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Topic: COVID-19

Delhi records 1,141 new Covid cases, positivity rate 1.59%

According to the Delhi government’s health bulletin, this is the third consecutive day when the daily cases count have stood below the 1500 mark.

Delhi govt to gradually lift lockdown from 31 May

Stressing that unlock process doesn't mean fight against Covid has ended, Delhi CM Kejriwal said factories will reopen & construction activities permitted for a week starting Monday.

SC directs states to provide immediate relief to children orphaned due to Covid

A Supreme Court bench directed district administrations to identify orphan children and upload their data on NCPCR website by Saturday evening.

$50 billion — that’s how much world needs to finance to end Covid-19 pandemic

Saving lives and livelihoods should need no justification, but a faster end to the pandemic could also inject the equivalent of $9 trillion into the global economy by 2025.

AAP alleges Modi govt creating artificial vaccine scarcity to benefit Bharat Biotech, SII

AAP leader Atishi said there is vaccine shortage at govt centres where vaccination was given for free while vaccination is still going on at private hospitals at different rates.

Covid-19 pandemic: Asia-Pacific region sees new wave, many outbreaks in Australia’s Victoria

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

Awareness on yoga created by Modi govt helped many countries fight Covid: AYUSH Minister Naik

Speaking at the launch of a campaign to distribute 'AYUSH 64' medicine, Shripad Naik hailed PM Modi as a visionary leader for spreading knowledge of the ancient practice.

Apollo Hospitals to charge Rs 1,195 per dose for Sputnik V vaccine

Apollo Hospitals will administer the vaccine from the second week of June. An official of the Apollo Group said Rs 995 will be the vaccine price & Rs 200 administration charges.

Move over Coronil, AP villagers ditch masks, vaccine after ‘miracle drug’, Jagan govt backs it

Herbal concoction by Krishnapatnam resident Anandaiah ‘isn’t Ayurvedic medicine, can't cure Covid', say officials. Andhra MLA says govt could restart distribution of the mix.

WHO global study on Covid origins ‘important first step’, says India

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said the follow up of the WHO report and further studies deserve the 'understanding and cooperation of all'.

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You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?