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Photo of BJP leaders meeting Covid-positive Dilip Ghosh without masks is three years old

The picture was taken when Vijayvargiya and Roy went to visit Ghosh at another branch of the same hospital where he is being treated now.

Covid-positive pregnant women could experience symptoms for months, study says

From air pollution making the virus more dangerous to hepatitis C drug as possible treatment, ThePrint brings the latest research on Covid-19.

Transparent Covid masks let you flash your smile and help the disabled

The life-saving potential of face coverings is being widely researched. But one woman is bringing an inclusive innovation.

Govt allows meals on flights, passengers refusing to wear masks can end up on no-fly lists

No new order has been passed regarding the no-fly list as the airline is sufficiently empowered under existing DGCA rules to take action, an official said.

Anti-mask group gives ‘wake-up call’ to boycott masks, says it’s a sign of slavery

The video was shared by a self-proclaimed doctor on Twitter & YouTube. The group in the video challenges the effectiveness of masks & says there’s ‘mind manipulation’ behind it. 

UK has 2 ‘diet plans’ amid Covid as the US Attorney General is dubbed Trump’s henchman

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘It is patriotic’ – why Donald Trump is suddenly pushing Americans to wear face masks

San Francisco/Atlanta: The mask may have reached a tipping point. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday pushed to encourage mask-wearing, explicitly endorsing a measure widely...

‘Photo-op’ to ‘Biden finished’ — How US reacted as Trump wore mask in public for first time

US President Donald Trump had earlier refused to advocate use of masks, claiming that it was Americans' 'personal choice' to wear them.

Trump ignores it, Fauci pleads everyone uses it: Why Americans are or aren’t wearing masks

A Pew survey found a partisan divide among mask users and non-mask believers, with age and geography also impacting mask wearing behaviours.

Twitter says users can have an edit button ‘when everyone wears a mask’

Wading into debate in US over wearing of face masks in public, Twitter said users can have the edit button ‘when everyone wears a mask’.

On Camera

Beijing is looking at Lok Sabha polls and blames Modi for fanning anti-China mood

Global Times has published several articles attributing the deterioration in India-China relations to Modi govt's attempt to secure votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

China overtakes US as India’s top trading partner in FY24, officials say ‘positions keep changing’

India-China trade stood at $118.41 billion in FY24, closely followed by the US with $118.29 billion, according to Indian govt data.

Retired Indian Army Colonel working with UN killed in Rafah, Israel orders probe

Eight months into the war, this is believed to be the first 'international' casualty to be reported. 46-year-old Waibhav Kale joined UNDSS two months ago ‘to make a difference’. 

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.