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India: Deadly ‘black fungus’ surges among COVID-19 patients
World
May 21, 2021
India: Deadly ‘black fungus’ surges among COVID-19 patients
India has ordered stricter surveillance of a rare fungal disease affecting COVID-19 patients, authorities announced Thursday. India’s capital New Delhi will…
India: Dozens of bodies recovered after barge sinks during cyclone
World
May 20, 2021
India: Dozens of bodies recovered after barge sinks during cyclone
The Indian Navy scoured waters through the night to recover bodies of 37 people who were on board a barge…
Indian navy recovers 22 bodies from barge that sank in storm
World
May 19, 2021
Indian navy recovers 22 bodies from barge that sank in storm
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy ships recovered 22 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off…
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
World
May 18, 2021
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms…
COVID-19 variant detected in India has not been found in Egypt: official
Egypt
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 variant detected in India has not been found in Egypt: official
Egypt has not detected the COVID-19 variant found in India, Advisor to the Egyptian President for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad…
India reports record day of virus deaths as cases level off
World
May 18, 2021
India reports record day of virus deaths as cases level off
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s total virus cases since the pandemic began swept past 25 million on Tuesday as the…
India announces ‘2-DG’ drug to combat coronavirus
Health & Fitness
May 17, 2021
India announces ‘2-DG’ drug to combat coronavirus
India has announced that it has produced a new drug to treat the coronavirus titled “2-DG” which will reportedly work…
The Latest: Taiwan has another jump, capital closing schools
World
May 17, 2021
The Latest: Taiwan has another jump, capital closing schools
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan reported 333 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases Monday, in the island’s largest outbreak since the start of…
Glimmer of hope seen in India, but virus crisis not over yet
World
May 17, 2021
Glimmer of hope seen in India, but virus crisis not over yet
BENGALURU, India (AP) — For the first time in months, Izhaar Hussain Shaikh is feeling somewhat optimistic. The 30-year-old ambulance…
The Latest: India’s virus variant expected to dominate UK
World
May 16, 2021
The Latest: India’s virus variant expected to dominate UK
LONDON — Britain’s health minister says a fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in India is likely to become the dominant…