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J&K extends curfew until 17 May in all 20 districts, public gatherings reduced to 25 people

The union territory Saturday recorded 4,788 fresh Covid-19 cases while the death toll rose to 2,672 with a record 60 fatalities in 24 hours.

Selling buffalo for a brain scan — Covid has exposed India’s health system

The global average of out-of-pocket healthcare cost is 18.2 per cent, but in India, the number is 62.7 per cent. Don’t forget the decades of underinvestment in health.

India records over 4 lakh new Covid-19 cases, death toll climbs to 2,42,362

The number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 has surged to 1,83,17,404, according to health ministry data released Sunday. Fatality rate recorded at 1.09%.

Doctors red-flag rising fungal infection cases in Covid patients, warn against steroid overuse

Doctors find increasing instances of mucormycosis & aspergillosis — both caused by fungi — and loss of vision from glaucoma, in Covid patients on prolonged or high-dose use of steroids.

Maharashtra brings on theatre artists to convince people to follow Covid norms as cases plateau

Local artists will put on folk performances & plays to underline importance of masking, social distancing, vaccinating apart from urging people to limit social & religious gatherings.

‘Houseful’ sign at Bengaluru crematorium as it runs out of space to cremate or even keep bodies

One open-air crematorium was opened two weeks back to take the burden off existing crematoria, and now the Karnataka government has identified land for 22 more.

India records 3.82 lakh new Covid cases, 3,780 deaths in last 24 hours

According to health ministry data, active Covid cases have touched 34,87,229 comprising 16.87% of the total infections, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 82.03%.

Looking into delay, says Delhi govt after failing to release daily Covid figures Tuesday

The national capital recorded 338 Covid deaths with a positivity rate below 30 percent, according to the daily health bulletin issued by Delhi health department Wednesday morning.

Singapore tightens Covid rules to contain flareup linked to India virus variant

From 8 May to 30 May, group gatherings must be cut from a maximum of 8 to 5, while daily visitors per household will be similarly capped, Singapore's Health Ministry said Tuesday.

IPL suspended indefinitely after multiple Covid cases in bio-bubble

The announcement came after SRH wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha tested positive. CSK bowling coach L Balaji and KKR bowlers Varun Chakravarthy & Sandeep Warrier had tested positive Monday.

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.