Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, India and China have so far not been able to prepare and carry out the various activities that had been planned to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
With two-thirds of the world’s population living in developing countries facing unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the UN is calling for a USD 2.5 trillion rescue package for these nations.
The Prime Minister emphasised that India had taken unprecedented and early steps in response to this pandemic from mid-January this year, including the world’s largest quarantine and lock-down, implemented by India.
The COVID 19 is a reminder that there are life-threatening issues which transcend borders. The call of the day therefore is to usher in a new type of globalisation where human life stands above human prosperity.
The key to recovery in 2021, the IMF said, is only if the international community succeeds in containing the coronavirus everywhere and prevent liquidity problems from becoming a solvency issue.
Based on the available evidence WHO continues to recommend droplet and contact precautions for those people caring for COVID-19 patients and contact and airborne precautions for circumstances and settings in which aerosol generating procedures are performed
The Prime Minister called on the G20 to come out with a concrete action plan to fight the global pandemic.
G20 pledges to fight tCovid-19, safeguard the global economy, address disruptions in global trade
Both India and Russia have seen a spike in the number of Covid-19 positive cases
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack; In recent years, large numbers of Sikhs and Hindus have sought asylum in India
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