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In this picture taken on May 5, 2021, relatives grieve as they arrive for the cremation of their loved one who died due to the COVID-19 coronavirus at a crematorium in Moradabad (Prakash SINGH / AFP)
May 8, 2021, 9:38 am
India records over 4,000 COVID deaths in a day amid devastating virus surge
Experts, who express doubts about the official death toll, say wave may not peak until the end of May; mounting calls for tough nationwide lockdown measures
By AFP
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaks during a press conference at Pfizer's factory in Puurs, Belgium. (John Thys/Pool/AFP)
May 7, 2021, 8:57 am
Pfizer head Bourla says he’s ‘not at all’ in favor of US vaccine patent waiver
Pharma chief comes out against Washington proposal, insists building new plants is not the solution; comments come as India announces record COVID deaths
By AFP
A Covid-19 cornavirus patient is shifted to a ward after being admitted at the GTB hospital in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)
May 7, 2021, 4:09 am
NY Jewish federation sending $200,000 in COVID relief to India
Grants from UJA-Federation of New York focused on providing equipment and relief in hard-to-reach and especially vulnerable communities in pandemic-wracked country
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Family members of COVID-19 victims leave as their funeral pyres burn at an open crematorium set up at a granite quarry on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 5, 2021. (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
May 6, 2021, 10:21 am
India hits another dire record in COVID-19 outbreak with 3,980 deaths in a day
Daily caseload of infections again reaches over 400,000 as country scrambles for oxygen supplies, with demand jumping sevenfold
By ASHOK SHARMA
A funeral worker removes empty coffins that held remains that were later cremated amid the coronavirus pandemic, at La Recoleta cemetery in Santiago, Chile, April 21, 2021. (Esteban Felix/AP)
May 3, 2021, 10:18 pm
For first time, Brazilian, Chilean coronavirus variants found in Israel
Health Ministry says two vaccinated people and a baby found to have COVID strains after returning from abroad
By TOI staff
Travelers walk to a coronavirus testing area after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport on March 8, 2021. (Flash90)
May 3, 2021, 4:26 pm
Israel’s ban on travel to 7 countries over COVID variants takes effect
Israelis cannot travel to India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Turkey; returnees, even those vaccinated or recovered, must isolate
By TOI staff
A COVID-19 patient lies in an ambulance while waiting to get an admission in a hospital in New Delhi on May 1, 2021. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP)
May 1, 2021, 6:44 pm
India expands faltering vaccine drive as over 400,000 infections recorded in day
Hard-hit New Delhi extends lockdown by a week; vaccination opened to all adults, but Indians struggle to schedule appointments amid shortage of shots
By Bhuvan Bagga and Glenda Kwek
A wreath lies on the coffin of a COVID-19 victim before his cremation in Jammu, India, Friday, April 30, 2021 (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
May 1, 2021, 6:46 am
US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
Nation will bar entry to most foreigners who’ve been to India in past 14 days, amid massive surge of infections
By Zeke Miller, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and Matthew Lee
Travellers at Ben Gurion International Airport on April 18, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 29, 2021, 10:28 pm
Health Ministry to require quarantine for all travelers from 7 virus-hit nations
New public health order taking effect May 3 requires all arrivals from the 7 countries to isolate — even if they are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID
By TOI staff
Naga Sadhu, naked Hindu holy men, wait for the start of a procession towards the river Ganges for Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) during Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. As states across India are declaring some version of a lockdown to battle rising COVID-19 cases in a nationwide second-wave, thousands of pilgrims are gathering on the banks of the river Ganges for the Hindu festival. The faithful believe that a dip in the waters of the Ganges will absolve them of their sins and deliver them from the cycle of birth and death. (AP Photo/Karma Sonam)
April 29, 2021, 5:48 pm
The only real herd immunity is global: Why India’s COVID crisis threatens us all
While vaccine-makers are confident their shots block the current Indian variant, it’s transforming the country into a potential breeding ground for new, more resistant mutations
By Nathan Jeffay
Voters wait to cast their votes during the fifth phase of West Bengal state elections in Newtown Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas district, India, April 17, 2021. (Bikas Das/AP)
April 29, 2021, 3:01 pm
India sets new global daily record in virus cases as millions vote in state poll
With 379,257 new infections, India has reported more than 18.3 million cases, second-highest in the world; West Bengal holds election despite wave of infections
By Krutika Pathi and SHEIKH SAALIQ
Ugur Sahin, co-founder of the Mainz-based coronavirus vaccine developer BioNTech, listens during an Axel Springer Award ceremony, March 18, 2021.(Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP, Pool)
April 28, 2021, 6:07 pm
BioNTech chief ‘confident’ Pfizer vaccine works against Indian virus strain
Ugur Sahin, co-founder of company that jointly developed leading COVID-19 inoculation, says shots have proved effective against other similar mutations
By AFP and TOI staff
FILE - In this April 24, 2021, file photo, a COVID-19 patient inside a car, receives oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a Sikh house of worship, in New Delhi, India. India’s death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 200,000 people as a surge has wept the country in recent weeks, a rise rooted in various so-called super-spreader events that were allowed to happen in the months following the autumn when the country had seemingly brought the pandemic under control. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
April 28, 2021, 3:58 pm
Oxygen to India: Israeli group dispatching medical aid to COVID-stricken country
India is in turmoil, with 350,000 new COVID cases a day and a death toll that just exceeded 200,000; citing ‘shared responsibility’ to overcome virus, IsraAID sending supplies
By Nathan Jeffay
A man in protective suit digs earth to bury the body of a person who died of COVID-19 in Gauhati, India, April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)
April 28, 2021, 11:16 am
India’s COVID death toll tops 200,000 as record surge breaks health system
Health officials report highest daily fatalities, as well as new record in new daily cases in any country: 362,757
By SHEIKH SAALIQ
Passengers seen at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on March 8, 2021. (Flash90)
April 27, 2021, 4:11 pm
Health Ministry urges ban on travel to 7 high-risk countries, including India
Ministry recommends requiring vaccinated travelers arriving from COVID hotspots to quarantine, and delaying relaunch of Israel’s tourism program
By Nurit Chinn
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