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India adds 3.7 lakh new Covid infections, 3,645 deaths in a day, active cases cross 30 lakh

The national Covid recovery rate has further dropped to 82.10% and the total death toll increased to 2,04,832.

This Shaheen Bagh shop is supplying oxygen to Delhi’s gasping patients

Waseem Gases, an AC repair shop in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, has been drawing a steady stream of people looking for oxygen, as hospitals run out of medical oxygen

Not all doctors think putting medical, nursing students on Covid duty is practical. Here’s why

Top cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty suggested enlisting final year medical & nursing students to take care of Covid patients, predicting an extreme shortage of nurses and doctors soon.

What caused rural Jaunpur’s Covid surge? UP govt suspects 1 lakh carriers

According to the district health bulletin, as of 27 April, Jaunpur had 5,000 active Covid cases. The figure was 867 on 11 April.

Why ‘98% of oximeters in Indian market are Made-in-China’ but buyers don’t care

India has been reporting over 3 lakh Covid cases daily over past few days, leading to massive demand for items like pulse oximeters.

How to reduce risk of indoor Covid transmission? MIT online app has some answers

According to study by MIT researchers, masks are more important in closed, poorly-ventilated rooms than social distancing to reduce transmission risk.

More people died of Covid in Delhi in last 4 days than in Mumbai since March

Delhi has been reporting a high number of daily Covid cases and its test positivity is nearly 33 per cent, compared to Mumbai’s 13 per cent.

Serum Institute cuts Covishield vaccine price for states from Rs 400 to Rs 300 per dose

The decision follows widespread criticism of SII's pricing policy as it has sold the initial doses of Covishield to the central government at Rs 150 per dose.

‘Indian strain’ of coronavirus found in 17 countries, says WHO

The B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV-2, feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, has been designated as the Variants of Interest (VOI) by the WHO.

Tocilizumab is nowhere to be found, and no one seems to know of next availability

States like Delhi, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Kerala and Chhattisgarh have complained of acute shortage of tocilizumab. The drug is used to treat Covid and rheumatoid arthritis.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?