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Virus cases, deaths rise in India’s biggest slum – Lockdown News

12 April 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Virus cases, deaths rise in India’s biggest slum: Coronavirus cases in Mumbai’s densely populated Dharavi slum — one of Asia’s biggest — have risen to 43 including four deaths, officials said Sunday as they ramp up testing in a race to contain the …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Pope celebrates joy of Easter amid sorrow of virus, alone: Pope Francis and Catholics around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the Christian calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Covid-19 update: With a song and slogan, Indore top cop keeps up police force’s morale: Vivek Sharma has a message for the police personnel on duty in the Madhya Pradesh city, which has emerged as the Covid-19 hotspot in the state. Vivek Sharma’s message came on a day when officials said …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook: Amidst all the panic over the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic we need to also plan for what happens AFTERWARDS. This group is a platform to share some positive suggestions about what we personally, as business, community leaders and politicians can do to ensure a better life for all ONCE this pandemic has ended. Post your suggestions and advice freely and with a better, faster recovery in mind.
Source: AFTER COVID-19

Trump to use “facts and instincts” in move toward reopening U.S.: Pope Francis has begun the Easter Sunday mass in a near-empty St. Peter’s Basilica amid the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown, but thousands are watching it via the Holy See’s YouTube channel. The big …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

South Africa says police caught in liquor sales after coronavirus alcohol ban: South Africa, which banned the sale of all alcohol and cigarettes under a coronavirus lockdown that triggered a wave of lootings of liquor shops, said on Sunday it had caught police officers who were …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

S. Africa says police caught in liquor sales after coronavirus alcohol ban: South Africa, which banned the sale of all alcohol and cigarettes under a coronavirus lockdown that triggered a wave of lootings of liquor shops, said on Sunday it had caught police officers who were …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

“The World-Reset” That We Needed: Holidays (for those who are celebrating) are different this time due to global coronavirus lockdown. Plenty of people around the world are away from their families and friends, so its important to …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

World’s militaries face a new enemy in virus outbreak: The coronavirus pandemic has forced militaries and militias to adapt to an invisible enemy, even as traditional conflicts grind on. Armies have had to enforce social …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Pope Francis Easter Sunday mass livestreamed amid coronavirus lockdown: Pope Francis has broken with centuries of tradition by livestreaming the Easter Sunday mass during the coronavirus lockdown in the Vatican. Details: The service began to broadcast in a near-empty St.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

CLICK HERE to join the AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook and tell us what you have planned for AFTER the Coronavirus Lockdown.

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