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Topic: Covid deaths

Patients lying unattended, ambulance queue, pleas for bed — horror outside Delhi hospitals

A woman lost her husband as he lay unattended & a 38-year-old man was declared brought dead after several hospitals turned him down — scenes outside GTB, LNJP hospitals were scary.

‘Holy dip will wash away all infections’: Kumbh returnees are driving Rajasthan Covid graph up

From 1,081 new cases on 21 March, the number of new Covid cases in Rajasthan went up to 14,468 on 22 April. As on 23 April, the state had 1,07,517 active Covid cases.

‘Have to beg for oxygen again’ — Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital says 200 lives at stake

As many as 20 patients died Friday at the hospital due to an oxygen crisis. Other Delhi hospitals have raised similar SOS appeals for oxygen support.

Reality of Lucknow’s Covid funerals stands in stark contrast to UP govt’s claims

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

No Covid tests for Kumbh returnees, no beds or data — how 2nd wave has hit Indore, Bhopal

Bhopal and Indore are Madhya Pradesh’s two worst-hit districts, making up over 37 per cent of its caseload of Covid infections.

N-E Delhi hits ‘new low’, deputes 6 govt teachers to assist in Covid bodies management

The teachers have been allocated shifts & will be required to coordinate between families of the dead, hospital staff & hearse van drivers, for proper and timely removal of bodies

Delhi’s Ganga Ram hospital says 30 patients didn’t die due to oxygen crisis, were critical

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital sent an SOS on WhatsApp Friday saying '25 sickest patients have died in the last 24 hrs & oxygen will last another 2 hours'. 

Delhi govt pegs total Covid deaths at 2,500 less than municipal corporation records

Since the pandemic began, Delhi has recorded 15,161 deaths as of 20 April, shows data from municipal corporations. However, govt has pegged this figure at 12,638 — a difference of 2,523 fatalities.

Delhi’s cumulative death rate doesn’t give you the full picture of the second wave. Here’s why

As Delhi faces its worst Covid outbreak, percentage of deaths reported shows a sharp rise that is higher than the cumulative fatality rate. In Maharashtra, though, the trend dips.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?