TIMES OF INDIA
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 16, 2020, 14:37:28 IST
India's Covid-19 patient count has crossed the 12,000 mark, an the death toll is at 414. The govt has identified 170 districts as hotspots, where the lockdown will be enforced more stringently. MHA has come out with a new set of guidelines for the lockdown period. Stay with TOI for all updates.
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Congress party and I want to give positive and constructive suggestions to the government: Rahul Gandhi
It is up to the government to take those suggestions or not.
Need to extend protection to the doctors and nurses: Rahul Gandhi
This country is bigger than any disease, says Rahul Gandhi
If we are able to overcome this, it will put us in a much better place. India will defeat this disease.
We need to rise above caste and religion to fight against the virus: Rahul
If we don't forget these divisions, we will start to loose in the fight.
No harm in testing. It helps to find out about the disease and large scale testing should take place: Rahul
Fight against Covid-19 has only started, declaring victory now will be wrong: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Our government must be very compassionate in dealing with migrants: Rahul Gandhi
Migrant labour issue is a very serious issue. This needs to be solved: Rahul Gandhi
The amount of money being given out by the government is nowhere adequate, and it needs to be increased, says Rahul Gandhi
I disagree with PM Modi on many things but today is not the time for that, but to fight the virus: Rahul Gandhi
We can fight the virus only if India stands together.
Direct money should be transferred to the bank accounts of the poor people, says Rahul Gandhi
The grains in our store houses should be distributed to the poor, says Rahul Gandhi
Push testing aggressively and use testing strategically, to assist the states in their fight, use it not to just track patients but to create a map of India to see where the virus is moving: Rahul Gandhi
Testing is out strategic weapon against Coronavirus: Rahul
If you want to fight the virus, you've to increase the testing dramatically and your testing has to go from chasing the virus to moving ahead of it. You have to move to random testing and pre-empt where the virus is moving.
Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaderGive out as much money to poor as you can, but keep in mind that there is going to be a financial backlash: Rahul Gandhi