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Topic: COVID-19

How this Bihar IAS officer saved nearly 250 lives by solving acute oxygen crisis in 8 hours

Purnea averted a disaster on 12 May when the Bihar district's only oxygen plant broke down. An 8-hour operation led by DM Rahul Kumar managed to defuse the crisis.

Will Roche’s antibody cocktail reduce demand for Covid drug tocilizumab — Delhi HC asks govt

Drug firm Roche India, which supplies tocilizumab in India, had told the court it can only endeavour to supply the Covid drug but can't assure to meet the market demand.

100 to 2,000+, Dehradun’s daily Covid cases see huge rise as Kumbh ends, but officials deny link

Dehradun, which borders Haridwar, is by far Uttarakhand's worst-hit district. Its cumulative total of Covid cases was 93,849 on 12 May, or 35% of the state’s 2,64,683. 

Govt in war-footing mode to fight second wave of Covid, says PM Modi

PM Modi said he has 'felt the same pain' that many have endured upon losing their loved ones due to Covid and stated that the terrible pandemic is testing the world at every step.

Dr Reddy’s administers first dose of Sputnik V vaccine in India

The imported doses of the Covid vaccine, which received regulatory clearance on 13 May, are presently priced at a maximum retail price of Rs 948, with 5% GST per dose.

51 nations’ nod shows Sputnik transparency, Russian researchers reply to doubts raised in Lancet

In a Lancet correspondence, an international group of researchers had questioned data discrepancies & lack of transparency around results of Phase 3 clinical trials of Sputnik V.

Covid-19 pandemic: Food worries in Cambodia’s red zones, new Chinese drug under scrutiny

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe

BJP vs BJP in Goa as CM Sawant & Health Minister Rane keep squabbling over Covid surge

Vishwajit Rane has been openly criticising CM Pramod Sawant over oxygen shortage & delayed lockdown, but BJP calls it a mere ‘difference of opinion’.

Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper oxygen plant halts production after developing ‘technical snag’

The company said it anticipated a 'minor technical fluctuation' since the plant remained unattended for three years. A technical expert group has been onsite to monitor the situation.

Chhattisgarh govt to fund education of children losing parents to Covid

The state govt will also fund the education of the children who have lost breadwinner of the family to Covid and get priority in admission to the state-run schools.

On Camera

Sweden’s Indo-Pacific strategy has an India-sized gap. Piggybacking US allies won’t work

The strategy is expected to create further opportunities for investment across Indo-Pacific capitals, including India, which must be strategically leveraged with firm intent.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?