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Covid cases are rising in Europe after easing restrictions ‘brutally’, WHO says

Hans Kluge, WHO’s director for Europe, said countries like the UK, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy and Germany have lifted the Covid curbs 'from too much to too few'.

Govt revokes strict Covid restrictions under disaster act, face masks to continue

Rules relaxed from April 1; Home ministry advisory to states, UTs has, however, warned that we still need to be watchful of the situation.

Lockdown, 2nd Covid wave — new book chronicles India’s story covering two years of pandemic

Published by HarperCollins India, 'The Great Shutdown' by Jyoti Mukul will be released on 25 March on ThePrint's Softcover.

Even mild Covid can cause brain shrinkage and affect mental function, new study shows

Many people who have had Covid report feelings of ‘brain fog’, fatigue and problems with concentration and memory long after their initial symptoms resolve.

With Covid going down, 75% rise in cinemagoers in last 2 months, poll finds

In December 2021, 14% of respondents had plans to visit a cinema hall once in the next two months which rose to 41% in March 2022 – a three-fold rise, says LocalCircles survey.

UP lifts Covid restrictions, allows swimming pools & anganwadi centres to reopen

For weddings and other events, people can attend in full capacity of the venue with the mandatory use of masks and observance of Covid protocols, the govt said.

Corbevax is India’s ‘lowest priced vaccine’, saves exchequer Rs 1500 cr, Biological E says

Hyderabad-based Biological E has priced its vaccine at Rs 990 in the private market. For the government, however, the vaccine is at just Rs 145, making it very affordable.

‘Haven’t even seen a cadaver’ — despair grows for medical students as China won’t call them back

Thousands of Indians studying medicine in China returned as Covid struck in early 2020. Classes have since been held online, depriving students of key practical experience.

China’s Covid 2022 crisis is world-changing in a different way from 2020 & it’s not apocalyptic

Manufacturers have shifted away from China to locales including India, the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia. In many ways, the rest of the world has prepared to work around China.

Mental health effects of severe Covid could last up to 16 months, Lancet study finds

Study conducted by team of researchers from University of Iceland, Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Copenhagen University Hospital of Denmark.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.