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TopicCovid-19 vaccine

Topic: Covid-19 vaccine

India records over 47,000 new cases in 24 hrs, Maharashtra’s positivity rate rises to 23%

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

No blood donation for 2 months after first Covid shot, says National Blood Transfusion Council

The Covid vaccines being administered in India require recipients to take two shots, 28 days apart. NBTC has advised a further wait of 28 days before blood can be donated.

From next week, all of Delhi’s 260 dispensaries to operate as Covid-19 vaccination centres

The Delhi government has also decided to strictly enforce challans on those flouting Covid norms, in view of the spike in cases.  

Ludhiana makes teachers, bankers, judges & journalists ‘frontline workers’ for vaccination

Deputy commissioner of Ludhiana says he has listed workers from categories which have been active since the lockdown, and need the vaccine immediately.

8,200 syringes/min — how this Indian firm is helping in vaccinating the world against Covid

Haryana-based Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices has been looking to meet the world's demand for syringes amid the global Covid-19 vaccination drive. 

Reasons behind Maharashtra’s disastrous Covid showing dragging the India story down

Maharashtra has 56% of India’s active Covid cases, but just 9.3% vaccinations and 7.6% tests. Experts say need of the hour is to prioritise high-burden districts for vaccinations.

‘Liberals block’ Modi govt’s drive uphill & Mamata’s campaign on wheelchair

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India’s win has many positives. But for World Test Championship final, Top Five will be key

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Between Rahul Gandhi in Kerala and Modi in AIIMS, TV saw the battle of biceps

News channels this week didn’t focus on Mumbai’s cyber attack, Bengal elections or the Hathras case, but the muscular politics of PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi.

Centre asks for report after Karnataka Agriculture Minister gets Covid vaccine at home

Despite facing flak from various quarters including Karnataka Health Minister, Agriculture Minister B C Patil said there was nothing wrong in getting inoculated at home.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.