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Topic: COVID-19

UK has issue with India’s CoWin certification, not vaccine. Travel restrictions to remain

Travelling from India to UK is not going to get easier from 4 Oct, despite most Indians receiving Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Jaishankar meets counterpart, asks for resolution.

BJP leader’s Covid vaccination certificate shows 5 doses received & 6th scheduled, probe on

Officials said, it appears to be a case of 'mischief'. The leader, Rampal Singh, has accused health dept of negligence and filed a complaint following which a probe has been launched.

27 countries in 21 months: Covid hasn’t stopped Jaishankar from crisscrossing the world

From January to March 2020, Jaishankar made 4 trips abroad. But since Covid lockdown was lifted in August, he has made dozens of trips for bilateral and multilateral business.

Stringent lockdown to be enforced wherever Covid spread is at critical levels: Kerala govt

The lockdown will be in force in areas where the Weekly Infection Population Ratio is above 10 and the areas will be notified by the DDMA, an order from Chief Secretary VP Joy said.

90% fully or partially vaccinated citizens in Mumbai have Covid antibodies, sero survey shows

BMC survey says among the unvaccinated citizens, 79.86% have antibodies. Overall, 65% of the subjects of the study had received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine.

India sets vaccination record by administering over 2 crore jabs on PM Modi’s birthday

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the 'historic figures' were a 'gift' to the prime minister on behalf of health workers and people.

India registers 34,403 new Covid infections, 320 deaths in last 24 hours

New Delhi: With 34,403 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India's overall infection tally has increased to 3,33,81,728, while the count of active cases...

India registers 25,404 Covid cases, 339 deaths in last 24 hours

Active cases have declined to 3,62,207 and the daily positivity rate stood at 1.78%. According to the health ministry, the Covid vaccine has been administered to 75.22 crore people.

Covid fallout: Seven-fold rise in oxygen beds, 44-fold jump in ICU beds, govt tells SC

Since the Covid pandemic started, years of health infrastructure deficiencies have been addressed like never before, the government’s affidavit in Supreme Court shows.

Covid made India’s child labour problem bigger. In Rajasthan, they slog 18 hrs/day for Rs 50

5 children died in the state between July 2020 & January 2021 due to abysmal working conditions and malnutrition. But kids are still working in bangle factories, dhabas etc.

On Camera

Water stress inevitable, what steel & coal sectors can do to avoid looming crisis

11 of 15 major river basins in India to experience water stress by 2025. India’s major power grids depend on 14 major river basins, all of which are under ‘high water stress’.

What fallen Agniveer Ajay Kumar’s kin got & didn’t get — Army counters Rahul Gandhi’s claim

Kumar’s family will get a total compensation of around Rs 1.65 crore, the Army has said. But amount given to a fallen Agniveer's next of kin differs from case to case.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.