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Topic: COVID-19

No new cases in China to clean Venice waters — the latest on COVID-19

From new research on coronavirus to how other countries are coping, ThePrint brings you top developments from across the world.

Schools shut over COVID-19, govt plans delivery of grains or cash for mid-day meal recipients

HRD ministry is set to tell states to provide students with either food grains or cooked meals delivered to their homes, or to send cash to their parents.

Sample of 72-year-old man from Punjab who passed away tests positive for COVID-19

Health authorities did not confirm the exact cause of his death and there was no immediate confirmation from the Union Health Ministry either.

Karnataka’s Kalaburagi first district to be locked down after India’s first COVID-19 death

Kalaburagi administration imposes Section 133 and 144 of CrPC and seals border with Maharashtra after the dead man’s daughter and doctor tested positive.

Delhi anti-CAA protest organiser in quarantine after sister tests positive for COVID-19

The organiser said he had visited the anti-CAA protest site at Jahangirpuri a couple of times after his sister is believed to have contracted coronavirus.

826 random samples test negative for COVID-19 but ICMR doesn’t rule out community spread 

ICMR also says unnecessary to test asymptomatic patients at this incubation stage as even if they are carrying the virus, lower loads will result in negative tests. 

By failing to scale up testing coronavirus, India may have lost crucial time

Let’s hope it doesn’t happen, but if a mass explosion of coronavirus is upon us, it will be because of the Indian government’s refusal to test a large number of suspected patients.

What is comorbidity — the factor that likely led to 3 COVID-19 deaths in India

All three Indians who have died of COVID-19 had underlying health conditions that are believed to have compromised their fight against the disease.

Is COVID-19 a biological weapon and can neem or hot bath prevent it? Fact-checking 24 claims

There is a disproportionate amount of fake news doing the rounds in India about coronavirus. From eating eggs to biological warfare, we bust the myths.

FICCI launches online course on coronavirus management to help ‘if situation gets worse’

The nine-module course is open to those even without a science background and is free of cost.

On Camera

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.