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Lockdowns to wipe $1.25 billion off Indian economy; 140 bps from Q1 GDP in a week: Barclays On a quarterly basis, the impact will be much higher -- a 140 bps loss of nominal GDP in the first quarter, Barclays said in the report PTI | April 14, 2021 | Updated 12:42 IST Amid surging pandemic cases forcing many states to curb mobility and businesses, a report has said these localised lockdowns in key economic hubs can cost the economy an average of $1.25 billion each week and may shave off 140 bps from the Q1 nominal GDP. If the current restrictions remain in place until May-end, the cumulativ...

Express News Service BENGALURU: Several key health issues are inadvertently being overlooked due to the pandemic, bearing impact on mortality and other outcomes, particularly for patients with cancer.  A study titled 'Decreased Cancer Consultations in the COVID-19 era: A concern for delay in early cancer diagnosis in India' was submitted by HCG Hospitals and will be published in the JCO Global Oncology journal. The study reports that among 24 oncology centres of HCG Cancer Hospitals across India, a cumulative drop of 49.1 % was witnessed immediately after lockdown was imposed.   Interesting...