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Topic: Covid deaths

Covid pandemic — New South Wales in ‘worst ever’ situation, child hospitalisations rise in US

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

Over 20,000 OBC, SC families lost their sole earning member to Covid, Andhra tops list

The data is part of surveys conducted by the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation and the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation. 

13 states reply to Modi govt query on oxygen deaths, only 1 reports ‘suspected deaths’

Govt says in some states such as Himachal, UP and Punjab the R-value is going up. Also, 37 districts are currently reporting increasing daily trend in Covid infections, of which 11 are in Kerala.

India records 38,628 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 4,12,153

The Covid death toll climbed to 4,27,371 with 617 fresh fatalities Saturday while the national recovery rate was 97.37%, according to health ministry data.

UP CM hands over cheques of Rs 10 lakh each to kin of 55 journalists who died due to Covid

CM Yogi Adithyanath said the media did the work of sharing true and factual news during the crisis and helped the govt prepare a successful strategy.

No benefits of Doxycycline found in UK Covid patients, write Oxford researchers in Lancet study

According to researchers, the drug that has been commonly used to treat Covid respiratory symptoms does not reduce recovery time, hospital admissions, or deaths related to Covid.

India’s Covid death rate likely to be 7-8 times higher than reported, study finds

A pre-print from the University of Toronto estimates India’s Covid death rate could be 2,000-2,200/million and not 290/million as reported.

Covid-19 pandemic: China reports highest spike since January, Florida now a hotspot

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

56 Air India crew, including 5 Vande Bharat pilots, died of Covid till July, govt says

The Indian Pilots’ Guild wrote to PM urging annuity at four times normal coverage, if any pilot becomes permanently or temporarily unfit due to Covid or post-Covid complications.

‘Missing out on Covid deaths unlikely’ — govt dismisses report on ‘excess deaths’

The govt said that 'excess mortality' is a term used to describe an all-cause mortality figure and attributing such fatalities to Covid is 'completely misleading'.

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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?