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TopicAsymptomatic Covid cases

Topic: Asymptomatic Covid cases

Children could have immune response to Covid without getting infected, Australian study says

Australian researchers report about a family in which the parents were Covid positive, but their children repeatedly tested negative & showed robust immune response.

Women-owned businesses in Australia take a hit, Lebanon shuts bars & other global Covid news

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world — the latest count being above 3.7 crore cases and more...

9-11 cr Indians estimated to have been infected by Covid in August, second sero survey says

The survey, conducted across 700 villages, also estimated that one in 15 individuals aged more than 10 years was estimated to have been infected in August.

Asymptomatic children with Covid can shed virus for weeks, finds South Korean study

The study focused on 91 paediatric Covid patients from 22 hospitals. The children were tested every 3 days on an average to understand how long virus shedding continues.

Andhra’s second sero survey begins today, 45,000 samples to be collected from 9 districts

The survey will be conducted over a period of seven days and cover nine districts.

Andhra sero survey finds Covid exposure higher in urban areas, over 92% asymptomatic

Nearly 3,750 blood samples were collected from Anantapur, East Godavari, Krishna and Nellore districts each between 7-12 August for the survey. 

South Korean study finds asymptomatic Covid patients spread virus similar to symptomatic ones

The study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, is also among the first few to academically distinguish between pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

This is how you can read epidemiological data to understand Covid trends better

Epidemiologists and disease modeling experts make sense of commonly used concepts like recovery and death rates, and explain misconceptions to be wary of.

Why asymptomatic spread of Covid has become so bizarrely controversial

New findings are being filtered through a distorting film of spin. A topic as neutral as the role of asymptomatic spread has been distorted by polarised narratives.

Aerosol transmission can’t be ruled out, but droplets still biggest risk, says new WHO brief

WHO has issued a new 10-page brief on Covid transmission after over 200 scientists wrote an open letter asking for revision of airborne transmission advisories.

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Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.