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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicCommunity transmission

Topic: Community transmission

Govt denying but India had Covid community transmission in April, health ministry paper says

Community transmission means spread of an illness without knowing the source of infection. Govt had last reiterated its denial on 11 June.

Yogi govt announces Covid contest, Rs 10,000 for ideas on how to break transmission chain

UP govt says idea behind the contest is to fight Covid with help from people. But opposition says govt should instead do more testing and inform people of the correct Covid figures.

Karnataka medical education minister says community spread has started in Covid clusters

The sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru is being attributed to an influx of people from other infected states and flouting of home quaratine rules.

Australia fears a second wave as coronavirus restrictions are tightened

Concerns about community transmission are growing in Victoria, responsible for 116 new cases in the past week, which account for about 83% of the national total.

Covid-19 behaves like a sexually transmitted infection

The SARS-CoV2 escapes an evolutionary trade-off that helps keep other pathogens in check like Ebola, and Marburg.

Delhi govt plans to set up 10,000-bed makeshift Covid hospital under sprawling tent

The tent will be set up in south Delhi. According to Delhi govt, around one lakh beds will be needed as cases are likely to breach the 5 lakh-mark by the end of July.

Chhattisgarh has no data on 40,000 migrants who are back and fears a spike in Covid cases

Health department officials in Chhattisgarh say community surveillance is on to find and account for all migrant workers who returned on foot or by using unofficial means.

No community transmission, just 0.73% of people exposed, but India still susceptible: ICMR

Risk higher in urban areas, especially slums, India still needs to follow physical distancing, use of face masks, hand hygiene and cough etiquette, says ICMR.

Community transmission happening, but only Centre can declare it: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

His remarks come a day after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Centre has said there is no community transmission of Covid-19 in Delhi.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.