Biden has said he would consider Republicans for his cabinet as well, though that is unlikely for Treasury chief because it would set up a major fight with progressives who have their eye on that role in particular, according to people close to the campaign. Progressive lawmakers are pushing him to exclude any corporate executives or lobbyists from potential positions, people involved told Reuters. REUTERS/Brian SnyderĪmong the cabinet posts that are most likely to have an effect on stock prices are secretary of the Treasury, which could oversee a $2.2 trillion (1.7 trillion pounds) stimulus bill backed by House Democrats, and Transportation, which will likely oversee a broad infrastructure package to hasten the development of electric vehicles as part of Biden’s $2 trillion climate change plan. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., March 1, 2017. PM Oli also emphasized on building assets on regional level for the prevention and treatment of the disease.FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard speaks at the John F. “We should also encourage our citizens to avoid non-essential foreign travels and unnecessary large scale gatherings.” “Community Based Organisations and non-medical volunteers should be mobilised to spread awareness about the virus,” said PM Oli. He further asserted on facilitation of smooth supply of essential medicines and sanitary materials in all the nations. Likewise, PM Oli further stressed on practicing ‘Namaste’ while greeting each other instead of shaking hands to prevent the spread of virus. PM Oli said that everyone in health sector should be encouraged to share their experiences regarding prevention and treatment of the deadly virus. “Well trained medical facilities should be deployed in critical areas and hospitals of border areas should also be used to conduct health screening,” proposed PM Oli.

PM Oli also called to utilize the traditional medicines, which the SAARC region is rich in, to prevent and treat the virus.

Regional discussions on reviving economies should be held to support each other by providing easy access,” said PM Oli. “It is going to cost all of us if it is prolonged. Oli said that the economic cost of COVID-19 was high. “Modi’s proposal is welcomed and Nepal will also join soon in this fund,” said PM Oli. Responding to PM Modi’s offer, PM KP Sharma Oli said, “PM Modi’s offer to establish SAARC Emergency Medical Center, supported by strong funding mechanism would be desirable.” “This is not the first and not the last pandemic that will affect us,” said PM Modi. PM Modi also stressed on calling the experts to brainstorm on long-term consequences of COVID-19 about how the misfortunes in economy could be revived during the aftermath. “Let us use the existing facilities like SAARC disaster management centers and common research platforms to coordinate in controlling epidemics.” “The integrated disease surveillance portals could also be shared,” said PM Modi. PM Modi further proposed to assemble a rapid response team of doctors and required equipment at regional level, along with online training programmes for emergency response team to raise their competencies. “India offers 10 Million USD for the fund and any member state can use the fund to meet the cost during immediate action to fight the deadly virus.” “India offers to establish a COVID-19 emergency fund, based on voluntary contribution from all of us,” said PM Modi. Speaking at the SAARC video-conference on discussing the threat of pandemic on Sunday, Prime Minister announced this fund to fight against the deadly virus.

Nepal Foreign Affairs (KATHMANDU, 15 March 2020) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to establish a COVID-19 emergency fund.

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