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TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

India registers over 3.60 lakh new Covid cases, 3,293 deaths in a day

The total death toll due to coronavirus crossed 2 lakh Tuesday while the Covid recovery rate further dropped to 82.33%.

India’s GDP to grow at 11% in FY2021, but Covid surge may put recovery at risk: ADB

Asian Development Bank said for FY2022, India's GDP is expected to expand at 7%, while that of South Asia is expected to rebound to 9.5% this year.

US President Biden says he intends to send Covid vaccines to India, doesn’t specify time

Biden said he discussed the matter with PM Modi. The US is meanwhile sending remdisivir and machinery for vaccine manufacturing to India.

How this Surat govt hospital cut Covid patients’ admission wait to 15 minutes from 5 hours

The New Civil Hospital of Surat has devised a system that allows it to get patients admitted within minutes of arrival. This wasn’t the case until days ago.

Modi govt pulls up Delhi over oxygen supply chaos, dip in daily testing, other Covid logistics

AAP govt was slammed in a review chaired by P.K. Mishra, principal secretary to PM, which was attended by Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev and other officials of both govts.

Countries failed in a global response to prevent India’s ‘tragic’ Covid crisis, Dr Fauci says

White House chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci said outbreak in India has highlighted how wealthier nations have failed to provide equal access to healthcare across the world.

Covid risk increases by 50% if passengers board planes back to front: Study in science journal

The study also showed that risk of virus exposure could be reduced by not using overhead storage bins and by boarding passengers in window seats first.

Three patients die in fire at private hospital in Thane

The fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra locality near Thane at 3.40 am. There were no coronavirus patients in the hospital. said an official.

India absent at China meet with south Asian neighbours on Covid vaccine supply

Chinese Foreign Ministry said the 'door is wide open' for India and expressed deep sympathy over the raging epidemic and extended condolences to its people.

Delhi govt to withdraw order setting up Covid facility for HC judges at 5-star Ashoka

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that direction was issued to withdraw the order, hours after an HC bench clarified that it has not made any such request.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

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.