India's long coronavirus battle and latest global updates
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that country is facing a "long battle" ahead in its efforts to defeat the pandemic as the country set a new record for daily coronavirus infections. In other news, A nephew of Belgium's King Philippe, Prince Joachim, has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party in Spain, which Spanish media said broke lockdown rules because of the number of people there.
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Modi praises India's fight against Coronavirus
Modi praises India's fight against Coronavirus
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that his country's response to the pandemic has defied global expectations. "The way Indians came together to fight against coronavirus in the last few months, we have proved the world wrong," Modi said Sunday, while delivering his monthly radio address to the nation. Modi claimed the coronavirus recovery rate was better in India than in other countries
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Anxiety and mental stress, children in India are committing suicide during lockdown
According to the latest data released by Kerala, the southern state of India, at least 66 children (below 18 years) in the state committed suicide between March 25 when the lockdown was imposed and the first week of July. In other words, 66 child suicides in just over 100 days. State chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that with schools closed, students facing multiple issues including “anxiety and mental stress”
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India reopens but Taj Mahal’s closure hurting tourism industry
India recently announced reopening plans, some of India's popular monuments have reopened for the first time in more than three months, but its most famous - the Taj Mahal - and others in the city of Agra remain closed. The number of coronavirus cases in India has continued to rise, and the area around the Taj Mahal is under quarantine. India recently surpassed Russia in the number of coronavirus cases
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India becomes 7th worst-hit nation by coronavirus pandemic
India reports another one-day record of new coronavirus cases as the country reported 8,392 new cases in 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country now stands at 190,535 with 5,394 deaths. India has climbed to seventh from the ninth spot in the list of 10 nations worst hit by COVID-19, with more cases than that of France. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to be extra cautious
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