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TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

At Agra mental health institute, no one forgets to wear mask — even patients with dementia

There is no active Covid case now at Agra’s Institute of Mental Health and Hospital. Doctors say patients follow all instructions on social distancing, masks, and also vaccination.

India adds over 2.11 lakh new Covid cases, 3,847 deaths in last 24 hours

Active Covid cases have further reduced to 24,19,907, which is 8.84% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has improved to 90.01%, the health ministry data showed.

Indian fuel companies don’t know when demand will pick up again

Diesel and petrol, which account for more than half of oil consumption in India, are bearing the brunt of localised lockdowns and reflect in around 65% of truck fleet lying idle.

Economic indicators show weakness began setting in with April lockdowns

Activity in India’s dominant services sector moderated for a second straight month in April. Google mobility indicators also exhibited a dip across all major cities in the same month.

For once, Bihar is fully stocked with black fungus drug. But that’s due to an old failure

Bihar is well stocked with Amphotericin B, being used to treat black fungus or mucormycosis. The drug is in high demand and many states are reeling under a severe shortage.

Natural or Chinese lab-made? Biden orders US spies to investigate Covid virus origin

Biden said US will keep working with like-minded partners across the world to 'press China to participate in a full, transparent, evidence-based international investigation'.

How to catch rare arterial clots before a stroke? UK study on AstraZeneca shots gives clue

Scientists have reported for the first time details of stroke incidents caused by blood clots in arteries in three adults who received the AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK.

Centre looking into securing part of J&J vaccine to manufacture for Indian market

J&J is unlikely to export its vaccine outside the US in the near future and the 'entire production' at Biological-E facilities in Hyderabad will be handed over to J&J, sources say.

Of 69 Apollo workers who tested Covid-positive after vaccine, 48% infected by B1.617.2 variant

The B1.617.2 variant was first identified in India and has been declared a Variant of Concern by the WHO. No casualty reported among those studied.

Turkey dispatches Covid aid to India as President Erdogan extends ‘helping hand’

Two Turkish military aircraft with Covid supplies like oxygen concentrators, tubes & ventilators will reach New Delhi late Wednesday.

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.