The number of coronavirus infections rose to 52,952 in India, up by 3,561 over the previous day, the health ministry said on Thursday (May 7), with no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world's second most populous country.
The staff of INHS Asvini hospital wearing
protective gear stand before they were showered with flower petals by Indian
Navy's Chetak helicopter as part of an event to show gratitude towards the
frontline warriors fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in
Mumbai, India, May 3, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)
The death toll was up by 89 to 1783, still low compared with the
United States, United Kingdom and Italy which officials said was because the
government imposed the stay-at-home order on 1.3 billion people much earlier in
the cycle.
The spurt in cases has come
from the densely packed metropolises of Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad which are
also the growth engines of the economy.
Source: NDO
Many countries are grappling with rapidly aging population. As population aging becomes an irreversible global trend with significant impacts on economic and social sectors, nations face the urgent task of creating flexible policies to adapt to and make the most of this trend to build prosperous and sustainable societies.
With a series of stimulus measures, the world tourism industry is on the way to recovery as before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Facing the opportunity to take off, the "smokeless industry” is expected to strongly contribute to global economic growth while promoting potential and cohesion, contributing to peace and sustainable development.
The danger from the COVID-19 pandemic is still latent, threatening people’s health and lives in the context that the immunity provided from the COVID-19 vaccine has decreased. Many other dangerous diseases are also likely to break out when the global vaccination rate slows down, due to inequality in access to health services, vaccine hesitancy, and consequences of economic recession.
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The respect paying ceremony for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong continued on the morning of July 26 at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, with high-level delegations from foreign countries and international organisations paying their last respects and expressing deep condolences.
A wave of condolences have poured in from world leaders, international organisations, rulling parties, Communist parties and partner parties following the death of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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