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Topic: COVID-19

Govt considering to allow domestic air travel without negative Covid report if fully vaccinated

Ministry of Civil Aviation and Health ministry are currently discussing the matter with other stakeholders. Centre has however opposed a similar measure for international travel.

SAD holds sit-in near Punjab health minister’s residence, seeks his dismissal from cabinet

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Congress-led govt of ‘making money’ by selling vaccine to private hospitals and asked the CM to dismiss Balbir Singh Sidhu.

IMA seeks PM Modi’s intervention to stop assault on doctors and ensure safe working spaces

The IMA in a letter Monday urged PM Modi to resolve their long-pending pleas, and sought effective deterrent for those indulging in attacking health care professionals.

Mumbai restaurants, gyms, spas open after 2 months as unlock process begins in state

Easing of curbs under level-3 category are applicable for places where the positivity rate is 5% to 10% and the oxygen bed occupancy is more than 40%.

ISRO develops 3 types of ventilators, to transfer technology to industry for clinical use

The prototype of the ventilators developed at Thiruvananthapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), has undergone in-house test & evaluation & meets various specifications.

‘We aren’t God, have basic needs, want protection’: Why 3,500 MP doctors resigned amid pandemic

While doctors insist they are making sure their protest doesn’t affect those in their care, state govt has accused them of 'blackmailing' patients at the peak of the pandemic.

People above 45 years to be vaccinated at polling booths in Delhi, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

Under 'Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination campaign', the booth-level officers will visit 280 wards in 4 weeks to identify & send eligible people at nearest polling booths.

Covid-19 pandemic: Australia’s ‘baby boom’ and US pledges 7.5 lakh vaccine doses to Taiwan

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

AIIMS Delhi begins screening children between 2-18 years for Covaxin trials

The trial is to be conducted on 525 healthy volunteers, in which the vaccine will be given by intramuscular route in two doses at day 0 and day 28.

India records 1 lakh new Covid cases in last 24 hours, active infections drop to 14 lakh

According to health ministry's data, the number of fatalities recorded Sunday was the lowest in nearly 45 days with 2,427 deaths. The daily positivity rate stood at 6.34%.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

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?