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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Global debt jumps to $226 trillion, India’s dues projected to rise to 90.6% in 2021 — IMF

According to IMF, debt levels increased fast due to Covid and the policies put in place to respond to it.

Covid-19 pandemic: Hundreds of cops died from virus in US, Russia reports record daily deaths

ThePrint brings you some of the important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Why tiny Mizoram has emerged as Covid hotspot with 17% positivity rate as rest of India sees drop

Officials in Mizoram’s health department point to a variety of factors that could have led to the recent surge, including a large ‘vulnerable population’ and ‘targeted testing’.

Covid-19: Sydney exits lockdown after 4 months, while Romania struggles with 4th wave

ThePrint brings you some of the important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Beware of Covid this festive season, only 6% Indians see ‘good’ social distancing around them

Survey released by LocalCircles based on 65,000 responses from 366 districts also shows only 13% people say there’s more than 90% compliance with masking protocols.

Can I catch COVID from the pool? Not from the water but watch out for changing rooms

Your Covid risk is greater indoors than it is outdoors, where contaminated air is more likely to be whisked away on air currents.

India records 19,740 new Covid infections, 248 deaths in last 24 hours

Active cases have declined to 2,36,643 and comprise 0.70% of total infections, and the national recovery rate has been recorded at 97.98%, according to health ministry data.

India registers 21,257 new Covid cases, 271 deaths in last 24 hours

Active cases declined to 2,40,221, the lowest in last 205 days, while the daily rise in Covid cases remained below 30,000 for 14th day in a row.

Govt prepared to handle 5 lakh Covid cases a day, NITI Aayog’s V K Paul says

Paul stressed that preparations don't mean that such a high number of infections will be reported in the future.

Current situation can’t be taken for granted, health ministry warns ahead of festive season

Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal Thursday asked people to watch 'October, November, December' as a Covid resurgence is possible during the festive season.

On Camera

The math is clear — buying Russian oil is now a losing deal for India

India’s Russian oil purchases have effectively meant a transfer of gains from millions of workers in labour-intensive sectors to a few large refiners.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Doctor-led terror module behind Delhi blast was in phase 2 of ops, planned serial bombings in December

While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.