An independent panel has concluded that the catastrophic scale of the coronavirus pandemic could have been prevented but a “toxic cocktail” of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded. In its long-awaited final report on Wednesday, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) said aContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: The global pandemic – Covid-19 – is neither a natural calamity nor an accident. It is a well-planned disaster with a specific goal. Global Crime: A group of over 500 medical doctors in Germany called ‘Doctors for Information’ made a shocking statement during a nationalContinue Reading
Aligarh: Forty-four employees of the Aligarh Muslim University – 19 professors and 25 non-teaching staff – have died after contracting the Covid virus, sparking concern over yet more cases, and deaths, emerging from the prestigious educational institution. AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor wrote to the ICMR (Indian Council for MedicalContinue Reading
Mumbai: Till the end of last month, 27-year-old Ashish Avhad had to field non-stop telephone calls from COVID patients seeking beds, ambulances and guidance on home isolation. Avhad works as a telephone operator in one of the 24 COVID response “war rooms” in India’s financial capital Mumbai, home to moreContinue Reading
After dipping into his savings to weather India’s snap pandemic lockdown last March, Manoj Kumar was just getting his head above water again earning 600 rupees ($8) a day as a construction worker in the tourist hotspot of Goa. He’d squirreled away enough for a trip last month to hisContinue Reading
India’s COVID-19 infections have surged past 20 million, nearly doubling in the past four months – marking the biggest increase in COVID-19 infections globally. The country of nearly 1.4 billion people has a staggering 3.45 million active cases, although experts warn that actual numbers could be five to ten timesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pondicherry: Archbishop Emeritus Antony Anandarayar of Pondicherry-Cuddalore died of Covid-19 on May 4. He was 75. The death occurred at 9:30 pm at St. Thomas Hospital, Chennai, where he was admitted for Covid treatment. His health condition deteriorated in the morning as the oxygen saturation levelContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: Diocese of Faridabad has launched various activities to help Covid 19 victims get proper care and support. “Eighty percent of my people are affected with Covid and we have lost four religious sisters recently,” Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of Faridabad told Matters India. Some 15 priestsContinue Reading
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 20 said the second wave of the coronavirus had hit India like a storm but appealed to states to use lockdowns only as the last resort. In his address to the nation, the prime minister stressed self-discipline to fight the infection, urgingContinue Reading
Dimapur: Amid surging Covid-19 infections in the Christian majority Nagaland, Governor R N Ravi has requested Church leaders to influence people to follow coronavirus protocols. The governor held a meeting on April 19 with leaders of various Christian denominations in Nagaland at Dr Imkongliba Hal inside Raj Bhavan, his residence,Continue Reading
