'It is a ticking time bomb if the authorities don't come forward to help these hapless people.'
'As of this moment, we have 1,173 ventilators, 2,695 ICUs and about 10,408 plus isolation beds.' 'But this number keeps changing with every passing hour as we incorporate more private as well as government hospitals in our fight against the pandemic.'
'Hopefully, people will understand that, beyond medical vaccination plans, in the future we will also need to implement some 'social inoculation' plans.'
'Rate cut should reiterate RBI's commitment in providing confidence to consumers and small business.'
'At this time, staying in the game is more important.' 'If we do that, then wealth can be generated.'
'The josh is very high as we fight this global pandemic.'
'A probable positive patient walking into a centre is not an ideal situation.'
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Pappu Qureshi, a good samaritan in Mumbai, helps feed more than 50 migrants, mostly daily wagers and their children, but with the 21-day national lockdown looming large, time is running out.
'Let us all keep calm and face this medical emergency unitedly.' 'Our top priority is to fight the pandemic and win this war.'
'India is too large a place to have just 10 labs performing these Covid-19 tests.'
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'Our liquidity is strong for the next 15-20 days.' 'But if the situation worsens drastically, then we will have to think about laying off people.'
'The more people get tested, the more people will come under isolation. So the spread will get limited with testing.'
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope warns that the state government will go aggressive if appeals to reduce social distancing are not adhered to.
'The facilities here are neat and clean; proper hygiene is maintained.' 'This is better than what we had expected in India.'
'All the Congress MLAs support Scindiaji and whenever he signals, they will jump ship.'
'100 per cent, the BJP will form the government in Madhya Pradesh and Shivraj Singh Chouhanji will be once again chief minister.'
'A decision on the IPL matches against the backdrop of coronavirus to be held in Mumbai will be taken at the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday.'
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