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Topic: COVID-19

Delhi containment zones down to 158 from 216 after 58 de-contained

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported 22,132 coronavirus cases in Delhi, including 9,243 who were cured or discharged.

India’s total Covid cases cross 2 lakh infections, but includes over 1 lakh recoveries

According to the Health Ministry, the death toll has risen to 5,815 while the number of Covid positive cases stood at 2,07,615 Wednesday

Harvard considers smaller classes, cancelling fall sports as it plans for reopening

Though Harvard is yet to decide on when students can come back it is preparing the campus so it can isolate those who may be hit with the virus.

China kept WHO ‘in the dark’ in early days of Covid pandemic, delayed data release: AP expose

China delayed giving out data on patients and cases by 2 weeks, and didn’t share information about the coronavirus genome sequence, according to an Associated Press report.

Modi govt to study WHO decision to halt HCQ trial, expert panel to review dosage

The suspension of WHO’s hydroxychloroquine clinical trial was to be taken up by an expert committee last week, but the discussions were eventually ‘deferred’.

‘How will we work if we aren’t healthy’, AIIMS Nurses’ Union protests against management

In a letter to the AIIMS' director on 29 May, the Union said it was 'extremely disturbed and dismayed' by the hospital's 'state of affairs' during the pandemic.

China’s Wuhan tests 10 million people for coronavirus, finds 300 asymptomatic cases

Officials said the mass testing carried out at a cost 900 million yuan ($126 million), revealed no new confirmed Covid-19 case.

Why coronavirus treatments shouldn’t take back seat to vaccines

Everything would have to go right to get a vaccine this year, but several types of treatments may be able to help patients in a matter of months.

India very far away from peak of Covid-19, better placed in fight than other nations: Govt

About 14 countries with a cumulative population almost equal to that of India have reported 55.2 times more Covid deaths, says Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry.

Lawyers’ body urges CJI to resume physical hearings from July, says virtual courts not working

Supreme Court Advocate-On-Record Association expresses concern over staggered working of courts in the last 3 months and says it has left many lawyers in financial crisis.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.