Morning Digest: ICMR says slum population most vulnerable to COVID-19 spread, India lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine, and more

Morning Digest: ICMR says slum population most vulnerable to COVID-19 spread, India lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine, and more

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“The ICMR has calculated that compared to rural areas, the risk of spread was 1.09 times higher in urban areas and 1.89 times higher in urban slums. The infection fatality rate is very low at 0.08%,’’ ICMR Director General Dr. Balram Bhargava said at a press meet.

Economic growth this year will depend on when recovery begins, as it is now uncertain whether it will happen in the second half of the year or will be delayed to the next financial year, Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy […]

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