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Topic: covid

China’s GDP surges to record 18.3% in first quarter of 2021

According to National Bureau of Statistics data Friday, China is riding on strong domestic and foreign demand and aided by recovery from a low base in early 2020 impacted by Covid.

Many deaths, not enough hearses: Raipur’s Covid toll sees hospitals truck bodies to funerals

With hearses running out, hospitals such as Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital are being forced to use trucks to transport as many as 10 bodies at a time to the cremation.

Ensure there is no panic buying, Centre tell states as Covid cases surge & curbs return

Additional Secretary in Union Consumer Affairs Ministry said states have been asked to keep grocery stores/warehouses and chemist shops outside the restrictions under Section 144.

Raipur has run out of hearse vans as Covid toll rises, hospitals sending out bodies in trucks

With Covid cases and deaths touching new highs in Chhattisgarh every day, Raipur has become the epicentre of the virus. On Tuesday, the state was the third worst hit in India.

Amit Shah must desist from jeopardising India’s relations with Bangladesh for BJP’s gains

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Kejriwal govt reverses hospital order after non-Covid patients cry ‘do we not matter’

The Delhi government had earlier reserved 14 private hospitals for treatment of Covid patients only. Now they have been allowed to increase bed capacity to treat non-Covid patients too

Modi govt should choose a vaccination policy that benefits India, not just the 45+

If we value not only the lives saved, but also economic benefits from vaccination, policies that focus on working ages or provide access to all do better.

Covid was a local problem that became global, need solutions that prevent this: Suresh Prabhu

India's G20 Sherpa Suresh Prabhu says the WHO cannot just be a body that releases data on Covid, calls for creating global surveillance mechanisms to track pandemics.

‘No bed, no ICU, everything was full’: Hospital trauma returns to Maharashtra as cases climb

From a lag in getting Covid test results to struggling to find Remdesivir as well as finding space in hospitals, families of patients and even doctors say the situation is troubling.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?