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2021-05-05T092857Z_1_LYNXMPEH440GG_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA

Nearly One in Two COVID Cases, One in Four Deaths Worldwide Coming From India

Reuters 06/05/2021

On May 6, India reported more than 400,000 coronavirus...

2021-05-05T182447Z_2_LYNXMPEH44187_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-VACCINE

Reversing Stance, US Backs Waiving IP Rights on COVID-19 Vaccines

Andrea Shalal, Jeff Mason and David Lawder 06/05/2021

Wednesday's statement paved the way for what could be...

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Lack of Definitive COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Is Leading To Chaotic Medicine

Amulya Gupta 05/05/2021

India's sluggish treatment guidelines have created a vacuum that...

People carry a body of a man, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi

After Centre Ignored INSACOG Warning, Surge Undoes ‘Supermodel’ Predictions

The Wire Staff 05/05/2021

Former CCMB chief Rakesh Mishra's comments to The Wire...

India’s Rocky Outcrops and Their Tiny, Mighty Lives

Renuka Kulkarni 02/05/2021

Rocky outcrops are a type of small natural feature:...

A doctor checks an X-ray of a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inside a COVID-19 ward of a hospital in New Delhi

India’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Pass 400,000 as Second Wave Worsens

Sankalp Phartiyal and Alasdair Pal 01/05/2021

The surge in infections has overwhelmed hospitals, morgues and...

People Recieve First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

Hiccups, Confusion as Third Phase of COVID Vaccination Begins in Select Areas

The Wire Staff 01/05/2021

Several states had already expressed their inability to allow...