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Indian Horizon National English Daily [email protected] www.indianhorizon.org RNI No: Deleng/2013/51507 In memory of Dr Asima Kemal and Prof. Dr. Salim W Kemal [email protected] Volume Price: 3.00 No: 7 Issue No: 89 Published from Hyderabad & New Delhi New Delhi Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Pages 12 + 4 pull out (P16) Dalai Lama supports 170 shelters set up to give food & Yuvraj stands Modi’s initiative to accommodation to labourers from with Afridi in fight tackle COVID-19 other States: KTR against COVID-19 P-5 P-3 P-11 Briefs 216 foreigners Coronavirus could push 11 million among 1,746 stayed in people into poverty: World Bank Nizamuddin Markaz Growth in the developing East Asia and Pacific, is projected to slow to 2.1 per cent in the baseline Washington Mar 31: About 5.50/day). Countries in East 11 million people could be Asia and the Pacific that were driven into poverty in East already coping with interna- Asia and the Pacific as a re- tional trade tensions and the New Delhi, March 31 people testing positive and sult of the coronavirus pan- repercussions of the spread of (IANS) There were as many nearly 200 others showing demic that has impacted over COVID-19 in China are now as 261 foreign nationals symptoms. The authorities 780,000 people and killed faced with a global shock, among 1,746 people lodged have begun evacuating the more than 37,000 globally, the said Victoria Kwakwa, Vice at the Tablighi Jamaat’s six-storey building of some World Bank has warned. President for East Asia and the Nizamuddin Markaz facil- over 1,000 others believed The Washington-based Pacific at the World Bank. “In ity as on March 21, a day to have been exposed to the Janhvi Kapoor can still smell mom Sridevi global lender, in a report re- addition to bold national ac- before Prime Minister Na- virus. The building belongs in her dressing room leased on Monday, said that tions, deeper international co- rendra Modi announced to the Tablighi Jamaat, a prior projections had esti- operation is the most effective ‘Janata curfew’ across In- Muslim sect that hosted mated that nearly 35 million vaccine against this virulent dia to contain COVID-19 this month its annual con- 78 complete quarantine in people would escape poverty threat. Countries in East Asia spread. gregation with attendees in East Asia and the Pacific in national Monetary Fund and per cent in the lower-case and the Pacific and elsewhere Additionally, the Minis- coming in from several Kashmir, send home 2020, including over 25 million the World Bank. scenario in 2020, from 6.1 per must fight this disease togeth- try said about 824 foreign- nations, particularly from Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) As many as 78 people in China alone. Growth in the develop- cent in 2019. Noting that the er, keep trade open and coor- ers had been, as on March Indonesia, Malaysia, Thai- completed their 14-day mandatory quarantine in “If the economic situation ing East Asia and Pacific, COVID-19 shock will have a dinate macroeconomic poli- 21, doing Tabligh (Chilla) land, Nepal, Myanmar, Kashmir on Tuesday and were given a warm send- were to deteriorate further, the bank said, is projected serious impact on poverty, cy,” said Aaditya Mattoo, Chief activities in various parts of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and off by police and staff of a city hotel where they were and the lower-case scenario to slow to 2.1 per cent in the the bank said the report esti- Economist for East Asia and the country. Kyrgyzstan before they staying. These persons had arrived here from Leh prevails, then poverty is es- baseline and to negative 0.5 mates that under the baseline the Pacific at the World Bank. The Home Ministry spread out to other parts of two weeks ago and were straightaway taken from the timated to increase by about per cent in the lower-case growth scenario, nearly 24 The report said that the wors- made the announcement the country such as Kash- airport to the quarantine facility at the hotel. As they 11 million people,” it said scenario in 2020, from an es- million fewer people will es- ening in the COVID-19 pan- after the headquarters of a mir and Andhra Pradesh walked out of the hotel, those present, including po- in its April 2020 Economic timated 5.8 per cent in 2019. cape poverty across the region demic and/or more severe/ religious sect in the Niza- creating a web of close con- lice and hotel staff, clapped and cheered them. “It Update for East Asia and the Growth in China is pro- in 2020 than would have in prolonged travel restrictions muddin area emerged as tacts that now threatens to is shameful that those who hide their travel history Pacific ahead of the annual jected to decline to 2.3 per the absence of the pandemic would have further negative one of the biggest coronavi- create an explosion of cases are putting their families and the entire community spring meeting of the Inter- cent in the baseline and 0.1 (using a poverty line of USD impacts on tourism activity. rus hotspot in India with 24 in the country. in trouble,” said Asif Rashid, one of those who were quarantined. “For 14 days, we were taken care of; we were provided all facilities. I want to request all Over 21K migrant relief camps Rate of corona transmission less in India than in other countries: Ministry to stay put in their homes because the coronavirus New Delhi, March 31 been reported in 24 hours,” thousand from one hundred. cooperation of the people. situation is bad,” said another person from Kupwara shelter 6.66 lakh people: MHA (IANS) The Ministry of Health Agarwal said. The Health On the other hand, in other “But as I said that this is a who didn’t want to be named. The doctors who were New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The measures across all states and UTs, and Family Welfare on Tues- Ministry had done a trend countries, 3,500, 5,000, 6,000 battle which we have to fight looking after the quarantined persons said they are Ministry of Home Affairs on Tues- asserting that the enforcement is day said the country had few- analysis based on number and as high as 8,000 cases every day and we are deal- in good health and will spend a few more days in day said that over 6.66 lakh people “satisfactory” and that the supplies er corona cases than in other of cases and deaths reported have been reported in this ing with infectious disease, if home quarantine. “Our medical teams were present have been shifted in a total of of essential items are also smooth. countries. “Thousands of new in the country per day and time-frame. These are devel- even one person shows care- round the clock. 21,064 migrant relief camps across “A total of 21,064 migrant re- cases and hundreds of deaths found that the rate of trans- oped countries and have less lessness, all our efforts will go India amid the coronavirus crisis. lief camps have been set up in the are being reported every day mission was much less than population than India,” said waste,” said Agarwal. “Right The Ministry said over 23 lakh ad- states and UTs in which 6,66,291 in various countries. In India that in developed countries, Agarwal. The Joint Health now we are relatively at a bet- Bengaluru police ditional people are being provided people have been provided shelter 1,071 confirmed cases and 29 given that the density of Secretary said it could hap- ter stage,” said Agarwal. He food to the poor and others in need facilities,” said Punya Salila Srivas- deaths have been reported so population in those countries pen due to collective pre- said the Indian government busts fake mask racket, in various states and Union Ter- tava, Joint Secretary in the Home far,” said Joint Health Secre- is also lower than India. “We emptive measures and fo- did not wait for any world ritories (UTs). As per the Ministry, Ministry. Besides, 23 lakh people tary Lav Agarwal told media. have observed a trend that in cused actions such as social health body to take any stand arrest one it has been continuously monitor- have been provided food facility, “At least 92 new confirmed our country, it took 12 days distancing and lockdown on the coronavirus outbreak Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) The police claimed to ing the enforcement of lockdown the official said. cases and 4 new deaths have for the cases to reach up to a taken by the government and and started taking contain- have busted a fake N95 mask making racket, arrested one person and seized 12,000 such masks, here on Tuesday. “We have arrested Asgar under IPC section 420 and seized the place where the masks were being Priyanka hails produced,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Spike in Covid-19 cases due to lack Jain told IANS. Asgar, 40, and his employer Amir Ar- shad, 40, were producing fake N95 masks at Banaswa- Congress’ COVID-19 di in the city. “They were using normal cloth to stitch of support in some locations: Govt masks and branding them as N95 with a non-existent preparedness company’s name,” Jain said. According to the police, New Delhi, March 31 protocol with respect of the duo didn’t have the licence to produce masks.

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