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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Covid-19 pandemic: Immigrants can’t get vaccine in Greece, breathalyser tests in Singapore

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

Why Gen Z and millennials are going to be the next Covid vaccine challenge

If we want to have a shot at halting Covid transmission, everybody needs their jabs. But as nations begin offering vaccinations to younger cohorts, they may hit a challenge.

How Modi’s mantra of ‘cooperative federalism’ has unravelled under 2nd Covid wave strain

Central and state officials say ‘tsunami was staring us in the face’ before cases started spiking, and Modi govt did not map data with action required on the ground.

Fresh supply of medical oxygen sent to govt, private hospitals in Delhi amid Covid crisis

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had Tuesday urged the Centre to provide medical oxygen to Delhi and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said there will be chaos if the stocks are not replenished.

Worried about delayed Class 12 boards and your future? Relax, revise, reach for tech

Educators and experts in the field agree growing Covid surge is a difficult time for students, suggest ways to reduce anxiety and prepare for college future.

Between out-of-depth Arvind Kejriwal and distracted Amit Shah, Delhi is missing Sheila Dikshit

Delhi's Covid management needs central intervention. But Modi and Amit Shah can't make it a priority because they are distracted by West Bengal.

Kashmir’s Covid numbers ’cause of concern’ but don’t need lockdown yet, senior official says

Kashmir Divisional Commissioner said the number of active coronavirus cases is expected to rise and asked people to observe Covid-appropriate behaviour.

No need for lockdowns if all follow Covid protocols, says PM Modi in address to nation

PM Modi also said the shortage of oxygen cylinders has come across as a major problem and said all stakeholders were working collectively to meet this challenge.

New Covid lineage B.1.618 identified from Bengal, 2nd in India after ‘double mutant’ virus

CSIR-IGIB’s Vinod Scaria says lineage was found last October and is increasing in proportion in Bengal, but can’t be sure if it’s driving Covid spike.

No private facilities for Covid vaccination in 5 states & UTs, govt data shows

According to the govt's CoWIN portal, 13 small states and UTs have less than 10 private facilities for Covid vaccination drive.

On Camera

Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?