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August 1-15, 2022 - Vol 3, Issue 2
Australia extends military support Droupadi Murmu to Covid-hit aged care sector takes oath as 15th Richard Marles announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) deployment into aged care facilities has been extended until the end of September, reports Xinhua news agency. It comes as more than 900 aged care centres are combating Covid-19 outbreaks, with more than 6,000 residents and 3,000 staff currently infected. Canberra, July 25 (IANS): The Australian government has extended military support for the Covid-hit aged care sector. On July 25, Defence Minister
“It’s important that we need to be doing everything we can to meet the challenge,” Marles told Australian Broadcasting Corporation television.
“It’s not just extending the military support to aged care, it’s actually increasing it up to 250 personnel through until the end of September.”
The decision reflects the seriousness of the Omicron variant’s high community transmission rates and the
Australian PM rules out reducing isolation period amid battle against Covid in winter
Albanese on July 18 said it is “not the time” to consider winding back the isolation period amid surging case numbers in the current winter months. Dominic Perrottet, Premier of the country’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), has called for the federal government to consider cutting that period, Xinhua news agency reported.
Kovind and Murmu arrived in Parliament in a ceremonial procession shortly before the swearing in commenced.
According to the Aged and Community Care Providers Association, more than 2,000 aged care residents have died with Covid-19 in 2022 alone, accounting for more than 20 per cent of Australia’s total deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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Canberra, July 18 (IANS): Australia’s Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese has ruled out cutting the coronavirus isolation period from seven days.
President of India
In response, Albanese said no change was imminent. “The advice that is there from the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Kelly, was that now is certainly not the time for that to be reconsidered,” he told South Australian radio station FIVEaa. “That’s something health officials will continue to look at. But given the increased spread of the Covid virus in recent times that we’ll see continuing, it’s expected to peak over coming weeks, now’s not the time to change those provisions which are there.” Continued on Page 3
She was scheduled to deliver an address later.
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS): Droupadi Murmu on July 25 took oath as the 15th President of India. Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana administered the oath of office to Murmu in the Central Hall of Parliament. Outgoing President Ram Nath
Before leaving for the swearing-in ceremony, Murmu reached the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her home and office for the next five years, where she was welcomed by Kovind and his wife Savita. The outgoing President had then escorted Murmu to the Presidential study for a brief meeting. Earlier in the morning, Murmu paid tributes to the Father of Continued on Page 3
PM Modi wishes President Droupadi Murmu a fruitful presidential tenure Murmu a fruitful tenure and said that her assumption of office is a watershed moment for India, especially for the poor, marginalised and downtrodden.
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25 wished President Droupadi
In a series of tweets, Modi said: "The entire nation watched with pride as Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji took oath as the President of India. Her assuming the Presidency is a watershed moment for India especially for the poor, marginalised and Continued on Page 3