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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

Three scientific and one legal update on coronavirus

In episode 433 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looks at the relationship between virus exposure and severity of illness, Supreme Court's order on media & other updates on Covid-19.

Caged, beaten and shamed – How Covid-19 laws are being abused around the world

Authorities around the world, including in India, are resorting to unprecedented tactics to try and slow the spread of Covid-19.

Over half of Americans are postponing weddings. Until when, few know

Estimates say 6.5% of couples are cancelling weddings, 28% are trying to shift dates, 22.5% are postponing to 2021, and 43% have no plans to do anything yet.

Pentagon to provide 100,000 body bags for civilian use in US Covid-19 crisis

As many as 200,000 Americans are projected to die in the coronavirus outbreak even with another 30 days of most stringent public health restrictions.

Banging pots & pans not just an Indian thing, Brazil using it to protest against Bolsonaro

In Brazil, and other South American countries, banging pots and pans as a mark of protest is a longstanding tradition.

Low-cost antibody test and mathematical model to predict patient count — latest on Covid-19

Eye-related complications in patients to possible faecal transmission among children. ThePrint bring you the latest research on Covid-19.

3 more coronavirus deaths take toll to 38 in India, total number of cases at 1,637

As of Tuesday, Maharashtra reported the most deaths (9), followed by Gujarat (6), Karnataka (3) Madhya Pradesh (3), Punjab (3), Delhi (2), West Bengal (2) and Jammu and Kashmir (2).

Angela Merkel is in isolation to save herself. But pressure mounts on her to save Europe

History may judge Angela Merkel less on her custody of Europe’s powerhouse economy than on what she does to help its weakest members through Covid-19.

Covid-19 death toll in US higher than that of 9/11 terror attacks, crosses 4,000

With nearly 190,000 Covid-19 cases, the US is seeing a death toll higher than the total number of people killed in China due to the virus.

Saudi Arabia asks muslims to put Hajj plans on hold amid virus

Saudi Arabia put the holy cities Mecca and Medina on lockdown to prevent the virus from spreading, and even suspended the Umrah pilgrimage last month.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?