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Topic: Coroanvirus

US reports more than a million Covid-19 cases, death toll nears 59,000-mark

The US Tuesday became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus, and accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.

Virus infestation in piggy banks and US’ deadly comorbidity

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Why mass coronavirus anti-body tests have serious limits

It’s good to get better picture of how widespread epidemic is but we should be under no illusion we’ll be able to hand out some form of ‘immunity certificate’.

Chhattisgarh seeks 30,000 cr from Centre to deal with economic fall out caused by lockdown

CM Bhupesh Baghel also requested PM Modi to immediately release Rs 10,000 crore, of the total amount, to assist industry, business, service and agriculture sectors.

Delhi to start Covid-19 testing for media persons after 53 Mumbai journalists test positive

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said journalists are also on the front line in Covid-19 battle, can undergo tests at centers from 22 April.

Covid-19 patients doubling rate 9.7 days for past 3 days: Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister of Health, Harsh Vardhan said Covid-19 figures in India are improving with each passing day and the doubling rate is slowing down.

One-and-a-half-month-old infant dies of Covid-19 in Delhi

The baby died at Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital attached to the Centre-run Lady Hardinge Medical College.

Trump suggests China deliberately caused Covid-19 outbreak

Some GOP lawmakers have suggested the virus was released from a lab during Chinese experiments, and Americans should sue China for damages.

Commerce ministry planning financial package for tea industry

The tea industry has been reeling under a crisis, with production hit badly after tea gardens across the country closed due to the nationwide lockdown.

India reports 941 new Covid-19 cases, 37 deaths in last 24 hours

India now has a total of 12,380 cases and 414 deaths. Of the total, 10,477 are active cases while 1,489 patients have been cured, discharged and migrated.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

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?