India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million
FILE PHOTO: A health worker in personal protective equipment collects a sample using a swab from a person at a school which was turned into a centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease , amidst the spread of the disease, in New Delhi, India, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
“At least 100 health workers have died of Covid-19 in the country so far, but there has been no insurance provided to them by the government,” said A. R, Sindhu secretary of the Centre of Trade Unions, a key participant in the ongoing strike. “In some places, we had a lot of difficulty reaching households, especially in the mountainous regions... Households would be very far apart and we had to get to each of them on foot,” Nagalakshmi.D, a union leader of ASHA workers in the southern state of Karnataka told Reuters.
India has been posting an average of around 50,000 new cases a day since mid-June, but experts say its testing rate at 16,035 per million people is far too low.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Amazon's livestreaming platform Twitch will work 'much closer' with the music industry in Asia PacificMusic is a priority for Twitch, particularly K-pop — the music genre from South Korea that has grown in popularity over the years, according to Sunita Kaur.
Weiterlesen »
Asia Pacific stocks set to trade mixed as U.S.-China tensions weigh on sentimentStocks in Asia Pacific were set to trade mixed on Thursday as investors continued to watch tensions between the U.S. and China.
Weiterlesen »
Peermusic Ups Spencer Lee to Asia Pacific President, Boosting Presence in S. KoreaIndie publisher peermusic has promoted managing director of Asia Pacific Spencer Lee to the added role of Asia Pacific President.
Weiterlesen »
Fintech funding in Asia failed to rebound in the second quarter, report saysFintech companies in Asia saw their capital raise fall around 37% from $2.56 billion in the first quarter to $1.62 billion in the second, a CB Insights report said.
Weiterlesen »
AP PHOTOS: AP Week in Pictures, AsiaJULY 31-AUG. 6, 2020 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific. The gallery was curated...
Weiterlesen »
Asia Today: Australian state's infections 'relatively flat'ASIA TODAY: The coronavirus infection rate in Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has been “relatively flat” in the past week, a state health official says. Victoria registered 450 new cases and 11 deaths.
Weiterlesen »