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作者： bharat.cn

  • A group of students wearing protective masks walk outside a railway station amid coronavirus fears, in Kochi, India, March 10, 2020.

    A group of students wearing protective masks walk outside a railway station amid coronavirus fears, in Kochi, India, March 10, 2020.

    Police in the Indian city of Nagpur have been hunting down patients who fled the isolation ward of a local hospital where they were interned after showing flu-like symptoms. Three out of five runaways have been tracked down.
    The patients, two women and three men, were placed in a special isolation ward in Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (Mayo) in the western Maharashtra state late on Friday after they complained of symptoms similar to those reported by people stricken with the deadly Covid-19 virus. All of them came to the medical facility of their own volition, the Times of India reported, citing medical sources.

    At least one female coronavirus suspect is believed to have been in contact with a person who has the illness. The woman’s employer, his wife and a colleague are being treated at the same hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

    It’s unclear if the woman, who works as a house help, has contracted the virus herself, with the results of her test and that of the other three fugitives expected to come back on Saturday. One man has tested negative.

    The runaways reportedly tricked doctors into letting them out of the ward by approaching the staff one by one and saying that they wanted to use the bathroom and help themselves to a tea.

    While it is still unknown what prompted the patients to break loose, a large-scale effort to track the runaways has been launched, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rahul Maknikar said.

    “Police have been put on high alert.”

    At least three patients have been since located by police, which demanded they return to the medical facility, the Times of India reported, citing sources, while the chase is underway for the other two.

    India has reported over 80 cases of the coronavirus, including two that resulted in fatalities. As it’s grappling with the outbreak – declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week – Indian PM Narendra Modi called on all the nations comprising the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to band together to stop it from spreading.

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his nation’s traditional no-contact ‘Namaste’ greeting as a substitute for handshakes for everyone

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his nation’s traditional no-contact ‘Namaste’ greeting as a substitute for handshakes for everyone to adopt as the world actively seeks new ways to stem the spread of coronavirus.
    The prime minister has called on India to return to its cultural roots and revive old traditions to fend off the threat of the novel coronavirus officially known as Covid-19. He also urged the world to borrow some of his nation’s useful everyday practices to reduce the risk of contracting the disease that has killed some 3,000 around the globe, mostly in China, where it originated.
    Modi particularly spoke of ‘Namaste’ – India’s traditional greeting, which involves a slight bow with hands pressed together, palms touching, fingers pointed upwards and thumbs close to the chest. The gesture associated with some Indian religions is quite popular in many other Asian countries and beyond.

    “If, for some reason, we have left this habit, it is the right time to adopt this habit once again, instead of going for a handshake,” Modi said, adding that the gesture has already gained some popularity throughout the world.

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of those, who also encouraged his fellow countrymen to follow India’s example when it comes to greeting, in a move welcomed by the Indian embassy. Although, he actually suggested that fellow Israelis do anything to avoid shaking hands.

  • As the world races to cope with Covid-19, many have ditched the typical germ-ridden handshake for India’s ancient “Namaste” greeting

    As the world races to cope with Covid-19, many have ditched the typical germ-ridden handshake for India’s ancient “Namaste” greeting, which may soon catch on after President Trump and the UK’s Prince Charles embraced the gesture.

    The US president could be seen taking up the no-contact greeting – which involves a small bow with hands clasped together at the chest – when he met with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar on Thursday, noting the Indian custom has put the country “ahead of the curve” when it comes to the fast-traveling pandemic.

    “Well, we didn’t shake hands today. We looked at each other, we said ‘What are we going to do?’ You know, it’s sort of a weird feeling,” Trump joked to reporters at the White House while seated alongside Varadkar, who happens to be of Indian origin.