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Covid second wave

  • India is hiring nurses on monthly contracts to fight Covid-19. The jobs have few takers

    India is hiring nurses on monthly contracts to fight Covid-19. The jobs have few takers

    Aarefa Johari
    · May 09, 2021 · 09:00 am
  • Three migrant workers tell us why they went back home as second Covid-19 wave batters cities

    Three migrant workers tell us why they went back home as second Covid-19 wave batters cities

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 24, 2021 · 06:30 am
  • Migrant workers have learnt their lesson from last year’s lockdown, but state governments have not

    Migrant workers have learnt their lesson from last year’s lockdown, but state governments have not

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 17, 2021 · 06:30 am
  • As the dead pile up in Gujarat, the state’s media is on a warpath with the government over Covid-19

    As the dead pile up in Gujarat, the state’s media is on a warpath with the government over Covid-19

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 14, 2021 · 09:10 am