India's Daily Covid-19 Cases Jumped by Over 300% Since Last Year, ICU Beds by a Meagre 19%

 India's Daily Covid-19 Cases Jumped by Over 300% Since Last Year, ICU Beds by a Meagre 19%

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES.

The Asian Age headline quotes the Prime Minister as saying, "Virus spreads to rural India, Centre on war footing".  The Indian Express quotes him as saying, "India will fight and win".

"Sputnik V arrives in market, each imported dose for Rs. 995", headlines The Tribune.

Covishield and Covaxin are less effective agains B.1.617 strain, reports The Hindu.

"Delhi sees less than 10,000 cases for first time in over a month" headlines The Times of India.

An interview in The Statesman with a virologist, carried in The Statesman, reveals that a third wave is a distinct possibility, if the majority in not vaccinated in India.

And, The Hindustan Times carries a photograph of the night sky in Israel and the Gaza Strip, lit up with rockets, under the caption, "Fire and fury in the Middle East".