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TopicCoronavirus crisis

Topic: Coronavirus crisis

Amit Shah transfers 4 IAS officers, 2 more from Centre to assist Delhi govt in Covid fight

The order was issued within hours of a high-level meeting between the home minister, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Increased testing, 8,000 more beds in Delhi: Key decisions at Amit Shah-Kejriwal meet

The meeting was also attended by Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, LG Delhi Anil Baijal, and Director AIIMS Dr Randeep Guleria, among others.

What pandemic? For some Indians, Unlock 1.0 means Covid crisis is over

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise, some in India are less worried than two months ago. The masks have come off.

The core of Arvind Kejriwal’s politics — create a tussle, play victim, rinse and repeat

Arvind Kejriwal's decision to reserve Delhi’s hospital beds exclusively for city residents, which LG Anil Baijal overturned, is a classic example of the playbook the CM has perfected.

India returns to action in Unlock 1.0 — with fever guns, new habits and longing for the old

With malls, restaurants and religious places reopening, India is uneasily but surely coming back to life, but in the shadow of the coronavirus.

Modi govt to create short-term job opportunities for migrants in 116 ‘Atma Nirbhar districts’

Each of the districts chosen has over 25,000 migrant workers, who have returned after the 25 March lockdown imposed to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

Covid may push millions more into child labour in India and other countries: UN

According to the report by ILO and UNICEF, the result of children being pushed into labour could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress.

India becomes fourth worst-hit country after coronavirus cases exceed UK

India has one of the world’s lowest testing rates, at 3.78 tests per 1,000 people, compared to the UK with 53.53 tests per 1,000, according to Our World in Data.

Russia approves levilimab for treating severe Covid-19 patients, says it reduces death risk

From research on survival of coronavirus on various surfaces to ways of safely inactivating virus for lab work, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Confusion, anguish & Covid funeral — what two families went through after bodies got mixed up

ThePrint's Praveen Jain captures the pain and struggles of two families after a mix-up of bodies at the Maulana Azad mortuary.

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?