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Topic: Covid deaths

Over 1.1 lakh Indian children lost a parent during Covid pandemic, Lancet study says

According to the study, there was an estimated 8.5-fold increase in new orphans in India from 5,091 children in March to 43,139 in April 2021.

India reports 3,998 deaths in a day as Maharashtra reconciles Covid data

The health ministry said that Maharashtra carried out its 14th reconciliation exercise of Covid data which increased the state's death tally by 3,509.

1.19 lakh children in India lost caregivers to Covid in 14 months, Lancet study says

According to the report, countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers also include South Africa, Peru, US, Brazil, and Mexico.

Upto 49 lakh ‘excess deaths’ likely so far during pandemic in India, US study claims

The study, whose authors include former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, has been published by US-based think tank Center for Global Development.

No deaths due to oxygen shortage reported by states, UTs in second wave, says Centre

There was an unprecedented surge in demand for medical oxygen during the second wave but no deaths were 'specifically reported', Centre informed Rajya Sabha Tuesday.

Covid-19 pandemic — Mask mandate back in Los Angeles, deaths in Africa surge 43%

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

Maharashtra’s 23,000 ‘backlog’ deaths skew India’s fatality rate, but it isn’t only offender

While Centre says reporting of backlog deaths helps better understand Covid spread, it wants Maharashtra, other states to provide details such as dates & districts to get a more comprehensive picture.

Second wave has left 2 of 3 people struggling with fear of death, grief, says NIMHANS doctor

NIMHANS professor says the grief and trauma caused during the second Covid wave has been higher than the first one, notes there has been an acute spike in distress calls.

One meeting in one month, Delhi govt O2 panel was stalled before it got off the ground

Proposal to set up expert medical panel to look into oxygen shortage during 2nd Covid wave is rejected by Delhi L-G, opposition says Kejriwal govt and L-G 'playing football' over the matter.

An alien kind of grief — how surge of Covid deaths has changed the way we mourn 

For a month starting April, daily Covid toll hovered between 3,000 & 4,000, climbing even higher some days. Adding to trauma were reports of people dying for want of medical attention.

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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%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?