AV 25th April 2020

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Let noble thoughts come to us from every side

25 APRIL - 1 MAY 2020 - VOL 48 ISSUE 50

'OUR MENTAL HEALTH ALSO MATTERS'

Mayor of London hails TfL workers as “real heroes” SEE PAGE 4

Muslims battle right-wing propaganda about Ramadan gatherings SEE PAGE 6

UK court rejects Mallya's plea against extradition order SEE PAGE 10

Covid-19 cases in India spike to 18,985; death toll 603 SEE PAGE 11 Rupanjana Dutta & Priyanka Mehta The UK faces the biggest health crisis in a century and young doctors are rendered helpless, frustrated and exposed to the virus. 27-year-young Dr. Meenal Viz who is six months pregnant with her first child has protested outside Downing Street after being asked to continue working despite her concerns around coronavirus. This perhaps is an

accurate representation of the fears of hundreds of thousands of medics working at NHS frontlines without adequate protection and testing equipment. Almost half of the country’s doctors say they are suffering from severe burnout as Britain sleep-walked into coronavirus. Some are now at the risk of developing psychological and mental health illnesses including anxiety, depression, and at worst Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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India blocks Chinese threat of takeovers SEE PAGE 12


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AV 25th April 2020 by Asian Business Publications Ltd - Issuu