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Topic: COVID-19

Covid-19 pandemic: Brussels seeks EU unity over AstraZeneca, push for J&J vaccine in Hong Kong

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

Maharashtra’s Covid situation ‘grim’, Centre has assured help, says Sharad Pawar

In a live address on Facebook Thursday, NCP president Sharad Pawar said his government had no option but to impose curbs as the gravity of the Covid situation cannot be ignored.

Return to normalcy, court hearings, new inmates are turning Punjab jails into Covid hotspots

New Nabha Jail reported 77 Covid positive inmates last week, its highest tally since onset of pandemic. The sudden spike is indicative of a growing problem in Punjab's prisons.

Not prepared for boards, say poor, rural students after year of online classes that never were

CBSE Class 10 and 12 exams are scheduled to commence on 4 May, and most state boards are also eyeing a date in the first week of May.

AstraZeneca clot worries are complicating the race to vaccinate the world

Covax, the initiative designed to level global access to Covid vaccine, is highly reliant on AstraZeneca. Pfizer and Moderna shots are more expensive and harder to store.

‘Think of lockdown, but think of us also’: Fears return for migrants amid fresh restrictions

As Maharashtra, which is reporting India’s highest Covid tally, declares new restrictions, migrants fear another battle for survival. But this time, govt's looking to extend help.

As Covid deaths spike in second wave, Nagpur again turns city buses into hearses

Nagpur has registered the most Covid deaths of any district in worst-hit state of Maharashtra, and recorded 60 on 1 April — the highest in the second wave.

CBSE, ICSE students want exams cancelled, sign petitions, but boards say no change in schedule

CBSE and CISCE exams are both scheduled to start from 4 May. Neither board appears likely to cancel exams just yet.

Off The Cuff with Srikant Sastri & Dr Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

In March 2020, when Covid-19 hit India, there was a race against time to improve health infrastructure, and ensure enough supply of ventilators in...

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?