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Topic: COVID-19

Study of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccinations in children paused after blood clots emerge in adults

UK’s drug regulator is investigating rare cases of blood clots in adults who were given Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. No safety issues have arisen in children’s trial, Oxford says.

Everything still under control but lapses behind surge in Covid cases, says Harsh Vardhan

Addressing a video conference with Health Ministers of 11 states to review the Covid situation Tuesday, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the surge in cases may be event-driven.

Vaccine is for most vulnerable, Modi govt says on demands to ease age limit

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the government's aim is never to administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it.

Modi govt asks all its employees aged 45 years and above to get Covid vaccine

The employees are advised to continue following Covid-appropriate behaviour after vaccination, a Personnel Ministry order Tuesday said, in light of a spike in cases nationwide.

Pfizer halts vaccines to Israel as it fails to pay up & French ministers `caught’ partying

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

Here’s how CM and Mumbai Police can control the rise in Covid cases: Kavita Khanna

Kavita Khanna writes an open letter to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale on people violating the Section 144 order.

Covid mutants multiply as scientists race to decode variations

The future of SARS-CoV-2 is hard to predict because it's not just the individual mutations that matter, but also the order & combinations in which they occur.

Kejriwal writes to PM Modi seeking relaxed norms, removal of age limit for Covid vaccine

In his letter to PM Modi Monday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asserted that all people in Delhi can be given the Covid vaccine within three months if requisite permission is granted.

Covid-19 pandemic — Malaysia students back to school, ‘drastic’ rise in cases in Saudi Arabia

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

PM Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ to be held on Wednesday in new format

In February, it was announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's annual interaction with students will be held online this year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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?