India's Vande Bharat Mission starts bringing back citizens from abroad

8 May 2020

India’s Vande Bharat Mission starts bringing back citizens from abroad

India’s Vande Bharat Mission starts bringing back citizens from abroadCOVID-19 cases in India stand at around 56,300, out of which 16,500 have recovered.

Movement of Indian citizens from other countries (Vande Bharat Mission) began yesterday. Two flights carrying passengers from Dubai and Abu Dhabi have arrived in Kerala. Citizens from Singapore, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and more are on their way as well.

Within India, 171 special trains have also transported migrants back to their home states till now.

In a tragic incident, 14 migrant workers were run over by a goods train in Maharashtra. They had been walking back to their home states and had been resting on the train tracks. Maharashtra has announced ₹5 lakhs each as compensation for this tragedy. While many migrants have returned home, the situation is still difficult for many more.
 	The Indian Navy has developed a new type of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). It has been approved for mass production.
 	Google has launched an app called Read-Along to help kids learn at home. The new app is based on Google’s existing app, Bolo, which launched in India last year. Bolo has a catalogue of read-along stories in both English and Hindi. Read-Along is now available in 180 countries in 9 languages.

What is the situation worldwide?

Worldwide cases stand at around 3.85 million out of which 1.28 million have recovered.
 	The United Nations and its partners have launched a US$6.7 billion appeal to fight COVID-19, especially for poorer countries.
 	Norway has eased restrictions while Australia plans to re-open. Germany will also open all shops and re-start football matches on 16 May (but in empty stadiums for now).
 	Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have begun COVID-19 virus vaccine trials on humans.

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