoting the spiritual Guru resilient community went India and Indian Diaspora inated in China's Wuhan city in aging results," it said in a statement. is taking continuous measures to Sri Sri Ravishankar, the Vice beyond to help the mainstream Studies (FIIDS) said in a report Presently, there are 2,03,051 active cases and all are under give a boost to the economy and President said that our real-life population with mask, food, December last year, has also on Saturday. active medical supervision, it said. asked everyone to support the partner is our body. medical help and staying battered the world economy According to the report India now has 1,036 diagnostic labs dedicated to COVID-19. government by taking necessary ''Therefore we must take arrangement,” he said. with the International Monetary which is based on a recent This includes 749 in the Government sector and 287 private labs. precautions and following the utmost care of our body by eat- While five in six Indian- Fund saying that the global COVID-19 survey, one in six "Daily more than 2,00,000 samples are being tested. The sam- guidelines. ing the right kind of food and by Americans have no change or a economy is bound to suffer a tested positive or know a family ples tested in the last 24 hours have further increased to 2,31,095. Calling upon the people to ple not to get anxious. "A lot doing physical exercise to stay positive change to family rela- "severe recession". The total number of samples tested, as on date, is 82,27,802," the collectively fight against this member of the Indian communi- depends on our mind?. We fit. Only then will our body sup- tionships, one in four feel Scientists are racing against statement stated. unprecedented health crisis, ty member who tested positive. should search for minimizing port us in fighting diseases,'' he stressed or hopelessness, time to find a vaccine or medi- As on June 28, the COVID related health infrastructure has Naidu said, "Our country's However, only a few Indian- our anxiety and let it not get bet- added. according to the survey. cine for its treatment. (PTI) been strengthened with the availability of 1,055 dedicated COVID strength lies in our faith in spir- ter of us" he advised. The Vice President also Hospitals with 1,77,529 isolation beds, 23,168 ICU beds and ituality and trust in science.'' Asking people to stay con- opined that there could not be an 78,060 oxygen supported beds, it said. He advised people to not nected with family and friends, COVID-19 linked to increased Also, 2,400 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,40,099 press the 'panic' button but reach easy or definitive answer to the he wrote that technology can questions such as- 'How long isolation beds, 11,508 ICU beds and 51,371 oxygen supported beds out for the 'prevention' and 'pro- help them enjoy the feeling of have also been operationalised. Besides, 9,519 COVID Care tection' buttons. will this restricted and constrict- togetherness and connectedness ed lifestyle last and when will risk of stroke: Study Centres with 8,34,128 beds are now available to combat COVID- Maintaining that solution to even if it is virtually. 19 in the country, the ministry said. COVID-19 lies in precautions, we return to our normal He asked people to invest lifestyle?' NEW YORK, June 28: matched by age, sex, and risk factor for acute strokes," Puneet The Centre has also provided 187.43 lakh N95 masks and Vice President listed simple free time in activities that can factors," the scientists wrote in Belani, study co-author from ''We have to probably live COVID-19 is significantly 116.99 lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the states, steps such as the use of face keep them fruitfully occupied the study. Mount Sinai Hospital. with both the uncertainty of the associated with an increased UTs and central institutions. (PTI) masks, practising safe distanc- such as music, fine arts, litera- After adjusting for age, gen- "Patients with COVID-19 duration of the pandemic and risk of strokes, according to a ing and washing of hands fre- ture, cooking, learning new lan- der, and risk factors, the scien- should be evaluated early for the stress it has induced,'' he study which says patients infect- quently as the only known ways guages etc. tists found that COVID-19 acute neurological changes, and added. ed with the novel coronavirus of staying safe. '' Each of us must discover as infection had a significant inde- timely workup should be per- Noting the increasing num- should undergo aggressive mon- Along with these steps, he to what will make us happy and pendent association with acute ber of corona cases in big cities, itoring for the neurological con- formed in patients suspected to also suggested the use of tradi- pursue it,'' Naidu added. ischemic stroke -- caused by a have stroke to reduce morbidity tional foods, herbal and medici- the Vice President expressed dition. Cautioning the citizens not clot that blocks a blood vessel in and mortality," Belani said. nal plant preparations that have optimism over the fact that According to the to get carried away by sensa- the brain. Citing the limitations of the proved to be great immunity many of those affected are over- researchers, including those tional news or the panic-induc- Comparing the group of study, the scientists said the boosters. coming the virus and only a from the Icahn School of ing social media posts, the Vice patients with stroke versus non- study involved only 41 patients Highlighting the importance President asked them to develop small percentage of the affected Medicine at Mount Sinai in the stroke, they showed significant- of Yoga and meditation, Naidu population needs hospitalisa- US, COVID-19 infection is a diagnosed with COVID-19, an attitude of accepting the real- ly elevated number of patients adding that further studies said, "Yoga, Pranayama and reg- ity and working hard to protect tion. (UNI) risk factor for acute strokes. with COVID-19 infection In the study, published in the involving a larger population among the stroke group after may help validate the findings. American Journal of accounting for other known "Future endeavors may Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Universities should not conduct exams Neuroradiology, the scientists common stroke risk factors. assess whether this relationship chairing the 125th Governing Body and 74th General Body meet- assessed patients presenting to The researchers believe that holds true in a larger population ing of Maulana Azad Education Foundation, in New Delhi on amid pandemic : Kapil Sibal six New York City hospitals for patients with COVID-19 should Sunday. suspicion of stroke between be evaluated early for acute neu- and with the pathophysiologic NEW DELHI, June 28: October 2012 in the UPA-II Saturday postponed the online March to April. rological changes. mechanisms inherent in government. open book exams for final-year "We conducted a retrospec- "This is the first major peer COVID-19 that drive this asso- Country tormented by Universities should not con- His remarks come days after students, which were scheduled tive case-control study of 41 ciation," they wrote in the study. duct examinations in the midst reviewed study to show that the remaining CBSE and ICSE to begin from July 1, by 10 days cases and 82 control subjects COVID-19 infection is a risk (PTI) locusts and losers: Naqvi of the COVID-19 pandemic and board examinations for classes "in view of the prevailing situa- even holding online tests is not 10 and 12, scheduled to be held tion of COVID-19 pandemic". RAMPUR (UP), June 28: right as it is "discriminatory" in July, were cancelled due to Several other educational Passion will see me through towards poor students, former the COVID-19 pandemic. institutions, including Aligarh Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday accused the human resource development Congress of trying to turn "disaster into anarchy" and said the "Quite frankly even univer- Muslim University (AMU), minister Kapil Sibal said on sity exams should be post- have decided to conduct online country has been tormented by "locusts and losers". Sunday. many more years: Shah Rukh "In the time of a calamity, there is torment of locusts and los- poned," Sibal said. open book exams. The senior Congress leader Till such time there is a pan- Asked if examinations are MUMBAI, June 28: films saw him play a mix of He also featured in ers, and both should be dealt with strongly. While locusts are dan- also said that with almost half not held how university students negative characters in movies acclaimed films like "Swades", gerous for crops, losers cause disgust in the country. The entire the 2020-21 academic year of Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be promoted, Sibal said like "Baazigar", "Darr" and "Chak De! India", and "My country is strongly working for turning disaster into opportunity schools over without proper on Sunday expressed gratitude but the Congress is trying to turn disaster into anarchy," he alleged. there were two issues -- those "Anjaam" and as a small-town Name is Khan", in which he classes due to the COVID-19 to his fans for "allowing" his simpleton with big dreams in Addressing BJP workers through an online event in the UP spread, board examinations for who are to be promoted from the passion to become his long- played a common man on a mis- town amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the minority affairs minister first year to the second year as "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" sion as opposed to his romantic Class 10 should not be held next standing profession, as he and "Kabhi Haa Kabhi Naa". said the dream of "antyodaya" (empowering the poorest) will be year as it would burden the stu- well as from second year to third clocked 28 years in Bollywood hero staple. achieved through commitment of "aatmanirbhar Bharat" (self- dents unnecessarily. year, and those in the third and this month. The actor's dream run came reliant India). "What has happened is that final year. Shah Rukh, who arguably to a halt beginning 2011, with Today, the country has been speedily moving forward on the half the year has been lost and Those going from first year made the most successful transi- his sci-fi superhero project path of a self-reliant India under the strong and effective leadership we don't know how long this to second year and those from tion from TV to the big screen, "Ra.One". of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, adding that this chal- pandemic will continue. There second to third year must have made foray into Bollywood with Though the decade saw him lenge of crisis will bring a new dawn of "inclusive empowerment". is no need for Class 10 board appeared for semester exams director Raj Kanwar's deliver huge hits with comedies With the Congress attacking the Modi government over the demic, there should be no exams during the period, so assess- exams for a while for these two and holding online examina- "Deewana" on June 26, 1992, "Chennai Express" and "Happy border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, Naqvi said it was ments can be made based on years -- this year and next year tions will be "extremely dis- after his playing lead roles in New Year" between 2013 and unfortunate that while security forces are effectively working with those results for them to be pro- -- and then they could relook at criminatory" because in a lot of popular TV shows "Fauji" 2014, his other attempts, includ- commitment to protect our borders, some political parties are try- this policy," Sibal told PTI in an moted to the next year and that (1988) and "Circus" (1989). ing "Raees", where he played a ing to "demoralise" them. places in India, in remote areas, interview. should be provisional so that The 54-year-old actor said gangster, "Fan", which had him "This is the same political party which had raised question on there is no facility for online Sibal, who as the HRD min- when full classes are held exam- more than his professionalism, it playing a double role and the valour of our security forces during the surgical and air strikes examinations and the poor will ister had spearheaded a reforms be discriminated against, he inations can be conducted, Sibal is his passion to entertain which "Zero", featuring him as a verti- in a criminal conspiracy to disgrace India," Naqvi alleged. will keep him going for many process in the education sector said. said. cally challenged man, fetched He said the country has complete trust in Modi. more years in the industry. It was, however, his turn in under which it was decided to "See you are creating an elit- "But in the meantime, their him acclaim but not box office The country is in safe hands, and the Modi government is leav- "Don't know when my pas- Aditya Chopra's love story abolish compulsory CBSE ist culture where the advantage promotional prospects should glory. ing no stone unturned to ensure the country's safety and dignity, he not be jeopardised. That takes sion became my purpose and "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" Board exams for Class 10, said goes to the rich which have Shah Rukh, who also owns said. care of 1st year to second year then turned into my profession. (1995), which catapulted him to it was a sensible policy to have access to online facilities and to production banner Red Chillies Statements of Congress leaders are nothing but a "sin" of "sup- and second year to 3rd year," he Thank you all for so many years stardom and gave Hindi cinema been followed but when the those institutions which are Entertainment, recently plying oxygen to anti-India forces", he alleged. (PTI) said. of allowing me to entertain you. one of its biggest romantic NDA came to power they privileged to provide online launched their collaborations "Now you come to the uni- More than my professionalism I heroes. reversed that. facilities and online teaching," with streamer Netflix India - "Thank god they have lis- Sibal said. versity exams. Many students believe my passionalism will From 1995 to mid 2000, espionage thriller series "Bard DCDC Kidney Care to add 25 tened to some sane advice and "Why should you hold these who come from far off places see me through many more Shah Rukh starred in titles like of Blood", starring Emraan they have cancelled the board exams in the midst of a pandem- must have gone away from the years of service to all of you," "Dil To Paagal Hai", "Yes exams. Consider the impact it ic. Many of them (students) hostels, how will they take part Shah Rukh tweeted alongside a Boss", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai", Hashmi, and "Betaal", a zombie dialysis centres by year-end would have had, especially on have not got teaching materials in online exams from those latest picture of him. "Mohabbatein", "Kabhi Khushi horror series, featuring Viineet In a subsequent tweet, the the poor students who don't even the specially-abled persons places. Many of those students Kabhie Gham", "Devdas", "Kal Kumar and Ahana Kumra. NEW DELHI, June 28: actor thanked his wife, produc- have access to any online facili- have not been fully provided are from neighbouring coun- Ho Na Ho", "Main Hoon Na", The actor is now reportedly er-interior designer Gauri for Dialysis centres chain DCDC Kidney Care on Sunday said it ties," said Sibal, who was the teaching materials," he said. tries, how will they sit for these "Veer Zaara", all of which were gearing up for filmmaker clicking the photograph and plans to add 25 new centres by the end of the current year as part HRD Minister from May 2009- Delhi University on exams," Sibal asked. (PTI) huge box office hits and earned Rajkumar Hirani's next, two of its expansion plans. wrote "28 years and counting..." the actor the tag of Bollywood's years since his last screen outing The company currently has 112 dialysis centres. Only two of The actor's initial years in 'King Khan'. with "Zero" in 2018. (PTI) them are standalone centres, while the rest are in hospitals. India to check power equipment "We have a network of 112 dialysis centres across India as of now. We are planning to expand further and open 25 more centres India among Switzerland's top-3 partners by 2020-end," DCDC Kidney Care founder and CEO Aseem Garg from China for malware told PTI. The main focus of the company so far has been to part- for info exchange on tax matters ner with various state governments and follow the public-private NEW DELHI, Jun 28: countries are some of the focus Independent States (CIS) coun- partnership (PPP) model, he added. areas of India's proposed power tries. NEW DELHI/BERNE, June 28: ship information and proper into account such cases from Tightening import norms, "We have a larger presence in government hospitals through the sector overhaul, he said. Singh said a committee was implementation of rights and across the world, officials said. India will check all power PPP model in various states and have limited presence in private The move comes in the set up under the Central India figures among the top- safeguards to ensure effective In addition to such exchange equipment bought from China space as of now," Garg said. backdrop of India contemplat- Electricity Authority to exam- three countries getting detailed exchange of information and of information on request and on for malware and Trojan horses The company has its centres in Delhi, Haryana, Himachal ing an economic response ine the cyber threat and the information from Switzerland confidentiality requirements. submission of prima facie evi- that can be potentially used to Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West against China since the June 15 panel has said "it is a real live about bank accounts and benefi- While the issue of alleged dence about financial wrongdo- trigger electricity grid failures to Bengal and Gujarat. border clashes. threat." ciary ownership of entities estab- black money parked by Indians ings, Switzerland has entered cripple economic activity in the Asked about the investment required for the expansion, Garg Singh said some countries "It is very serious," he said. lished by their residents in the in Swiss banks has been a politi- into pacts with more than 100 country, Power Minister R K said: "We are planning to make investment of around Rs 30 crore." who are adversaries or potential "It is sensitive because any Alpine nation, according to the cal hot potato in India for many countries, including India, for Singh said. The company is funded by the Asian Development Bank adversaries will be identified as adversary can bring our entire latest study by OECD's Global years, Switzerland has been try- automatic exchange of informa- India has in the recent days (ADB) and has sufficient funds for expansion. In case need arises, "prior reference countries", and country to a halt. It is a very Forum on transparency and ing hard for a long time now to tion on tax matters. taken steps to impose stringent further funds will be raised, he added. prior government permission sensitive and strategic sector exchange of information for tax ward off a widely-prevailing per- The latest peer review by the quality control measures and The firm employs over 1,000 people. After the expansion, the will be required before import- because the defence industry purposes. ception about its financial institu- Global Forum, referring to the higher tariffs on goods from number will rise to around 1,500, Garg said. ing any equipment from there. and all other industries run on In its latest peer review report tions being used to hide unde- period from July 2015 to June China as it looks to boost on exchange of information on The new centres will be mainly in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh These countries are mostly power. If power goes out, then clared wealth by people from 2018, named India among the domestic manufacturing to cut request, the Global Forum, and Haryana. The company has been actively providing dialysis the ones which share borders you have storage of about 12 to various countries. top-three jurisdictions to which reliance on imports. which is tasked to assess the facilities to COVID-19 patients, Garg said. (PTI) with India, including China and 24 hours only." Under mounting global pres- Switzerland provided informa- In an interview to PTI, Singh standard of exchange of informa- Pakistan. "The threat is very serious," sure, the famed secrecy walls tion on request. The other two said his renewable energy min- tion on request by various juris- "We have reports that mal- Singh added. surrounding Swiss banks have countries were France and CRPF jawan martyred istry has proposed imposing dictions worldwide and their ware and Trojan horse can be He said his ministry has pro- already crumbled over the last Germany. customs duties on some solar compliance, said Switzerland is installed which can be activated posed imposing 25 per cent cus- few years and Switzerland has The review also named Italy, in J&K cremated power equipment starting rated 'largely compliant'. remotely to bring down the toms duty on solar modules been making an all-out effort to Netherlands and Spain among MIDNAPORE (WB), June 28: August 1 as part of the country's India is also rated as 'largely power sector and the economy," from August, which can be present itself as a clean global other significant EOI (Exchange goal of becoming self-sufficient. compliant' by this OECD The last rites of CRPF jawan Shyamal Kumar, who was killed he said. "So we have decided, raised to 40 per cent from April financial centre while dispelling of Information) partners for "Power is a very sensitive (Organisation for Economic in a militant attack in Kashmir's Anantnag, were conducted with because it is a sensitive sector, the long-held perception of its Switzerland. and strategic sector for any 2022. On solar cells, it has pro- Cooperation and Development) full state honours at his home town in West Midnapore district on whatever equipment is made in banks being secret wealth vaults. Without disclosing the num- country. Electricity runs all posed 15 per cent duty, rising to body. Sunday. The 27-year-old was the only child of his parents Badal India, we will purchase them. With regard to India itself, bers for individual countries, the industries, communication sys- 25 per cent in 2022. On solar The Global Forum review Kumar De and Shibani. He had joined the Central Reserve Police And those that are not made in Switzerland has shared detailed Global Forum review report said tems and all databases including inverters, an import duty of 20 said Switzerland has made "sig- Force (CRPF) in 2015, a family member said. India, we will import but check information in more than 500 Switzerland received 3,252 indi- strategic ones and so we have to per cent is proposed. nificant improvements in the Kumar was killed as terrorists, belonging to Jammu Kashmir thoroughly to rule out the pres- cases over the past one year vidual requests for information. guard it against any sabotage by China accounts for nearly 80 areas of availability of legal own- Islamic State (JKIS), opened indiscriminate fire on a road opening ence of any malware or Trojan regarding the accounts in Swiss These requests related to legal countries which are adversaries per cent of module supplies in ership information, exchange of party of the CRPF in Anantnag's Bijbehara area on Friday, accord- financial institutions of Indian ownership information (128 or possible adversaries," he said. horse." India. India currently levies a information on deceased persons ing to officials. individuals and enterprises sus- cases), beneficial ownership "We want to build a firewall." India's power sector has 15 per cent safeguard duty on and requests based on stolen An eight-year-old boy was also killed in the attack, they said. pected to have indulged in tax information (100 cases), More tariff barriers, rigorous faced cyberattacks, a majority imports of solar cells and mod- data". District Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar laid a wreath frauds and other financial irregu- accounting information (318 testing of foreign equipment and of which reportedly originated ules from China and Malaysia. It, however, said some chal- on Kumar's mortal remains at his native village Singpur on behalf larities, while the numbers cases), and banking information prior permission requirements from China, Singapore, Russia That tax expires at the end of lenges remain with regard to of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. increase multi-fold after taking (1,748 cases). (PTI) for imports from adversary and the Commonwealth of July. (PTI) availability of beneficial owner-