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印度新冠病例持续增加，至今仍未看到受控的迹象。部分信众将目光投向“牛粪疗法”。

在古吉拉特邦，有些信徒每周都要去一次牛棚，将牛粪和牛尿混合在一起，涂抹全身，以求增强对抗新冠病毒的免疫力。

Alow pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 16, said the India Meteorological Department. This could lead to heavy rainfall in some places in Goa and the south Konkan region. Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts in Maharashtra constitute the south Konkan region.

In an advisory, the IMD added that the low pressure area will concentrate into a depression over the Arabian Sea by Saturday morning before intensifying into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours.

“A low pressure area has formed over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area today. It is very likely to become well marked over the Lakshadweep area by Friday morning,” the IMD said on Thursday.

This cyclonic storm is likely to intensify further and move north-northwestwards to Gujarat and the adjoining Pakistan coasts. Estimates suggest it will reach the Gujarat coast around the evening of May 18.

Second wave of Covid-19 infections can imperil India’s economic recovery, says American credit rating agency S&P. A sharp surge in new cases has prompted lockdown-like restrictions across the country since April of this year.

In its assessment, S&P said, “In a moderate scenario in which the pandemic peaks later this month, GDP for the full fiscal year could drop by another 1.2 per cent.”

The drop in GDP (gross domestic product) would deepen to 2.8 per cent in a ‘severe’ scenario, the credit rating agency added.

S&P also said that current lockdowns have not been as broad compared to those enforced in India last year since people and firms are now familiar with restricted mobility.