A relative comforts a Covid-19 coronavirus patient breathing with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent installed along the roadside amid Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Ghaziabad on May 2, 2021. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP
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The incumbent chief minister’s party in India’s West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in a state election held as the coronavirus pandemic surged to crisis levels.
Modi has been criticized for focusing on the elections instead of making the pandemic his top priority.
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Chinese Communist Party-linked account wrote controversial post on Weibo
Post included juxtaposed photos of China s rocket launch and Indian cremations
‘Lighting a fire in China VS lighting a fire in India,’ the post s caption read
Chinese internet users reacted with anger to the post, calling it inappropriate
The post was deleted in response to the intense backlash it generated
China on Thursday launched main module of permanent space station into orbit
Meanwhile, India reported 392,488 new COVID-19 infections and 3,689 deaths
Source: China State Council Information Office
China is ready to provide support and assistance to the best of its capability to help India fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.
In a phone conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Wang said that China is very concerned about the new wave of COVID-19 infections in India, and Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of sympathy to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China, as a close neighbor and partner, fully understands the challenges facing India, he said, adding that the Red Cross Society of China, local governments, non-governmental friendship organizations and enterprises have rendered assistance to the Indian side.
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Apr 30, 2021 08:29 PM EDT
Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, President Joe Biden s administration expects to implement travel restrictions from the United States to India starting Tuesday. According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, the move responds to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Travel restrictions from the US to India to start on Tuesday
In a statement, Psaki said, The strategy will be applied in light of exceptionally large COVID-19 caseloads and various variants circulating in India. Foreign nationals traveling from India to the United States are subject to the restrictions, not US residents. Lawful permanent residents of the United States and their relatives, foreign authorities, and others traveling for humanitarian, public health, or national security purposes are among those who are exempted.
China is ready to provide support and assistance to the best of its capability to help India fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.
In a phone conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Wang said that China is very concerned about the new wave of COVID-19 infections in India, and Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of sympathy to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China, as a close neighbor and partner, fully understands the challenges facing India, he said, adding that the Red Cross Society of China, local governments, non-governmental friendship organizations and enterprises have rendered assistance to the Indian side.