Tycoons and Bollywood stars may be among the most high profile residents fleeing India’s shores on private jets as the coronavirus crisis escalates — but they are by no means the only ones, according to private jet charter company JetSetGo. The situation in India has become so dire that even upper-middle class families are pooling… Read More: India’s rich are not the only ones fleeing the Covid… »
An AstraZeneca vaccine production line. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The world’s largest vaccine maker by volume, Serum Institute of India, has been told to meet domestic demand for Covid-19 shots first — before distributing them overseas. The move implies that foreign governments could face order delays from the company as it places India’s… Read More: India’s Covid vaccine maker told to meet domestic demand first,… »
India’s confirmed coronavirus tally has crossed 4.6 million after a record surge of 97,570 new cases in 24 hours. India also reported another 1,201 deaths on Saturday, taking total fatalities to 77,472. Infections are growing faster in India than anywhere else in the world and it is the second worst-hit country behind the United States.… Read More: India’s virus cases pass 4.6m after surge »
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decreed a 21-day lockdown across the nation of 1.3 billion people to save it from the coronavirus pandemic By EMILY SCHMALL and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press March 24, 2020, 4:53 PM 3 min read NEW DELHI — India will begin the world’s largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra… Read More: India’s prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus »