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TopicCovid deaths

Topic: Covid deaths

UP villagers fear ‘Corona sui’ & losing kidney, so they won’t get tested or treated for Covid

The many misgivings among UP villagers are keeping them away from seeking treatment, but govt and CHCs say situation is being tackled and door-to-door awareness campaigns are on.

‘Please let me cremate my father’: Wait for last rites gets longer, Delhi crematoria struggle

Delhi is in the throes of a wave of Covid cases, and its crematoria have been bursting at the seams trying to accommodate the deluge of bodies coming from homes and hospitals.

‘Least crowded’ Tihar’s women jail has highest number of Covid cases of all Delhi prisons

Jail no. 6, a female jail of Tihar prison, has 42 positive inmates. DG, prisons, Sandeep Goel says asymptomatic jail officials could have passed on the virus to the prisoners.

If you claim India’s Covid death toll is 2x govt figure, it’s understandable. But not 10x

Media reports from cremation sites claiming the central and state govts are hiding Covid deaths might be effective in setting a narrative, but they don't pass muster.

Modi govt learnt no lessons from Covid in 2020, and people are now paying the price

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

The young in these 2 Varanasi villages started to die. That’s when Covid became ‘real’

Varanasi is among the 4 high-burden districts in UP. Villagers said 'fever & cough' had claimed many lives before they realised the deaths had 'something to do with Covid'.

5 die in Hisar hospital due to lack of oxygen, third incident in Haryana in less than 24 hrs

Soni Burn Hospital authorities say they alerted district health officials about falling supply, but received no response. CM Manohar Lal Khattar has ordered a magisterial probe.

This Muslim trust in Surat is helping Covid patients breathe easy

The Rehman Education and Charitable Trust estimates it has provided 300 oxygen cylinders to those in need this April. They are also helping Covid patients access drugs like remdesivir.

From 1 Covid funeral/day in Feb to over 85 now — Delhi crematorium struggles to cope with surge

In first week of April, Delhi's Old Seemapuri crematorium saw 13-14 Covid funerals a day, which went up to 32 on 22 April, 52 on 23 April and 86 on 24 April — the highest so far.

‘No mother should see such day’: Stories of despair in CM Yogi’s Gorakhpur as UP fights Covid

Gorakhpur is among 10 worst-hit districts in UP. Hospitals are out of beds and medicines, in the district that has previously drawn attention for poor medical infrastructure.

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There’s pollution, violence, volcanic ash on my screen. And yet an email is more stressful

Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.