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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Private schools can’t hike fees, can charge only monthly tuition: Delhi govt

Delhi govt order also says schools can’t exclude children from online classes due to unpaid fees, and have to continue paying full salary to staff.

Why India may not see the kind of Covid-19 outbreak rest of the world has seen

Dr Raman R. Gangakhedkar, head of epidemiology & communicable diseases at ICMR, examines various Covid-19 issues with ThePrint's National Affairs Editor Jyoti Malhotra.

Not just Ramayan, news programmes on TV also topping charts — over 200% jump in viewership

BARC-Nielsen report says average viewership for TV news saw 219% jump for the week between 4 April and 10 April as compared to January figures.

Sick doctors, shut hospitals, no guidelines — a Wockhardt doctor on India’s Covid response

Authorities must resist shutting down hospitals with infected staff because each bed and healthcare worker is an essential resource in India’s battle against the pandemic.

1 sample a day to over 350: How Indore’s 5-month-old virology lab raised its testing capacity

The virology lab in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College conducted 2,998 tests till 16 April — the highest by any lab in Madhya Pradesh.

Hand washing is a luxury — govt should give soaps to urban poor during the Covid-19 crisis

Government should provide WASH services in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic as they lack the infrastructure to fight this pandemic.

RBI should buy state govt bonds to help overcome funds crunch: Bihar Dy CM Sushil Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi says the Bihar govt has recommended a host of financial measures to the Centre, including utilising the Consolidated Sinking Fund.

This isn’t the flattened curve we were promised

Expect the flattened curve to be very lopsided: A quick rise at the beginning, & a slow steady flow of bad news for months. There’s no symmetry in sight.

Humbled Greeks show the world how to handle the virus outbreak

Greece’s early measures included setting up infectious disease committee, controls at airports, ports & efforts to inform the population.

Braless, hairy and brown — coronavirus lockdown is our chance to change beauty standards

Lifestyle changes enforced by the coronavirus lockdown have made ‘straight out of bed’ looks the norm simply because no one is looking.

On Camera

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?