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India’s Covid death toll may continue to rise for another week, warn health experts

Experts noted that the severity of the infection that is directly affecting the SOPs in a very short span is responsible for deaths in the second wave.

In this AP district, isolating at govt Covid care centre instead of home could win you lottery

Krishna District Collector Md Imtiaz launches lottery to boost occupancy at its Covid care centres, where less than 10% of 3,200 beds are currently occupied.

Black fungus declared an epidemic in Rajasthan

Currently, Rajasthan has around 100 black fungus patients and a separate ward has been made at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur for their treatment.

Not just Covid, India’s junior doctors are also struggling with pay cuts & delayed salaries

Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital is hiring residents for Rs 25,000-35,000 less than pre-pandemic stipend. Doctors across states say govts are insensitive to their financial instability.

This showpiece Bihar govt hospital has all facilities, but patients keep waiting for ‘treatment’

Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College and Hospital was inaugurated in 2020, as part of Nitish govt’s promise to strengthen Bihar’s healthcare.

Delhi govt to form special task force to protect children from third Covid wave — Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the decision was taken at a meeting with officials, and will involve 'better management of adequate beds, oxygen and essential medicines'.

5.86 crore Covid vaccine doses to be provided free of cost to states, UTs — Centre

As per information received from the vaccine manufacturers, 4.87 crore doses will also be available till June end for direct procurement by states & UTs, the health ministry said.

Medium, small-sized hospitals in India could start giving Sputnik V vaccine from next month

The hospitals expect to receive their stocks by June 15 and the cost of each dose is likely to be Rs 1,200.

India reported over 1.5 crore Covid cases since January, yet no sero surveys announced so far

The last sero survey from December 2020 estimated that India was missing infections by a factor of 27. Without a sero survey no such assessment is possible now.

How much alcohol is fine for the brain? Oxford University study says no amount is ‘safe’

The study by researchers at University of Oxford says even moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with more widespread adverse effects on brain than previously recognised.

On Camera

Rajkummar Rao must keep his chin up. Questions will be asked and he’s no victim

Rajkummar Rao now looks pretty much unrecognisable. It doesn’t take much to deduce that eyebrows will be raised, and questions will be asked about his face.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Russia-Ukraine war a gold mine for US, British defence firms — sales rocket, stock prices soar

Such has been the growth in the defence sector that companies are spending billions of dollars on buying back their own shares with record number of orders in pipeline and counting.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.