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India records 37,566 new Covid cases, single-day rise in cases below 40,000 after 102 days

The number of active cases has further declined to 5,52,659, comprising 1.82% of the total infections, while recovery rate has improved to 96.87%.

Half of Australia’s population under lockdown as country fights Delta variant

The outbreaks are ramping up pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to increase the pace of a tardy vaccine rollout.

US epidemiologist flags Covid uptick in 4 Indian states, warns against full unlock

Bhramar Mukherjee, Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology at University of Michigan, says India needs to vaccinate 1 crore people every day or face trouble.

Nirmala Sitharaman announces new Covid recovery package, expands credit relief

Among other measures, Sitharaman also extended Rs 23,220 crore of funding for setting up paediatric care at hospitals and also waived visa fee for foreign tourists.

51% of Mumbai’s under-18s have coronavirus antibodies, BMC study says amid 3rd wave fears

Conducted by BYL Nair Hospital and Kasturba Molecular Laboratory, the survey was based on 2,176 blood samples collected by BMC from labs across Mumbai.

Over 50 countries interested in having CoWIN-like system, says R S Sharma

The chairman of the empowered group for Covid-19 vaccine administration said PM Modi has directed officials to create an open source version of the platform and give it free of cost.

Dr Reddy’s announces commercial launch of Covid drug 2-DG, to cost Rs 990/sachet

The drug was developed by DRDO in collaboration with Dr Reddy's and granted emergency use approval on 1 May. It will be supplied to major govt and private hospitals across India.

Covid pandemic — Moscow’s highest death toll, Saudi Arabia to vaccinate 12-18 age group

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

India adds 46,148 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, weekly positivity rate drops to 2.81%

According to data from the health ministry, the country registered 979 deaths due to Covid in a day taking the death toll to 3,96,730 while active cases declined to 5,72,994.

UK health minister who kissed colleague resigns after furore over breaching Covid rules

The resignation came after leaked CCTV images showed Matt Hancock kissing an old friend and colleague in his department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) office.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?