Tag: India
India’s COVID-19 cases reach 18 million; record number of daily deaths
Second wave of infections has overwhelmed many hospitals who have been starved of life-saving oxygen
India’s coronavirus toll tops 200,000 after record surge in cases
But experts believe the official tally vastly underestimates the actual toll in a nation of 1.35 billion
Pandemic pressures more Indian children to forsake schooling for work
In a bid to address the problem, a Caritas program is promoting a child’s right to education, inclusive development, and social participation
India’s Catholic bishops hit govt ‘negligence’ for surge in COVID-19 infections
The nation of 1.3 billion people has an official tally of 17.31 million infections and 195,123 deaths
Para uskup Katolik India sebut lonjakan COVID-19 akibat kelalaian pemerintah
Para uskup Katolik di India mengatakan bahwa pemerintah yang merasa puas diri dan lalai telah menyebabkan lonjakan infeksi COVID-19 baru-baru ini di negara tersebut.
Amid India’s COVID spike migrant workers still traumatized by 2020 lockdown
Catholic Church launches program to support and protect internal migrant workers in various Indian states
Indian domestic workers count cost of COVID in testing times
Households now wanting COVID-negative test reports and proof of vaccination to hire domestic workers
Migrants who help sustain Indian economy left on the margins
Migrant workers have poor access to health services, social protection, education, housing and sanitation, food and water, and other utilities
For India’s poor, lockdown policing adds to pandemic hardships
Hawkers, slum dwellers, food couriers and migrant workers are most likely to fall foul of lockdown rules
Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead
Govt officials say the mismatch in death tallies may be caused by several factors, including over-caution
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