Experts say revised strategy that calls for rapid tests in hospitals & public places, among others, is a tacit admission of community transmission & limitations of RT-PCR capacity.
In a letter to states, health and health research secretaries have expressed concern over excessive use of rapid antigen tests and quality of testing kits.
Among the 39 positive cases, 27 are temple employees, while rest are police personnel and pilgrims. The pilgrimage season will continue till 20 January 2021.
In Delhi, the govt is conducting random rapid antigen tests in crowded markets. The decision was taken after residents were seen stepping out in large numbers before Diwali.
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says govt is concerned not just about Bihar, but also other states where bypolls took place and Covid norms were violated.
In reply to RTI query filed by ThePrint, ICMR says it only has cumulative testing data, and adds that it is the responsibility of states to maintain specific RAT & RT-PCR data.
In episode 594 of the #CuttheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the Covid hits and misses of Punjab and Kerala in dealing with the pandemic.
The ministry said it has noted that in some large states, symptomatic cases tested negative by rapid antigen test are not being followed up by RT-PCR testing.
This agreement is not about Pakistan and Saudi Arabia looking Trump in the eye or Riyadh turning away from Washington. If anything, it could be termed as kosher proliferation.
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.
This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border.
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.
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