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India’s single-day Covid count higher than US, Brazil in past week, says WHO

India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23% of the cases and more than 15% of the deaths reported between August 4-10 worldwide.

WHO wraps up China visit as part of probe into origin of Covid outbreak

WHO is preparing to deploy a larger group of experts to Wuhan, where epidemiological studies will begin to identify the potential source of infection.

These Delhi families live in tents a stone’s throw away from what was once their homes

ThePrint's Manisha Mondal visits Delhi's Anna Nagar where over 12 houses were destroyed when a portion of an adjacent road had caved-in during heavy downpour earlier this month.

India extends medical assistance of $1 million to North Korea after WHO request

The medical assistance is under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme in DPRK, the MEA said.

Covid-19 a perfect storm with end nowhere in sight, says top expert and Trump adviser Fauci

Addressing the same webinar as Fauci, WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan says it is working to ensure equitable distribution of Covid vaccine when it’s out.

8 lakh Indians in Kuwait could lose jobs, WHO inquiry in China & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Winter is coming, expect another Covid wave, warns ex-WHO virologist who worked on SARS

Virologist Klaus Stohr said more than 90% of the population is susceptible to the infection, and that the world will be divided into those with vaccines and those without.

25% of Covid cases in Delhi reported outside containment zones, ‘source not known in most’

District and health officials in Delhi say tracing contacts for isolated cases is complicated because patients are sometimes unable to offer list of people they've been in contact with.

Thailand set to start human trials for its Covid-19 vaccine in September

Globally, 160 vaccines are being studied for Covid-19, of which 21 are at the clinical evaluation stage, according to the World Health Organization.

WHO chief cites Dharavi as example of effective Covid outbreak control, BMC tweets thanks

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentions countries that have been able to control the outbreak, urging others to take aggressive combative strategies.

On Camera

Don’t deride public sector. Evidence shows commercial banks in woeful state—Indira Gandhi

On 29 July 1969, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi delivered a speech in Lok Sabha on the nationalisation of 14 banks, saying the move was 'totally justified to ensure that hopes and aspirations of millions of our people are not sacrificed'.

Govt has reduced time taken to finalise GDP data by an entire year. Here’s inside story of how

This year, govt announced that 2nd and not 3rd revised estimates would be final. Here’s inside story on how this was achieved without compromising on quality of data.

Army chief Gen Pande gets extension, Govt seeks merit over mere seniority

Last time such an extension was granted was in the case of former Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw when he was Army chief for period of six months.

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'?