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TopicCovid-19. coronavirus

Topic: covid-19. coronavirus

‘Man of data & details, a cricket lover’ — the IAS officer driving Karnataka’s Covid fight

Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaya Bhaskar, say colleagues, is a soft-spoken, methodical officer with a zeal for data, all of which has helped him manage the state's Covid crisis.

How big city Bengaluru managed to beat coronavirus while Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai struggle

Bengaluru has recorded just 732 cases as of 15 June even as Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have contributed 38% of the country’s over 3.42 lakh cases.   

‘More people with diabetes’, late diagnosis — why Ahmedabad has highest Covid fatality rate

Ahmedabad has a case fatality rate of 7.1%, over twice the national rate of 2.8% and its 128 deaths per million is the worst in the country. 

This is Kerala’s Ayurveda prescription to fight coronavirus and keep infections down

While not using it for treatment, the state government has come up with Ayurveda action plan to promote it as a way of improving immunity in the general population.

Modi govt to ensure Class 10 students who didn’t write board exams are not hassled

Three states – Punjab, Telangana and Tamil Nadu — have already cancelled Class 10 exams for their students this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Delhi civic body says 2,098 Covid deaths in the capital, AAP govt puts figure at 984

MCD's figures come 4 days after ThePrint reported that data from the 5 Covid-designated crematoriums did not match the Delhi government’s death figures.

In Kolkata, 24-yr-old beats Covid after 12 days on ‘artificial lungs’ support using ECMO

Kolkata's AMRI doctors say woman first patient in India to survive after ECMO support, an invasive procedure in which artificial lung is set up outside the body to pump oxygenated blood into it.

Health ministry staff face flak for research paper claiming Covid will end in India by Sept 

The paper has been authored by Anil Kumar and Rupali Roy, both staff of the ministry’s DGHS, who published it in a journal flagged as a predatory one by the UGC.  

In India’s Detroit Sriperumbudur, Hyundai is rolling out cars again, 12,583 units sold already

Chennai’s automotive corridor slowly finds its feet after nearly 2 months of lockdown. Hyundai and many other manufacturing units resumed operations on 8 May.

Cases, fatality rate or deaths per million, India in control of Covid: Niti Aayog expert

In an exclusive interview, Niti Aayog’s health and nutrition adviser Alok Kumar tells ThePrint that India has done way better than other countries with similar Covid numbers. 

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.