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Topic: Covid deaths

‘Futile to die for duty’: Most dead anganwadis’ kin haven’t got Rs 50L relief UP govt promised

UP govt announced Rs 50 lakh compensation in May 2021 for 72 anganwadi workers who died while on Covid duty. Only 12 families have received funds so far, says govt official.

From Goa to Maharashtra, what Covid deaths say about states’ non-communicable disease burden

Data suggests Covid-19 may have killed 1 in every 500 people in Goa, and 1 in every 1,000 in Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi & Puducherry. Number is 1 in 10,000 for UP, Bihar & 5 other states.

Why are Kerala Covid deaths so high? It’s just the most aggressive in updating data

India registered 29,836 Covid deaths in this period, but over 17,000 of them were backlogs being updated now. Of these, about 14,500 were from Kerala, rest from Bihar & Chandigarh.

327 teachers & staff at CBSE schools died of Covid-19, none on ‘Covid duty’, govt tells RS

There have been reports of teachers dying both on Covid duty and election duty during the devastating second wave of the pandemic earlier this year.

Boris Johnson confirms first Omicron death in UK, urges public to take booster shot

Omicron is leading to hospitalisations, so people need to shed idea that it is a milder version of the virus and recognise the ‘sheer pace’ at which it spreads, UK PM warns.

Congress demands govt reveal ‘true’ Covid death figures, wants Rs 4 lakh each for victims’ kin

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted a video in which families who lost their dear ones due to Covid-19 in Gujarat alleged they did not receive any govt help at the time.

Covid-19: Thailand opens for vaccinated tourists, island nation Tonga locks down after 1st case

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Global Covid deaths hit 5 million even as vaccines slash fatality rate

The US alone accounted for 14% of the last million deaths — the highest share of any country. Russia was 10% of the total, while Indonesia and Brazil were each responsible for 8%.

Now, a Covid marker that can predict severity of infection even before it is contracted

According to scientists, marker indicates fitness level of lung cells, predicting whether or not a person will get serious Covid or 'long Covid' & could have impacted mortalities during 2nd wave.

SC says no state should deny Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of Covid victims

A two-judge bench of the apex court Monday observed that compensation cannot be denied solely on the basis of death certificates not mentioning Covid as the cause of death.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?