| NewsClick

For latest updates on nCOVID-19 around the world visit our INTERACTIVE COVID MAP

Newsclick Production
Minorities and the Poor are the Worst Affected by COVID-19 in the US
26 Feb 2021
On February 22, the US recorded 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths. While the pandemic has had a devastating effect on US citizens everywhere, it has affected the most underprivileged racial minorities…
PTI
COVID-19: India Records over 16,000 Fresh Infections for Second Consecutive Day
26 Feb 2021
A total of 16,577 infections were reported in a day while the death toll increased to 1,56,825 with 120 new fatalities.
Abir Dasgupta
Delhi Police FIR: GeneStore India Supplied Low-quality COVID-19 Tests, Directors Accused of Fraud
26 Feb 2021
Delhi Police FIR Accuses GeneStore India of Supplying Low-quality COVID-19 Test Kit Did the Indian subsidiary of the France-based biotech company endanger public health?
Suhit K Sen
Another First: Health Minister Pushes Unproven Covid Drug
25 Feb 2021
Harsh Vardhan’s endorsement of unproved medication has repercussions as more people access his utterances and are perhaps influenced by them.
Newsclick Production
Farmers' Courage Getting Stronger, Increasing Covid Cases and More
24 Feb 2021
In today's daily round-up, we will discuss the farmers' protest that is continuously asserting its strength through different programmes and 'mahapanchayats'.
PTI
Madhya Pradesh: COVID-19 Samples from Indore Sent for Genome Sequencing
24 Feb 2021
After a spike in cases in the industrial town, this is being done to ascertain whether there is a new strain of SARS-CoV-2, Indore's nodal officer said.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra: Lockdown Scare Hurting Fishermen More Than Corona’s Return
24 Feb 2021
Due to the fear of lockdown in Maharashtra, fishermen are returning from the deep sea without fishing, even though their business is still reeling from the hit by the previous nationwide lockdown.
Newsclick Report
COVID-19: India Records 10,584 New Cases
23 Feb 2021
Between 800 and 900 samples from Maharashtra and Kerala have reportedly been sent for genome sequencing over the past month to figure out if the spike was due to newer mutations of the virus.
PTI
Maharashtra: Spike in Covid Cases Causes Worry, Restrictions in Pune
21 Feb 2021
There is also talk of a fresh lockdown, days after reopening of public transport, educational institutions and religious places, as fresh cases from rural areas of the state and non-slum areas in…
Sruti M.D.
TN this Week: Election Campaigns in Full-Swing, Brutal Police Attack on Protestors, Four Manual Scavenging Deaths
20 Feb 2021
The state witnessed many protests against the exorbitant hikes in petrol, diesel and LPG prices. The protesters condemned the 217% excise duty on petrol price over the past six years and the price of…