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Indiscipline, antigen tests & possible mutation behind Delhi Covid surge — expert panel chief

In an interview, ILBS director Dr S.K. Sarin says the surge in Delhi should be seen as a serious wake-up call, adding that rise to 2,000 daily cases will be worrisome.

India’s Covid tally crosses 34-lakh mark with 76,472 cases in a day, recovery rate at 76.47%

There are 7,52,424 active coronavirus cases in the country currently and the fatality rate has further declined to 1.81 per cent.

9 reasons why Covid vaccine will be widely available in 2021

As a physician-scientist, I am asked how I can be sure that researchers will develop a successful Covid vaccine — after all, we still don’t have one for HIV.

Odisha govt directs private hospitals to reserve 10% beds for Covid patients

The notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare department said that all private hospitals having 30 beds or more should include appropriate numbers of ICU beds with ventilators.

Limited machines & staff could scuttle Delhi govt’s promise to double testing in a week

Doubling testing capacity could be easy given that Delhi has been largely conducting antigen tests, but labs say a crunch in resources will make this possible only to an extent.  

Extensive testing needed to find kids ‘silently shedding’ coronavirus, S. Korean experts say

Despite mass testing of suspected Covid-19 cases, patient isolation and contact tracing, about 70% of children at risk of infection had symptoms that didn’t get picked up.

Lockdown seen leading to 1 million unsafe abortions in India, Marie Stopes says

Marie Stopes, a global non-profit for women, estimated that disrupted services could result in 20 lakh additional unsafe abortions, 6.5 lakh unintended pregnancies & 2,600 maternal deaths.

Bengal Covid tests much lower than India’s average, even Bihar, Assam & Odisha testing more

At 19,073 tests per million population, Bengal is lowest among its neighbours. Govt says testing has doubled this month, but experts cite lack of robust infrastructure.

24/7 control room, home quarantining contacts — Modi govt team’s Covid advice for Kashmir

With winter coming and a spike of cases being witnessed in certain regions of J&K, an expert team was sent by the Centre to review the region's Covid measures.

Punjab Covid transmission rate drops to 1.13, MP records lowest tests per million

States Tracker — a daily comprehensive look at how much each state is testing for Covid-19, and how fast and wide the infection is spreading.

On Camera

Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Xi won’t be walking away from Europe with a win in hand, but his visit will almost certainly ignite arguments about the continent’s geopolitical future.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.