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Omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 driving China's Covid outbreak, says ‘concerned’ WHO; urges Beijing for data
A ‘concerned’ WHO has urged Beijing to deliver rapid and regular data on hospitalisation and death, which was stopped over lack of reliable figures as Covid-19 infections exploded
1 min read4 Jan 2023‘Oxygen tanks empty, lots of body bags’: Expert amid China’s ‘zero deaths’ claim
ICUs are turning away ambulances, relatives of sick people are searching for open beds, and patients are slumped on benches in hospital corridors and lying on floors. Amid this, China’s official record says there have been ‘zero Covid-19 deaths’
1 min read24 Dec 2022India to review Covid-19 situation as cases spike in US, China, Japan
Official sources have said Mansukh Mandaviya will review the Covid-19 situation at 11:30 am on Wednesday considering the international scenario
1 min read20 Dec 2022Covid third wave: Who is likely to be more vulnerable? Doctor explains
Speaking to a news agency, the doctor said, 'In the third Covid wave, we're looking at people who are not vaccinated yet'
2 min read26 Jun 2021Kerala lockdown: CM announces region-wise unlock plan from 16 June; state sees 7,719 cases in a day
Among the worst hit by Covid, the southern state has been under lockdown since May 8
1 min read14 Jun 2021After Covid, ‘normal’ could be profoundly different
Even when lockdowns are a thing of the past, we’ll be spreading out in the suburbs and ordering in. The economy may never be the same
4 min read22 Nov 2020Doctors begin to crack covid’s mysterious long-term effects
Severe fatigue, memory lapses, heart problems affect patients who weren’t that badly hit initially; ‘It’s been so long’
9 min read2 Nov 2020The virus has exposed India’s Dickensian urbanization
Abject urban poverty in India suggests that urbanization alone doesn’t offer a path to prosperity
4 min read21 Oct 2020India should not be misled by a deceptive fall in covid numbers
Insufficient and inaccurate testing has meant the numbers we’re seeing understate the true picture
4 min read22 Oct 2020UK, Manchester still at odds over tough virus restrictions
The prime minister is expected to give an update on coronavirus restrictions later at a news conference
2 min read20 Oct 2020Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared