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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Covid-19 pandemic: Israel eases mask rules, UK studies if vaccines cover Indian variant

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

Mamata Banerjee reaches out to PM Modi for additional vaccines, medicines

The West Bengal CM said the state govt is taking all necessary steps to protect its people and will spell out measures to deal with the second wave of the pandemic Monday.

That feeling of loss: What school year 2020 has been like for students of Class 10 & 12

Students of class 10 & 12 say Covid-hit 2020-21 has been ‘stressful’, ‘exhausting’. Educationists point to those without online tools, say that gap has to be bridged.

Real vaccine crisis isn’t about AstraZeneca or J&J. It’s about distribution

Every drug maker wants to sell to rich countries, where profit margins are highest. But what of lower middle-income nations, where largest slice of the world’s population lives?

Covaxin production to increase 10 times by September, says Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said that the manufacture of remdesivir jabs, an anti-viral drug against Covid, will be doubled to 74.1 lakh per month by May.

Success stories, ‘Covid seva’ top Modi govt, BJP plans for 2nd anniversary of 2nd term

Govt officials & BJP leaders say in the wake of second Covid wave, celebrations of two years of Modi’s second term will be low-key, digital affairs.

22 people on a train back from Kumbh found Covid positive at railway station in Ahmedabad

These 22 people, including seers, were among around 200 passengers of the Haridwar-Ahmedabad Yoga Express, the only train running between the two cities.

Viral post on UP journalist ‘killed for Kumbh criticism’ is fake, images are from Delhi murder

The journalist, Pragya Mishra, tweeted a clarification Sunday, saying the reports of her death are just rumours. She said she is currently at home because of Covid protocol.

Why Lucknow, UP’s top district in vaccinations, lost its edge during and after ‘Tika Utsav’

On 5 April, Lucknow recorded around 18,000 vaccinations in a day. Ten days later, on 15 April, the day after the end of the 'Tika Utsav', the number was down to 8,907.

PM Modi reviews Covid situation in his constituency Varanasi, talks of vaccinating all above 45

Modi emphasises on ‘testing, tracking, tracing’ just like first wave, asks Varanasi administration to ensure social distancing and mask use.

On Camera

Dear Indian women, leave your fundamental rights at the wedding altar

How have we arrived in 2024, where summarily divorcing your wife can land you in jail, but sexually assaulting her will not?

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?