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Topic: COVID-19

Why Europe is easing lockdowns, US replaces meat with substitutes & other global Covid news

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

India could see last of new Covid cases by July-end, Singapore study predicts using AI, data

Model doesn't take into account possibility of second wave of infections. Researchers also say estimates may not be accurate for countries under-reporting cases.

How Bihar Covid situation deteriorated in 3 weeks, and why doctors fear worst is yet to come

As of Monday morning, Bihar has a total of 277 Covid-19 cases. Eight districts in the state have cases in double digits, with Munger emerging as the worst hit.

Job loss, rent and exodus — Covid-19 crisis tells us migrants need housing security

Practising social distancing and staying home to fight the coronavirus is not possible for migrant workers without housing security.

Coronavirus death toll rises to 872 in India, total cases climb to 27,892

According to the Health Ministry, the number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 20,835 while 6,184 people were cured and discharged.

Why children may be the silent victims of coronavirus

The most consequential effects of this Covid crisis for children are likely to come from two areas: Health and education.

Online shakhas, free ebooks, an app contest: RSS makes big web push amid lockdown

RSS has been holding daily shakhas online during the lockdown. A special nationwide shakha session on 19 April was attended by 48 lakh people. 

FCI says it sent record foodgrains for the poor, blames states for shoddy distribution

According to FCI, states have lifted 40.03 LMT of foodgrains but distributed only 19.63 LMT among beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.  

Modi govt distances itself from ‘Covid tax’, to act against IRS officers who floated idea

The ‘impugned’ report does not represent the official views of the finance ministry or the income tax department, the CBDT said in a statement Sunday.

Covid vaccine could come in a year, but life-as-usual years away, says WHO chief scientist

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan sought to bust many myths around Covid-19, including its rumoured origin in a Wuhan lab.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?