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Passengers wait in a queue to give samples for their COVID-19 test after arriving at a railway station, in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Photo: PTI

COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO in March 2021 [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

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A primary school teacher at Salaya, Mandvi, Gujarat, Chirag Raval, teaching children from a fishing hamlet at te Manvi sea shore on February 21, 2021. The teacher aims to provide children with education though schools are yet to resume functioning after they were closed down following the outbreak of the pandemic. Photo: Vijay Soneji/The Hindu.

COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO in February 2021 [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

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The national COVID-19 vaccination programme, which commenced on January 16, underway at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, on January 17. Photo: R. Ragu, The Hindu

COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO in January 2021 [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

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COVID-19: Official Information on COVID-19 Released Monthwise by India and the WHO in 2020

An up-to-date compilation of official information released monthwise by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the ...

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A youngster in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, wearing a mask with the image of a face on December 08, 2020. Photo: M. Periasamy / The Hindu.

COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO in December [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

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Health workers conduct a door to door survey to assess the COVID-19 situation in New Delhi, on November 23, 2020. India has more than 9 million cases of coronavirus, second behind the United States. Photo: AP

COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO in November [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

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Students in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, attend a class at a government school after it re-opened on Oct. 19, 2020, as part of the fifth phase of India's relaxation of the nation-wide lockdown imposed on March 25, to combat the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown is being lifted in phases from June 1. India's first case of COVID-19 was reported from the State of Kerala on January 30. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in October by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

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Security personnel patrol the premises of the Taj Mahal in Agra on September 21, 2020, when the 17th century monument was re-opened to visitors. The UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site was closed to the public on March 17, 2020, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in September by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health ...

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Migrant workers from other States, desperate to return to their homes, walk through rail tracks towards a train station in Ahmedabad, India, on May 11, 2020. File Photo: AP

Pandemic Exposes Weaknesses in India’s Disaster Management Response

Sumit Chaturvedi

Disasters are testing times for institutions and individuals, processes and procedures, and policies and their implementation ...

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NCC cadets offer flowers to paramilitary jawans after attending the 74<sup>th</sup> Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, in New Delhi, Saturday, Aug 15, 2020. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in August by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020 and the World Health ...

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A view of the NSCBI Airport in Kolkata on July 6, 2020. Flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad have been suspended between July 6 and July 19 at the Kolkata airport in the view of rising COVID-19 cases in these cities. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in July by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

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A wall painting in Mumbai in honour of workers who risk their lives in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Shashi Ashiwal

COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in June by the Government of India and WHO [HTML and PDF]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

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COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in May by the Government of India and the World Health Organization [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

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COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in April by the Government of India and the World Health Organization [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, ...

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COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in March by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of ...

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COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in February by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of ...

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COVID-19: Press Releases and Updates in January by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation [HTML and PDFs]

A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of ...

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A view of the deserted Rajpath, New Delhi, on April 9, 2020, the 16<sup>th</sup> day of the lockdown. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

A Pandemic as a Political Reality Check

G. Vijay and Ajay Gudavarthy

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought governments and their policies under scrutiny. In India, daily official bulletins talk about the ...

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