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Topic: Coroanvirus

Reader View: Cancel Republic Day parade, honour the efforts of all Covid frontline workers

YourTurn is our weekly feature in which ThePrint’s readers share their views or opinions in response to the question of the week.

Covid hasn’t crushed study abroad plans but students could face ‘more competition’ in 2021

Experts in the field of foreign education say 2021 is going to be an interesting year as more students are applying, including those who dropped their plans in 2020 due to Covid.

Smartwatches and fitness trackers could improve prediction of Covid cases, US study finds

According to the study, published in Nature Medicine, personal sensor data is likely to help identify subtle changes indicating an infection, such as in Covid patients.

Boris Johnson braces for second national lockdown as UK Covid cases surge

Johnson is struggling to balance demands of scientists and opposition politicians for tougher measures against calls to prioritize easing of rules to help the economy.

India registers 86,821 new Covid-19 infections in a day, total crosses 63 lakh

According to the Union health ministry data, there are 9,40,705 active cases of coronavirus cases in the country, while the death toll stands at 98,678.

Covid reduces male sex hormone levels, could be reason why more men die of it, study says

Study by Turkish researchers, published earlier this month, says low serum total testosterone level at baseline has 'a significant increased risk for ICU & mortality' in Covid patients.

India R value below 1 is good. Now sustain it through festivals and winter

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Why the visually challenged are signing petitions addressed to apps such as Zomato, Swiggy

Recent Change.org petitions have drawn attention to the problems visually challenged users face while using popular delivery apps such as Dunzo, JioMart, Grofers and others.

Pandemic reinvents grocery shopping in China, South Africa eases lockdown & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Indian scientists discover ‘dance’ of Covid spike proteins, could help design vaccines

IISER Kolkata has managed to minutely study the interactions of the amino acid chains that make up the spike protein — the protrusions on the Covid virus that help it infect human cells.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?