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Topic: Covid cases

India’s Covid tally crosses 2 crore mark with 3.57 lakh new cases in last 24 hours

Registering a steady increase, the active Covid cases have increased to 34,47,133, comprising 17% of the total infections, while the death toll has reached 2,22,408.

Smooth sailing to fights in queues: Delhi sees it all as the 18+ turn up for Covid shots

The Delhi government has turned many government schools into vaccination booths to ease the load of those waiting for their doses.

India’s R value drops to 1.16, lowest since March, state lockdowns likely helped

Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar saw a drop in R value this week, but it still remains over 1. For active cases to come down, R needs to be below 1.

Covid hits IPL as KKR’s Chakravarthy, Warrier test positive, match with RCB postponed

The match will be rescheduled later during the tournament, which will conclude on 30 May. Additionally, three CSK staff members and several DDCA groundsmen have tested positive.

India’s Covid crisis can push back the world’s economic recovery post-pandemic

If the leading powers fail to do everything they can to help out, India’s crisis will become a world crisis — for health and economy.

Gasping Covid patients on floor with the dead, doctors at breaking point in east UP hospitals

With just 1,400 hospital beds between them, East UP rural districts Ballia and Ghaizpur are struggling with a caseload of nearly 10,000 active cases.

Cabinet Secretary asks Delhi govt to lift allocated oxygen, strengthen medical infrastructure

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba stressed the need to make all relevant information on Covid beds and facilities available to the public and create a helpline for the same.

PM Modi discusses steps to incentivise medical, nursing students to join Covid duty

The review meeting took place amid reports of healthcare personnel feeling overwhelmed due to the surge in the Covid cases, with testing facilities also being under a strain.

From cremating dead to help in oxygen delivery, Delhi Police is on its toes in Covid crisis

Delhi Police command centre has been ‘turned into a war room’, which handles all Covid distress calls & helps out people in need. PCR vans are also operating round-the-clock.

Modi govt invited bids for 150 oxygen plants last year. Only 33 have been set up till now

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

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.