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Topic: Coronavirus

Covid vaccine absolutely important to save lives and defeat pandemic, says PM Modi

Speaking on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, PM Modi said the planet will not be the same after Covid & events in the future will be remembered as either pre or post-Covid.

‘Modi, Shah, Khattar hold rallies, meetings but we can’t work?’ Haryana villages boycott lockdown

Eight villages in Haryana say lockdown means death by hunger, poverty. Many others also want to ‘boycott the ruling party’ over farmers' movement.

Traumatised, burnt out & depressed — the silent crisis of Indian doctors in the second wave

Constant high-risk exposure to the virus, surrounded by death & long hours in sweat-drenched PPE kits that make even washroom breaks tricky, the struggle is nightmarish for doctors.

BJP eyes bigger role in UP for Modi’s man who scripted Varanasi ‘Covid turnaround’

Former IAS officer AK Sharma is credited with making Varanasi a relatively safer place in a state where Covid has wreaked havoc, exposing administrative inefficiency & mismanagement.

Over 52 cr shots & counting — how China is racing to vaccinate 40% of population by June end

Data from China’s National Health Commission state that at least 1 crore Covid vaccine doses are being administered daily, & could reach 2 crore — equivalent to Delhi’s population — if needed.

Why men are more likely to die of Covid — US study shows testosterone levels are key

Study published in JAMA Network Open journal urges caution against ongoing clinical trials probing hormonal therapies as a treatment for men with Covid.

Covid has stranded Muzaffarpur migrants at home — and there aren’t enough jobs for everyone

Work in places outside Muzaffarpur has helped residents weather upheavals they experience almost every year in the flood-prone district, but Covid has stripped them of this hope.

Pieces of cloth covering bodies at ghat in Prayagraj removed, SDM says ‘unintentional’

Video showing labourers picking up the pieces of cloth and bamboo sticks, marking where suspected Covid bodies are buried, has gone viral.

Moderna in talks with Cipla, likely to launch single-dose Covid vaccine in India in 2022

While US giant Pfizer is ready to offer 5 crore shots in 2021 itself but it wants significant regulatory relaxations including indemnification, sources said Tuesday.

577 children have been orphaned due to second Covid wave so far, govt says

According to WCD ministry officials, the ministry, state govts and district administrations are working together for the rehabilitation of these 'Covid orphans'.

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.