India Coronavirus Dispatch: Death rate low in Assam due to under-counting

Covid takes a toll on education, the police officer who doubles up as a doctor, and how to store your masks--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Effect on education: On International Literacy Day, this story looks at the response of educational institutions in general and teachers in particular to the pandemic. While Covid-19 has been a major disruptor across sectors, education is one of its earliest and most-hit casualties. Migrant exodus, coupled with digital divide, upended the schooling of children across the country. A teacher in a low-income primary school in Delhi, for example, says only 60 per cent of students have returned since lockdown restrictions were lifted. Many shifted to cheaper government schools or went back to their villages. In some cases, students have had