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TopicAsymptomatic Covid cases

Topic: Asymptomatic Covid cases

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.

How a protest meeting at a Chandigarh hotel infected 13 Punjab govt officers

The meeting was held on 3 July in which 36 Punjab Civil Services officers took part. Among those infected are two additional deputy commissioners and 7 SDMs.

Delhi, here is what you need to do if you or your family start showing Covid-19 symptoms

With cases rising in the national capital & public health infrastructure crumbling, the idea of getting Covid is scary. But there are things you can do.

Children as likely to spread Covid as adults, says new study, adding to confusion

Geneva-based researchers analysed viral shedding in symptomatic children & found that they have similar viral loads & shedding to adults.

Asymptomatic Covid-19 patients can still develop lung damage

The coronavirus can inflict ‘silent lung damage’, which does not result in shortness of breath or cough, researchers have found.

China reports 66 new Covid-19 cases after sudden spike of infections in Beijing

The officials of China's National Health Commission said 57 new confirmed Covid-19 infections, including 38 domestically transmitted cases, were reported Saturday.

Is it politics that is dictating India’s testing policy or medical science?

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal directed the state government Monday to test asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of confirmed Covid cases.

‘Feel like criminals’: Why Mumbai doctors are angry over civic body’s strict Covid test rules

BMC guidelines say doctors have to physically check patients before prescribing tests, failing which they stand to lose their licence.

28% of 40,184 Covid positive cases in India till 30 April were asymptomatic: ICMR study

According to the study, of the 28.1 per cent asymptomatic patients, 25.3 per cent were direct and high-risk contacts of the cases, while 2.8 per cent were healthcare workers.

How use of Chinese rapid testing Covid-19 kits created panic in a Kashmir village

Doctors had declared a man in a Pampore village ‘weak positive’ for Covid-19 after his samples were tested using rapid antibody testing kits.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.