Covid-19 may infect 50% Indians by 2020-end if lockdown lifted: Virologist

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coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

More European countries could scrap tests for fully vaccinated arrivals in the coming days, according to reports.

₹5 lakh to help poor during lockdown Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday announced that the state government would bear the higher education expenses of a salon owner's daughter in Madurai who was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his COVID-19 relief work.The salon owner, Mohan of Madurai district, spent his savings earmarked for the education of his daughter Nethra to buy and distribute groceries and vegetables for the poor during the lockdown period, Palaniswami said and appreciated his gesture."The Tamil Nadu government will bear the higher education expenditure of Nethra," the Chief Minister said, adding, it was to honour Mohan's help for the destitute with dedication, sans selfishness during the

NEW DELHI: As businesses resume work with limited capacities across the country post the two-and-a-half-month covid-19 induced lockdown, actor Akshay Kumar has brought out a new short film on the importance of getting on with life as the battle with the virus persists.

PM Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison also pledged cooperation across a broad spectrum -- from terrorism, maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, reform in the World Trade Organisation to ways to deal with the coronavirus crisis

Opening up the supply-chain ecosystem, which has been severely disrupted by the over two-month long nationwide lockdown, will now be a Herculean task for India Inc, said Rajiv Bajaj, managing director (MD), Bajaj Auto Ltd on Thursday.

NEW DELHI : The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to amend the Essential Commodities Act (ECA). The more than six-decade-old law that empowers the government to impose curbs on stocking of farm produce will now be amended to help farmers get better value for their produce and help attract fresh investments into the beleaguered farm sector. It will also lead to removal of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities.

As the Prime Minister’s call for a country that relies on itself finds wide resonance, India Inc would be better placed to pursue this goal if our economy is kept open to the rest of the world

Not only are such moves ineffective, a drop in trade relations could leave India worse off

The Trump administration is looking at imposing new restrictions on H1B visas, premised on the belief that foreign scientists, engineers and other professionals harm the job prospects of US graduates

NEW DELHI : The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to amend the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), a more than six decade old law that empowers government to impose curbs on stocking of farm produce.

Trump spoke with Modi on Tuesday and 'the two leaders discussed the G-7 (summit), the Covid-19 response, and regional security issues'

That New Delhi has accorded priority to an economic revival was clear in much of what Modi said

NEW DELHI: India and the US discussed on Tuesday the ongoing border tensions between India and China during a telephone call between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, made by the former to invite Modi to the G7 summit in the US later this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation today with United States President Doanld Trump where the US president invited him to the G-7 Summit in US apart from discussing other several issues.

NEW DELHI: Charting out his vision for a self-reliant India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India should not be dependent on any other country on strategic sectors and should embrace the world on its own strength.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his vision on 'Getting Growth Back' at the inaugural address of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday, through via a virtual online meeting.

As Modi enters the second year of NDA-2, covid is posing the biggest challenge yet

Decision influenced by the fact that many farmers are not able to travel to bank branches for payment of their short term crop loan dues during lockdown

According to experts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message to leverage telemedicine also has monetary benefits

NEW DELHI : The cabinet headed by prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the minimum support prices for 14 crops that are 50%-83% higher than the cost of cultivation in an effort to put more money in the hands of farmers.

NEW DELHI: The union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved ₹50,000 crore equity infusion for micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through Fund of Funds, and another ₹20,000 crore fund for the distressed sector.

NEW DELHI : In tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push for a self-reliant India, the government has decided to not sell over 1,000 non-swadeshi products from firms like Jaguar, Eureka Forbes, HUL (foods) at paramilitary forces' canteens from today.

BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged improving discussions on the government's initiative, ‘Make in India’, in the health sector, use of technology-related tools to create healthier societies and make tele-medicine popular.

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Union government was taking measures to restart most economic activities, but added a note of caution that people cannot be complacent and must take more precautions against the coronavirus.

PM Narendra Modi warned the country to remain vigilant against the spread of coronavirus as the country prepares a phased re-opening of activities even as daily cases rise to record highs

NEW DELHI: In a note of caution on the last day of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that while the union government was taking steps to allow restart of most of the economic activity in the country, people have to ensure that they are not complacent and take more precaution against coronavirus pandemic.

NEW DELHI : The world is looking towards India how Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government and the people have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, controlled it and minimised it, said Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation in the 65th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'. Today is the final day of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown. The government has announced a phased exit from over two-month lockdown from tomorrow. PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' address comes a day after the one-year anniversary of the second term of his government.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 65th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' at 11 am on Sunday, the final day of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown.

New Delhi: A unique initiative is being taken up to connect the youth and students of the country with one another in linguistic terms. Under this initiative, a person from one state can be taught short sentences in the regional language of another state through a mobile app.

New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday hailed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government for completing the first year of its second consecutive tenure and called it a year of "accomplishment with unimaginable challenges" and added that this government has the capacity to take bold decisions.

PM Modi’s letter pitched for a self-reliant India as the nation aspires to play a larger role in global supply chains

NEW DELHI : India on Friday said there was no contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on tensions between India and its northern neighbor China even as the president repeated an offer to mediate or arbitrate between the two over a raging border dispute.

The median forecast from a Reuters poll of economists put annual economic growth at 2.1% in the March quarter

This will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first bilateral summit to take place virtually given the embargos on travel due to the covid-19 pandemic

In a telephone conversation, PM Modi recalled Rajapaska’s contributions to the development of Sri Lanka in his long political career, and wished him all the best for his future,' a statement from the Indian foreign ministry said

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention on Wednesday in the alleged "whimsical" functioning of the railways in sending Shramik Special trains to West Bengal daily and urged the BJP-led central government not to pursue politics when the state is battling the dual crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and the trail of destruction left behind by Cyclone Amphan.

Several rounds of talks at the level of brigade commanders have not yielded any result so far

NEW DELHI : The sales head of an Indian consumer products company got cracking, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated that India become self-reliant and become “vocal for their local". He circulated a survey with two questions among his contacts on LinkedIn.

In his conversation with al-Thani, Modi appreciated the attention given by the Emir to ensure that Indian nationals in Qatar were taken care of during the ongoing covid-19 crisis

New Delhi: To mark the completion of the first year of BJP-led government in its second term in office on May 30, the party is planning to hold over 1,000 virtual conferences by senior leaders and its workers will deliver a letter written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 10 crore homes in the country.