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Topic: Covid cases

India’s new Covid cases have peaked, Cambridge tracker shows

The projections are based on reported numbers and are in line with those from some other experts, including PM Modi's advisers. India reported a record 4,14,188 new cases on 7 May.

India records 3.29 lakh new Covid cases, 3,876 deaths in past 24 hours

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1.9 crore, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data.

‘Jo hospital jayega woh maara jayega’: Why no one wants to go to Patna’s top govt facilities

Patna district has highest number of Covid patients in Bihar, but 2 govt hospitals in the capital city still have vacant beds. Officials said people are vacating even ICU beds.

WHO classifies Covid strain in India as ‘variant of concern’

Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said the Epi team and WHO lab team has been discussing and circulation information with the WHO virus evolution working group about the B-1617 Covid variant.

Plasma therapy for Covid ‘irrational, non-scientific’, change guidelines, experts ask govt

In open letter, group of 18 clinicians & public health professionals say studies show plasma therapy holds no benefit for Covid patients, & note govt itself is unconvinced of its efficacy.

Fingers crossed: India’s R value falls to 1.08 this week as several states see infections dip

Kerala, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Punjab recorded a drop in their R value. R needs to be below 1 for a pandemic to come to an end.

Covid pandemic: Tunisia hospitals struggle to ‘stay afloat’, Madrid mayor calls out partying

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

Assam should brace for the biggest Covid numbers in next 10 days. Time to act is now

The Assam govt has hit the ground running during the second wave. But things are different this time around, writes BJP MP Rajdeep Roy.

For a change, BJP lawmakers are asking questions from their leadership

When asked about challenges in their constituencies, BJP legislators used to say: ‘Arre, Modi ji hain na.’ But Covid has shaken them out of their comfort zone.

Jugaad can’t fix India’s broken healthcare system. People need medical insurance

Two years ago, Modi govt unveiled what it called the world’s largest health insurance plan, but it hasn't 'effectively improved' access to health care, according to researchers.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.