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White House says it s doing all it can to help India
Relief supplies from the United States in the wake of India s COVID-19 situation arrive at the Indira Gandhi International Airport cargo terminal in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 30, 2021. (Prakash Singh/Pool via AP)
Counting agents in protective suits stand during the counting of votes of Assam state assembly election in Gauhati, India, Sunday, May 2, 2021. With Indian hospitals struggling to secure a steady supply of oxygen, and more COVID-19 patients dying amid the shortages, a court in New Delhi said it would start punishing government officials for failing to deliver the life-saving items.
China has deleted a Communist Party social media post mocking India s unfolding Covid-19 crisis, it is understood.
The since-removed post showed an image of a recent rocket launch in China next to what looked to be workers at a mass cremation in India, alongside the words: China lighting a fire versus India lighting a fire.
The inflammatory post by China s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission sparked online criticism.
The inflammatory post by China s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, pictured above, sparked online criticism
An image of the Tianhe Core Module which was launched into space by China on April 29 were juxtaposed with a photo of what appeared to be workers at a mass outdoor cremation in India.
BEIJING (Bloomberg): A social media post by China’s top law enforcement body juxtaposing the country’s successful launch of a module into space with grim cremation pyres in India was deleted after it sparked online criticism in China.
India will boost number of medical personnel to tackle Covid-19
Health workers of India wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). AFP file photo
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a series of incentives to boost the availability of an adequate number of medical personnel to help tackle the devastating second wave of Covid-19.
India faces a paucity of health professionals, many of whom are severely stressed, given the enormity of the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Individuals providing services in Covid management will be given priority in regular government recruitments after they complete a minimum of 100 days of Covid-19 duty, an official statement said, our New Delhi correspondent reports.