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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
TopicCoronavirus crisis

Topic: Coronavirus crisis

India’s Covid cases cross 9 lakh mark, three days after recording 8 lakh infections

India reported 28,498 new Covid cases Monday as active infections stood at 3,11,565. The number of recoveries has reached 5,71,459.

India’s daily Covid deaths have more than doubled in 6 weeks, positivity rate too on the rise

Cause for concern, say experts, is age-wise break-up of deaths — 47% are those aged less than 60 years, and could be a very strong indicator that India is missing deaths among elderly.

Hong Kong virologist, who fled to US, accuses China of covering up Covid threat

In interview to Fox News Friday, Dr Li-Meng Yan, who worked at WHO-affiliated laboratory on infectious diseases of Hong Kong School of Public Health, claimed her supervisor told her 'to keep silent'.

Coronavirus crisis is India’s chance to bring health reforms stalled by British colonial rule

Unlike 1991, this is not an economic crisis. India can take the lesson from the last similar healthcare crisis that the world faced in Spanish flu — reform or perish.

Google, Amazon funnel over $20 million to sites spreading coronavirus conspiracies

A Global Disinformation Index study analysed ads running between January-June on 480 English language websites identified as publishers of virus misinformation

India registers over 20,000 Covid cases in 24 hours, total tally rises to 6,25,544

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, and Karnataka were the states that recorded most of the new cases. The country's death toll climbed to 18,213.

Return to the city or struggle in village? Migrant workers who fled lockdown are in a bind

Migrant workers aren’t expected to return to the cities as long as the virus is spreading and work is uncertain. But there aren’t enough jobs in the villages.

Don’t just blame the virus. Modi govt needs to push more reforms to revive Indian economy

The pandemic isn't the main reason India’s growth has gone off a cliff. The economy had already been weakened by years of mismanagement before Covid.

India’s animal spirits in deep slumber despite resumption of economic activity

The needle on a dial measuring animal spirits swung to the left last month, reflecting weakness in a majority of India's 8 high-frequency indicators.

Why Coronil working or not against Covid makes no difference to Ramdev or his Patanjali

After claiming to ‘cure’ homosexuality and manufacturing medicine that ‘helps’ women conceive a male child, Ramdev is back with Coronil, an Ayurvedic concoction for Covid-19.

On Camera

Oli’s upcoming India visit shows the trust gap is narrowing. Nepal’s China card has limits

The ‘China card’ may have proved to be a useful tool for certain political parties in Nepal, but it cannot substitute for engagement with India.

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.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

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?