Patriot takes a tally of the availability of ventilators in ICUs in the Capital as the threat of Covid-19 pandemic moving to community transmission looms over the country  The total number of ICU beds with ventilators in Central government-run hospitals of Delhi are just 227, including paediatric beds. This number comes from tallying the figure […]

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In the wake of the global outbreak of Coronavirus, parts of Italy have been under lockdown for weeks. Indians can take some lessons from how they are coping with it Just to get an idea of what may be in store during the lockdown, it’s good to interact with and learn from people locked up […]

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Ola and Uber drivers started suffering even before the lockdown. Now they have to sit at home with no social security except that Uber will look after any driver who tests positive for 14 days It was a couple of days before March 22, the day the first lockdown in Delhi was announced until the […]

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Exports of buffalo meat, a huge earner of foreign exchange for India, have been hit as demand for the product in other countries has fallen MEAT, ESPECIALLY buffalo meat, is one of the most wanted exports out of India but Covid-19 seems to be inching closer to destroying its prospects. Along with several other items […]

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Many foreign nationals are stranded in India. Either travel to their countries is banned by the government or airlines are cancelling flights NYUGEN THI HUE, a Vietnamese citizen, had made her way to India on March 10 to attend a wedding, with her return flight booked for the 16th. She was informed on the 14th […]

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While the Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur stated that the spread of Covid-19 will not adversely affect the economy, vendors and owners in Delhi’s biggest gizmo markets tell a different story WITH THE pandemic having started in China — also called the “factory of the world” — the tech industry is beginning to […]

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Connaught Place’s Farzi Café is a good option to relax with some good bites and drink after a long hard week ONE OF the many bar-cum-restaurants in Connaught Place, is Farzi Café, situated strategically in the inner circle. Of their many ways to pull in customers, one of them consists of introducing new items to […]

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India-England women’s T20 World Cup semi-final is the latest example of the governing body’s lack of foresight THERE ARE ways in which moments of travesty can be turned into misplaced validation. A recent example was how Indian cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle reacted to South African women’s cricket team captain, Dané Van Niekerk, saying she would […]

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