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Topic: COVID-19

After 40 days of lockdown, Indians just wanted alcohol not ‘Gujarat Model’

While it's easy to forget the coronavirus crisis in high spirits, many states realised that opening the shops was not very practical to keep a pandemic at bay.

Did India handle Covid crisis better or Pakistan? The answer lies in these 4 tests

There is a lot India and Pakistan can learn from each other’s response to the coronavirus pandemic — from imposing lockdowns to spending more.

China continues to hide, obfuscate Covid data from the world: Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Pompeo said that he has seen significant evidence suggesting a laboratory in Wuhan was underperforming and the virus may well have emanated from there.

The next Covid crisis could be a wave of suicides

Mental health experts worry that the economic uncertainty and social isolation of the pandemic will make things worse at a time when the health care system is already overwhelmed.

Kerala’s corona recovery rate is 94% against 9% for Punjab, but here’s why it doesn’t matter

Health ministry data on Covid-19 recovery & fatality throws up stark variations from state to state. But experts caution against reading too much into this data.

Testing numbers absent from Delhi’s daily coronavirus bulletin despite HC order & case surge

Absence of testing data despite HC orders raised concerns among health experts after Delhi registered sharpest-ever single-day spurt of cases Wednesday and the figure went up further Thursday.

India plans to expand repatriation from 15 May to bring back citizens from more countries

As part of the second phase of repatriation, Indians stuck in Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Ukraine, Russia, Thailand, among others, will be brought back.

We have to learn to live with the virus, says govt as India crosses 56,000 coronavirus cases

Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal says India’s doubling rate has gone down to 10 days from 12 days, indicating a jump in the number of cases.

Bastar has remained Covid-free. That’s because social distancing is tribal norm, experts say

Administrators and experts say the tribal way of life is built around social distancing, and people have become more vigilant about allowing outsiders in.

Scientists develop sensor that can help smartphones detect coronavirus in 60 seconds

Low vitamin D levels linked to higher deaths and a dialysis device that gives white blood cells a fighting edge, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

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.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.