Coronavirus Outbreak

'Hundreds rushed out of the chawl': When the Centre held firm on migrant movement in the early days of the pandemic

While several migrants died on the journey home, the truth remains that lakhs of lives and mass deaths in rural India were averted due to the decision of not sending them home in the early days of the pandemic

Delhi records 1,410 COVID cases, 14 deaths; positivity rate down to 2.45%

The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on 13 January

Mumbai sees 536 COVID-19 cases, three deaths; 82% new infections asymptomatic

The discharge of 1,153 people on Sunday took the recovery count to 10,26,144, which is 98 per cent of the caseload, BMC added

Russia's daily COVID-19 count surges to 121,000 as tally hits pandemic record due to Omicron

The task force said 668 people died of COVID-19 in the past day, bring Russia's total fatality count for the pandemic to 330,728, by far the largest in Europe

Living by the code: In China, COVID-era controls may outlast the virus

The pandemic has given Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, a powerful case for deepening the Communist Party’s reach into the lives of 1.4 billion citizens, filling out his vision of the country as a model of secure order, in contrast to the 'chaos of the West'

Sharad Pawar tests positive for coronavirus; no cause for concern, says NCP chief

Pawar, 81, also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called to enquire about his health and extended good wishes to him

Mumbai sees 2,550 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths; recovery rate at 96%

A statement from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's health department said that 84 per cent or 2,142 of the 2,550 new patients are asymptomatic

BJP retools campaign strategy amid COVID-19 wave and EC ban on rallies, plans more booth-level meets

BJP national president JP Nadda has formed teams who will ensure maximum voters are reached out and top leadership conducts meetings at the booth level in five poll-bound states

India’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery programme shows how it is optimising its physical and digital assets

The country’s Covid-19 response example shows that ‘phygital’ is the path to take. That is perhaps the most important governance lesson from the pandemic

Sputnik V: Russian vaccine proves best in protection against COVID-related mortality, shows study

The vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, is based on a safe and tested human adenovirus vector platform