Figures released this week by the National Health Service England show that of the 13,918 patients who died in hospitals till April 17 after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, 16.2 per cent were of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background and those identifying with Indian ethnicity made up 3 per cent of that.

New York is the epicentre of the pandemic in the US and currently has 295,106 COVID-19 cases with over 17,000 deaths.On Tuesday, 337 people died of the disease in the state.

"Indian men are 150 per cent more likely to work in health or social care roles than their white British counterparts," according to the report.

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Nine Indian fishermen who were allegedly harassed and not paid by their employer in Yemen for nearly a year have escaped that country by stealing their employer's boat and sailing for Kochi, a peril-filled voyage of than 3,000 km of open sea, according to the families of two of the fishermen.

"It is informed that the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India, Dubai, have started a database to register Indians wishing to travel back to India under COVID-19 situation. The details can be entered through the website of the Embassy by following the link 'Register in Database of Indians to Travel Back to India under COVID-19 situation'," India in Dubai tweeted.

The Council also confirmed that the clause of ‘Force Majeure’ will not apply in case of COVID-19 death claims. This step was taken to reassure customers who had reached out to individual life insurance companies seeking clarity on this clause.

"To support customers during this time where their car/bike will not be in use, Acko General Insurance has decided to not charge insurance for one month and has announced an industry-first initiative that gives a one-month insurance extension to car and bike owners," Acko General said.

This coronavirus insurance policy is priced at just Rs 156 with an insurance cover of Rs 50,000 for a person aged under 55 years and the cover is applicable at any hospital offering Coronavirus treatment.

Spurred by the insurance regulator to come up with Covid-specific products, several such plans have flooded the market in the past month or so from players such as Star Health & Allied Insurance, Bharti AXA Health Insurance, etc.

The temporary suspension of immigration will affect those who are legally seeking entry into the United States for employment but it will not impact the ones who are already living in the country, the order said.

President Donald Trump's executive order to temporarily halt issuance of green cards aims to "turn off the faucet" of new immigrant labour and is the beginning of a broader strategy to reduce the flow of foreigners into the US.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) argued that the American technology workers, who had challenged the 2015 ruling on giving work permits to H-4 visa-holders, have not been irreparably harmed by such work authorisation.

All existing visas issued to nationals of any country who have not yet entered India, will remain suspended till prohibition on international air travel of passengers from/to India is lifted. Exceptions include Visa issued to diplomats, official passport holders, those in UN/international organisations, and those on Employment and Project visas.

Clarification that overseas earnings of bona fide workers won’t be taxed is ambiguous, say experts.

Virus could hit the way Indian revenue authorities tax their individual, foreign income.

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Buy or Sell: Stock ideas by experts for February 19, 2020

IndiGo Q3 profit jumps 168% to Rs 496 crore; revenue rises 26%

ITC Q3 net profit jumps 29% at Rs 4,142 crore, beats Street estimates

PNB Q3 Earnings: PSU lender reports Rs 492 cr loss on higher provisioning

Sun Pharma Q3 net profit tanks 26% to Rs 913 crore

Axis Bank Q4 results: Net loss at Rs 1,388 cr on Covid-19 provisions

Tech Mahindra Q4 results: Profit falls 29% YoY to Rs 804 crore; revenue rises 7%

RIL Q4 results: Profit dives 39% YoY to Rs 6,348 cr; announces India's biggest rights issue

Sensex falls 470 points, Nifty below 9,000; L&T climbs 6%, Airtel 4%

Sensex sheds 310 pts; Nifty ends below 9k; banking, financial stocks drag

Sensex ends two-day losing run, Nifty just shy of 9,000

Sensex jumps 1,080 points, Nifty tops 9,300; IndusInd jumps up to 8%

Sensex zooms 986 pts on RBI booster, Nifty ends at 9,293; banking stocks rally

Sensex gains 59 points, Nifty ends flat; J&K Bank surges 20%

Oil price collapse sends Sensex tumbling 1,011 pts; Nifty ends below 9K

Sensex rises 100 points, Nifty tops 9,200; Voda Idea rallies 10%

Sensex falls 500 points, Nifty below 9,200; ICICI Bank declines 4%

Sensex plummets 536 pts on weak global cues, Nifty ends below 9,200; bank, IT stocks top drags

Sensex rises for 2nd day, gains 371 points; Nifty just short of 9,400

HDFC twins drive Sensex 606 points higher; Nifty tops 9,500

Sensex zooms 997 pts, Nifty ends April F&O expiry at 9,860; India VIX posts worst month ever

Sensex bleeds 2,002 points due to global selloff; Nifty slips below 9,300