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Topic: Pandemic

Trump signs order to prevent hoarding of masks, santisers as COVID-19 cases rise to 43,700

The country saw a spike of over 10,000 confirmed cases and 130 deaths Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus fatalities in the US to 550.

If India has to control coronavirus pandemic, it must contain 4 other contagions as well

Just as there are war cabinets during wartime, multiple coronavirus pandemics also call for a pandemic cabinet. India must act now.

PETA slammed for ‘being racist, spreading misinformation’ over coronavirus tweet

The animal rights organisation was called out after it linked the coronavirus pandemic to meat eating habits.

PM’s wife, ministers, officials — how coronavirus is travelling though corridors of power

From Canadian PM's wife to health minister in Britain to Spain's first family, the world's most powerful people are getting infected with the coronavirus.

What happens after you recover from coronavirus? 5 questions answered

Even with the current inflated mortality rates, most people will recover from coronavirus. But some questions linger on the other side of the curve.

Why Singapore isn’t in a coronavirus lockdown — as told by a doctor of the country

Singapore has had 266 total cases with zero deaths, and its infection rate is much slower than the rest of the world. This is how we did it.

Coronavirus pandemic can lead to these 8 good things too

The lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic will pay dividends in the future and help human beings prevent worse ones.

As India reports highest increase in COVID-19 cases in a day, govt to admit all suspected patients

The government will now admit all suspected patients of COVID-19, unlike earlier where patients with travel history or contact history were considered for testing

India’s COVID-19 fight needs a new social and economic behaviour. It’s easier said than done

The scale of coronavirus crisis is so great that governments need to focus entirely inwards. India is unlikely to have the resources to help its neighbours much.

Facebook wrongly blocks coronavirus news as spam but it’s not the first time

After multiple users reported that articles on COVID-19 were taken down for violating community standards, Facebook said it was a bug.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?