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Delhi’s third Covid peak longer than earlier ones but may subside soon, says Satyendar Jain

Delhi recorded over 7,800 fresh Covid cases for the first time Tuesday, taking the infection tally to over 4.5 lakh, and 83 new fatalities, the highest numbers since 16 June.

Coming soon on Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar — warnings with smoking scenes

Govt is framing rules to ensure streaming platforms carry health warnings with smoking scenes as depicting tobacco consumption without them amounts to promotion.

India’s Covid tally crosses 86-lakh mark, recovery rate rises to 92.79%

At present, there are 4,94,657 active cases in the country which comprise 5.73 per cent of the total caseload, the health ministry data stated.

Pfizer’s Covid vaccine raises hopes for others but key question could be of price

mRNA vaccines like Pfizer’s are usually more expensive and also need to be stored at lower temperatures

Covid patients at risk of developing psychiatric illnesses, shows Oxford study of US records

The Lancet Psychiatry study suggests two-way link between Covid and psychiatric illnesses, which means those with existing psychiatric illnesses face higher risk of a Covid diagnosis.

Temperature challenge can make Pfizer Covid vaccine a shot for the rich

The investment and coordination required to build deep-freeze production, storage & transportation networks for the vaccine will ensure that only rich nations are guaranteed access.

Our Covid vaccine could be important part of India’s early response, pharma giant Pfizer says

A vaccine developed by US-based Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech has shown 90% efficacy in trials, but pharma giant says the number may vary with further trials.

Only 12% of Covid tests in Bihar have been RT-PCR, says Modi govt

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says govt is concerned not just about Bihar, but also other states where bypolls took place and Covid norms were violated.

Modi govt panel rejects proposal to make chewable Favipiravir tablets for Covid patients

Committee didn’t find MacLeods Pharma’s proposal adequate, but is considering US firm Mylan’s proposal to test Favipiravir with three other drugs.

India’s daily cases dip below 40,000, positivity rate drops to 3.6%, 448 deaths in 24 hrs

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

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.