Covid

People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Shocked by Covid deaths, young Indians rush for life insurance

Insurers did not reveal how many plans they sold citing business confidentiality, but many said it was in the "high thousands"

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a woman during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Coronavirus chronicle

India’s daily Covid tally rises marginally to 62,224; active cases below 900,000

Sanga Thinley Lama makes a graffiti to display solidarity and gratitude to the frontline workers during the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Coronavirus chronicle

Nepal’s vaccine disaster has left millions unprotected

File Photo: A health worker inside a kiosk is collecting nasal swab from a potential patient. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Ctg reports Delta variant, suspects community transmission

After the pandemic, a wave of spending by older consumers
Analysis

After the pandemic, a wave of spending by older consumers

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a sample using a swab from a person at a local health centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi, India October 7, 2020.Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

80,834 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3,303 deaths recorded in India in 24 hours

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: Hindustan Times
Coronavirus chronicle

High risk of third Covid wave, preparing on war footing: Delhi CM

We’ll collapse if the situation continues: RMCH director
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

We’ll collapse if the situation continues: RMCH director

A man suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives oxygen support as he sits inside the classroom of a school turned into a COVID-19 care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Coronavirus chronicle

India's daily Covid tally goes down to 114,460, active cases fall below 15 lakh

4 more Covid-19 patients die at RMCH
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

4 more Covid-19 patients die at RMCH

Representational Image. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Thakurgaon seals border areas to contain Covid

The pandemic inspired a surge in new businesses. Photographer: Paras Griffin/Getty Images 
Panorama

How Covid inspired a new generation of entrepreneurs

A health worker in PPE coveralls collects swab samples for Covid test.Photo: Hindustan Times
Coronavirus chronicle

India's daily Covid-19 cases go further up to 134,154, new deaths reduce by 320 since yesterday