Monday, June 08, 2020

Coronavirus News (142)

Amit Shah, Coronavirus pandemic, Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, Opposition role, Amit Shah on govt covid handling, India covid case surge, Indian express news

Amit Shah: On Corona, we may have fallen short (but) what did Oppn do? Apart from interviews, the Congress did nothing. ....... Modiji started Shramik trains on May 1. From all the camps, city buses and interstate buses were made to reach railway stations. State governments took on the expenditure. Railways gave them food and water. Whenever they exited railway stations, state governments took them inside quarantine centres, took them to their villages. Food and lodging was arranged, and they were given Rs 1,000-2,000… The states and the Centre have thought about this problem. And that is the reason 1.25 crore people have reached home safely .........  “Big countries have been destroyed in front of it (Covid-19).   

The leadership of Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, has been praised for helping the country’s 5m people manage a strict lockdown

New Zealand eliminates transmission of coronavirus Jacinda Ardern says country has no active cases and will focus on reopening economy .............  “Unlike the rest of the world, not only have we protected New Zealanders’ health, we now have a head-start on our economic recovery”.......... “Even the gloomiest of epidemiologists are confident we’ve gotten rid of the virus now.” .........  she “did a little dance” when first told that the virus had effectively been eradicated ..........  New Zealand has won praise for its aggressive approach to the health crisis. The government introduced a strict lockdown that closed most businesses and schools, sharply limited people’s movements and quarantined people arriving from overseas. The country also benefited from its remote location. ............  New Zealand and Australia are discussing opening a “travel bubble” between the two countries by September. ...........  “We don’t have this focus on individual rights that you have in the US. There is a willingness to give up something for the greater good” ..... “Both Australia and New Zealand have really good healthcare systems. They have safety nets — with some holes — that don’t really exist in the US.”  



 
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