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The New Indian Express Apr 11, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | Though India has far fewer cases compared to these countries, extending the current lockdown without increasing testing would be meaningless, opine experts.
newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/apr/11/testing-remains-key-in-battle-against-corona-2128538.html

The New Indian Express Apr 10, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | There needs to be a concerted effort to destigmatise this disease to help ensure cooperation from patients. After all, the virus has not spared anyone with even British PM Boris Johnson testing positive.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/apr/10/concerted-effort-needed-to-remove-covid-stigma-2128091.html

Concerted effort needed to remove COVID-19 stigma

The daily briefing by the health department is restricted to numbers; the positive cases and even deaths are not named.

The New Indian Express Apr 9, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | Discretion has never been one of #DonaldTrump’s virtues. However, after the enthusiastic welcome of a stadium-full of cheering Amdavadis, organised by PM Modi, India expected more respectful treatment.

#hydroxychloroquine #COVID19Pandemic

https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/apr/09/arm-twisting-by-trump-must-be-resisted-2127633.html

Arm-twisting by Trump must be resisted

Discretion has never been one of Donald Trump’s virtues. In fact, he has built his macho image assiduously by playing bully.

The New Indian Express Apr 8, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | While the government still maintains that community transmission hasn’t yet started, it has for the first time admitted that localised community transmission in some hotspots has been noticed.

#COVID2019india

https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/apr/08/wide-interaction-on-the-next-steps-welcome-2127183.html

Wide interaction on the next steps welcome

Italy and Spain, two of the worst-affected countries in Europe, have been in lockdown for almost a month now.

The New Indian Express Apr 4, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | India has till date tested just more than 50,000 samples, which for a 1.3 billion population, is not even a drop in the ocean.
newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/apr/04/ramp-up-testing-to-combat-covid-19-efficiently-2125453.html

The New Indian Express Apr 3, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | Karnataka’s reservations about opening borders when it is fighting to contain the #COVID19 virus are understandable. But on humanitarian grounds at least, it must consider giving people from across the border access to its hospitals.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/apr/03/not-the-time-to-point-fingers-open-inter-state-borders-2124989.html

Not the time to point fingers, open inter-state borders

Understandably, these are not normal days, and inconvenience with respect to daily life is a given. But there’s a need to intervene when certain sections are unfairly inconvenienced.

The New Indian Express Apr 1, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | The #ArvindKejriwal government has written to the police, seeking an FIR against the religious outfit #TablighiJamaat, but it needs to explain its own lapses. The Jamaat is also equally culpable.
#NizamuddinMarkaz
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/apr/01/corona-spread-jamaat-delhi-govt-are-both-culpable-2124187.html

Corona spread: Jamaat, Delhi govt are both culpable

The Delhi-based headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin, south Delhi, has suddenly become the latest Covid-19 hotspot in the country.

The New Indian Express Mar 30, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | As the country goes through the #21daylockdown and summer approaches fast, access to safe water is going to emerge as one of the biggest problems for many states.
#COVID2019india #waterscarcity
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/mar/30/corona-prepare-for-water-scarcity-now-2123236.html

Corona: Prepare for water scarcity now

Going by a survey, a little over 80% of Indian households have access to just about 40 litres of water a day.

The New Indian Express Mar 28, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | The #COVID19 pandemic has set the world on an endemic cash burn, but the brute fact is, even the combined monetary and fiscal efforts do not equal a complete cure, though they do cushion the blow to an extent. #CoronavirusLockdown
newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/mar/28/rbi-govt-measures-will-cushion-covid-blow-to-an-extent-2122472.html

The New Indian Express Mar 25, 2020

#TNIEeditorial | The service sector is the one that has been hit the hardest by the #CoronavirusPandemic. Sectors experiencing the most pain—airlines, hotels and transportation—need bailouts at the earliest.
#NirmalaSitharaman #coronavirusindia
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/mar/25/fin-mins-moves-just-the-start-in-corona-battle-2121146.html

Fin min’s moves just the start in corona battle

However, to battle the downturn that is staring us in the face, a two-pronged strategy is needed.