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Topic: COVID-19

Proximity to Mumbai, floating population, congested areas — Why Pune Covid struggle continues

Amid the second Covid wave, Pune has, once again, emerged as one of the worst-affected districts. On Thursday, the district reported a total of 10,025 cases.

This is how India is disposing of its lakhs & lakhs of Covid vaccine syringes

Each syringe is as light as a one-rupee coin, so experts say the management of waste from the vaccination drive is not difficult to tackle.

Mini lockdowns, night curfews, migrants squeezed into trains — feels like yesterday once more

For all the steps India has taken forward since the virus first broke out, holding on to a false sense of security vis-à-vis lockdown takes us back to square one.

‘Shortage in Congress-ruled states not of vaccines but of commitment’ — Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Prasad's remarks come hours after Rahul Gandhi wrote to PM Modi alleging 'vaccine starvation' in the nation, and demanding an immediate moratorium on vaccine exports.

Maharashtra will need complete lockdown if govt can’t cope with Covid surge: minister Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope hoped that with the curbs currently in place, the state govt would be able to tame the surge but admitted that a laidback attitude had crept in.

200 students at Delhi’s MAMC ‘exposed’ to Covid patient during practical exam in ENT dept

Patient was found Covid-positive on 7 April, after being examined by groups of students for 6 days. But MAMC dean says ‘can’t take action till someone raises matter’.

Daily deaths in Maharashtra less than 1% of new infections, but active cases highest in India

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

In second wave, Centre must avoid mistakes of the first. Not centralise control

Local authorities are better able to tailor communication strategies specific to demographic groups and ensure higher vaccination rates.

176 recipients died in 71 days of India’s Covid vaccine drive, but no direct link found

Union Health Ministry official says there is no clarity yet on how many of these deaths are causally linked to vaccinations, adding that an expert panel will take that call.  

Study shows how tapeworm infestation drug Niclosamide can help treat Covid

In India, Modi govt has already given a go-ahead to conduct Phase 2 clinical trials of Niclosamide for treatment of Covid. 

On Camera

Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

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?