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Fans, mosquito nets, pool testing — the plan to get Delhi courts working after lockdown

A committee is looking into measures courts need to take to ensure there isn't a spread of coronavirus when court buildings resume functioning after lockdown.

Residents of Delhi containment zones to be screened thrice in 2 weeks, says Kejriwal govt

The directive comes as fresh cases of coronavirus continue to emerge from 75% of the capital’s containment zones. There are 97 containment zones in Delhi.

Why coronavirus outbreaks could go on until 2024 despite social distancing

Social distancing might be required into 2022, with surveillance through 2024. It's not realistic to think the virus will soon recede and disappear.

Modi govt tells states not to buy Covid-19 rapid antibody test kits from 2 Chinese firms

The govt, it is learnt, has also issued show-cause notices to the importers licensed to procure the rapid antibody testing kits from two Chinese firms that were found to be 'faulty'.

Dead virus particles suspected to be behind Covid patients testing positive after recovery

S. Korean scientists have found patients who remain positive weeks after diagnosis may harbour dead virus particles that can’t be distinguished from infectious ones.

Can female sex hormones help men battle Covid-19? US scientists to find out

The trial will include 110 patients with confirmed or presumed cases of Covid-19 who develop at least one serious symptom, such as high fever, shortness of breath or pneumonia.

Antibody from llamas could help block coronavirus entry into cells, say researchers

A smart band to help maintain social distancing to an old arthritis drug for lung damage, ThePrint brings you the top 5 research on Covid-19.

CSIR to test sepsis drug in asymptomatic Covid patients and those who have recovered

CSIR will launch trials to see if sepsis drug can stop Covid-19 from progressing in asymptomatic patients & if it can prevent it from redeveloping in recovered patients.

Bengal ranks lowest among all major states on Covid tests, even lower than Bihar, Jharkhand

West Bengal is the country’s 4th most populous state but has one of the worst testing rates. CM Mamata Banerjee has blamed it on faulty kits and delayed approval to labs.

India to test Japanese flu drug favipiravir on Covid patients, Glenmark first to start trials

Favipiravir is among the drugs under trial for Covid-19 treatment along with anti-malarial medicine hydroxychloroquine and the Ebola drug remdesivir. 

On Camera

Aryan Khan has turned his camera on us. ‘I won’t be your victim again,’ he is saying

The Bads of Bollywood isn’t just about the film industry’s chaos. It’s also a show about India’s chaos: the narratives, the gatekeepers, the false morality.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.