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Topic: COVID-19

Covid-19 cases in India cross 15,000, death toll climbs to 507

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state, with 3,651 cases, followed by Delhi with 1,893 cases.

Modi govt employees irked by pressure to donate to PM CARES Fund to fight Covid-19

The revenue dept under finance ministry has gone a step ahead, appealing to officials to donate a day’s salary every month until March 2021. This has added to the resentment.

Senior Punjab cop loses battle with Covid-19, was to undergo plasma therapy

Anil Kohli, an assistant commissioner of police in Ludhiana, was on ventilator support. He was scheduled for a plasma therapy but died before the procedure could begin.  

Media layoffs amid Covid-19 crisis and coronavirus doesn’t care if you’re a VIP

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Navy remains ‘combat-ready’ after 26 sailors test positive for Covid-19

To allay fears about Covid-19 cases affecting the Navy's overall functioning, the force said its missions for coastal and offshore security will continue as before.  

30% of India’s Covid-19 positive caseload linked to Tablighi Jamaat meet, says govt

The states worst affected by the March congregation of Tablighi Jamaat are Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

India to get over 3 lakh PPE this month, Reliance, TikTok, Red Cross among major donors

A consignment for 2 lakh PPE from Singapore is on its way while Reliance Industries and Red Cross together have donated over 60,000 equipment this month.

Instagram founders build website which gives live updates on spread of Covid-19

RT.live uses a statistic called an effective reproduction number, which tracks the average number of people who catch the virus from a single infected person.

Pregnancy in a pandemic — lockdown triggers anxiety, doctors advise patience and caution

Limited medicine supplies, inadequate healthcare support and no transport have led to fears of infant and maternal mortality.

How will Covid-19 crisis shape world order and relations with China

In episode 447 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how the democratic world will respond to China once the Covid-19 crisis ends.

On Camera

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?