India curbs diagnostic testing kit exports as COVID-19 spreads

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NEW DELHI: India is restricting the export of most diagnostic testing kits, as COVID-19 cases in the South Asian nation topped 3,350 on Sunday ...

NEW DELHI: India is restricting the export of most diagnostic testing kits, as COVID-19 cases in the South Asian nation topped 3,350 on Sunday despite a three-week nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the respiratory disease.

"The two leaders agreed to remain in touch on the issue of global supply chains for critical pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and to ensure they continue to function as smoothly as possible during the global health crisis," White House spokesman Judd Deere, said in a tweet on Saturday. A man wearing a protective face mask looks out of the window during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease in Mumbai, India, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasThe total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Asia, home to roughly 1.9 billion people, climbed close to 7,000 on Sunday, even as the death toll from the respiratory disease in the Indian subcontinent rose to 143.

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday unveiled a 727.50 billion taka stimulus package to help the economy overcome the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

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