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Topic: COVID-19

UP imposes night curfew in 10 districts, shuts schools till May 15, postpones board exams

A night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am was imposed in districts with more than 2,000 active Covid cases. UP board examinations for Class 10 and 12 were postponed till 20 May.

Kejriwal govt announces weekend curfew in Delhi as Covid cases rise, in-dining, gyms barred too

Only essential services will be allowed to function during the weekend lockdown, with public transport like DTC buses and the Metro also restricted to those providing the services.

Now, IMA flags ‘VIP culture, preferential treatment’ at hospitals, tells PM Modi to intervene

The IMA letter urges PM Modi to direct officials to streamline things at hospitals at the earliest and "prevent burnout" of doctors.

Haryana is prepared for Covid surge with vaccines & beds, no need for lockdown: Minister Vij

Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij says state is prepared to combat increase in infections, will set rules and get people to follow them strictly.

This is how Uddhav Thackeray ensured new Maharashtra lockdown avoids 2020 ‘mistakes’

Uddhav Thackeray govt in Maharashtra has imposed lockdown-like orders for 15 days, stopping short of terming it a full lockdown, as state bears brunt of second Covid wave. 

BJP cancels UP panchayat poll plan amid Covid surge, won’t hold ward-level public meetings

Four-phase panchayat polls in UP begin Thursday. India is currently experiencing a Covid wave that has seen mounting case tallies, and situation is grim in UP as well. 

This CSIR sero survey could partly explain why India is in the grip of Covid wave again

CSIR conducted 2 follow-up sero surveys on people found to be seropositive in a nationwide survey last year. The one conducted after 6 months revealed an interesting finding.

PM Modi holds meet with governors, LGs, says govt committed to ensure vaccines availability

PM Modi urged governors and LGs to actively engage in ensuring that social institutions collaborate seamlessly with state governments towards micro containment.

For more Covid beds, Delhi links banquet halls to govt hospitals, hotels to private hospitals

Authorities will provide medical staff, health infrastructure and consumables for the banquet halls, while private hospitals will do the same for the ‘linked’ hotels.

Covid-19 pandemic — Bangladesh lockdown triggers exodus, Tokyo Olympics ‘difficult’ now

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

On Camera

Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

One of the most difficult tasks for Shigeru Ishiba, apart from keeping together the divided LDP, will be implementing his foreign policy ideas—if he chooses to pursue them.

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?