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Friday, November 21, 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

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.