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Over 721 children in child care institutions in 11 states & UTs got Covid, RTI data shows

As per National Commission for Protection of Child Rights data, there have been no deaths. In 2020, UP was the only state among the 11 to report Covid cases at child care institutions

505 paediatric Covid cases in Bengaluru in first 10 days of August, only 3 hospitalised

The remaining 502 were either asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, with Bengaluru officials also saying proportion of paediatric cases in total Covid pool has been constant for last 2 months. 

‘No more than 6 days to recover’ — Study in Lancet finds ‘long Covid’ rare in children

Adults have reported experiencing prolonged illness after Covid-19 — termed as long Covid — where symptoms persist for four weeks or longer. 

Covid vaccination for 12-18 age group to start soon, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Zydus Cadila is likely to soon apply to the DGCI for emergency use authorisation for its Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D, which it claims can be given to both adults and children.

1.19 lakh children in India lost caregivers to Covid in 14 months, Lancet study says

According to the report, countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers also include South Africa, Peru, US, Brazil, and Mexico.

17 children dead, over 5,000 test positive for Covid in Meghalaya: state health minister

Noting that the third wave of the Covid pandemic may pose a greater threat to children, Alexander Laloo Hek said his government is making necessary preparations in anticipation.

NCPCR devises online portal ‘Bal Swaraj’ for children affected by Covid-19

The initiative aims at tracking affected children right from presenting them before the Child Welfare Committee to the restoration of the children to their parent, guardian, or relative.

Over 100 cases of inflammatory syndrome in kids as post-Covid reaction found in north India

Indian Academy of Pediatric Intensive Care has come out with the numbers. Doctors say multi-organ inflammatory syndrome can affect all organs including lungs, kidney, brain.

577 children have been orphaned due to second Covid wave so far, govt says

According to WCD ministry officials, the ministry, state govts and district administrations are working together for the rehabilitation of these 'Covid orphans'.

Symptoms of PIMS-TS, a rare Covid condition in kids, go away in 6 months: Study in Lancet

Study published in The Lancet journal looked at cases of 'Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome: Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS)' in 46 children in the UK.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.