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Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Mayur Kakade / Getty On April 15, Gargi Shindé, a 43-year-old nonprofit executive, logged onto Zoom at 5 a.m. From her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, she watched her relatives huddle around a bright-yellow body bag at a crematorium in Pune, India. They were performing the final rites for Shindé’s aunt, Vijaya, who had just died from COVID-19. All she could do was watch. The bag was almost fully zipped, revealing only Vijaya’s face, which appeared tiny and b...

Number of those immunised in 18-44 age group not clear

This comes at a time when daily new cases and deaths are scaling new peaks

COVID sample collection halted in Anantapur.

Coronavirus | Kejriwal extends Delhi lockdown till May 10 Updated: Updated: May 01, 2021 19:15 IST This will be the second extension of the lockdown in the city to contain the COVID pandemic. Share Article Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference. File   | Photo Credit: PTI This will be the second extension of the lockdown in the city to contain the COVID pandemic. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that the lockdown in the Capital would be extended ...

‘ICMR database is inaccessible to anyone outside of the government and perhaps also to many within the government’

Centre, States failed to prepare for predictable second wave, says International Commission of Jurists Updated: Updated: Follow judicial orders regarding medical care and vaccines, it says Share Article AAA A health department worker takes the throat swab of a person for coronavirus test in Puducherry on April 29, 2021.   | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Follow judicial orders regarding medical care and vaccines, it says The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday called on the Cent...

Oxygen concentrators, among other goods, being sourced from neighbouring country

Follow judicial orders regarding medical care and vaccines, it says

This follows a widespread criticism of its pricing policy as it sold Covaxin to the central government at ₹150 per dose.