The last texts of a hospital worker on the front lines

Within days of her last shift as a caregiver, Aya became a patient. She had worked in Woodhull's understaffed emergency room, taking medical histories, ordering tests and asking about symptoms. Now she had become infected.

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Tech Alibaba, Tencent pour cash into India's gambling loopholes 300 mn players use apps such as Dream11, Play Games24x7, Paytm First Games and FanFight to gamble on "fantasy cricket... Google to slow hiring for rest of 2020, CEO tells staff Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told staff about the decision in an email on Wednesday. He also highlighted oth...

Industry Tens of thousands of Chinese PPE kits fail India safety test India continues to see a shortfall in the availability of personal protection equipment (PPE) for healthcare even as... Consumer goods cos adopt 1 lakh Suraksha Stores Large consumer goods companies including Procter & Gamble, ITC, Dabur, Hindustan Unilever, Britannia, Nestle, Mondele... Covid-19 impact: PSU Banks incentivise staff as DBT grows The country's largest lender, SBI, has reduced the interest rate on all staff loans (housing, education, vehicle, com...

Wealth Renewal dates of health, motor covers extended to May 15 If your current health, motor insurance policy is expiring between March 25, 2020 and May 3, 2020 and you are not abl... Pick tax regime for salary TDS, else old applies If you wish to opt for the new tax regime, you will have to inform your employer through the declaration form. The em...

RISE Not just Zoom, Sima Sistani's Houseparty is a rage in this age of lockdowns Houseparty, which has previously been popular mainly with teens, builds in a slew of other features meant to encourag... A truckers' tale in the times of coronavirus With some relaxation in the lockdown kicking in from April 20, movement of goods is expected to see a reprieve. Howev...

NRI Visa regulations a hurdle in the way of medical response Since the H-1B visa is tied with the specific speciality for which they are issued, a doctor with this visa cannot be... NRIs want 120 days' stay law changed A law requiring 120 days' stay in India to claim Non-Resident Indian (NRI) status needs to be changed, an associatio...

Mutual Funds Changes in portfolio hopefully will help us return to our outperformance levels: Nilesh Shetty of Quantum Mutual Fund The correction has been a great opportunity for a value fund manager, high quality stocks which were priced to perfec... Bet on the overall basket of strong performers, says Sundeep Sikka of Nippon India Mutual Fund As the Coronavirus cases across the World touched the one million mark, the economies across the globe are staring at... Arbitrages turn negative, funds lose 40% of assets Their share in the total AUM of hybrid mutual funds dropped by 500 basis points to 20% in March. Arbitrage funds take...

Panache Amidst lockdown, Apple launches second gen iPhone SE, its most affordable device, at $399 The iPhone SE includes wireless charging and dual SIMs, and comes in black, red or white....

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