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Topic: COVID-19

Haryana bans chewing gums to check Covid-19. Experts say no proof of link but praise move

Haryana authorities say the ban is a preventive measure meant to ensure chewed gum is not spat on others or on roads. 

Chewing gum ban good but Haryana’s hookah culture can be real Covid-19 culprit

Hookah is popular in the state of Haryana and people, especially the elderly are defying Covid-19 lockdown and coming together to smoke hookah.

Called corona, beaten up, left on road: Foreign tourists recall Goa lockdown horrors

Several foreign tourists stuck in Goa said friendly local residents turned hostile as concern about the pandemic deepened and restrictions on movements began.

How providing an essential service made ThePrint’s journalist a prisoner in her hostel room

Manisha Mondal wasn’t allowed to return to her hostel from an assignment. Then, she was locked up for 2 days, and has now been told she’ll be thrown out.

In a first, Army deploys medical team at civil coronavirus quarantine camp in Delhi

The Indian Army has so far only been operating out of quarantine camps set up by the armed service for coronavirus patients.

What are wet markets? The virus ‘breeding grounds’ thought to have led to Covid-19 outbreak

Coronavirus outbreak is thought to have begun in China's Hubei province, where numerous cases were linked to a wet market known as Huanan Seafood Market.

Army to set up isolation facilities for 16,000 people as India steps up Covid-19 testing

Field hospitals, Army schools and other grounds could also be used to create ad hoc isolation facilities as the number of Covid-19 cases rises.

Xi contained Covid-19, but suppressing rising chorus against China won’t be easy

If China’s propaganda is ham-fisted, it is the consequence of Beijing’s difficulty in understanding how a free media works and how best to shape the narrative.

Just 8 Covid-19 patients on ventilators in 5 worst-hit states, majority are mild infections

There are 1,414 Covid-19 patients in the most affected states of Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Delhi. Experts say India yet to experience disease peak.

Companies furlough employees amid Covid-19 crisis: What it means, how it differs from lay offs

With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing the world indoors and shutting industries overnight, companies are furloughing employees to survive. ThePrint explains.

On Camera

From Virat & Anushka selling sarias to dentist ads, Bihar walls tell a ‘rurbanisation’ story

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.