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TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Some Covid long-haulers are baffling doctors with symptoms that go on and on

Scope of mysterious lingering symptoms triggered by Covid is getting clearer, but what’s causing them and how to treat them isn’t.

Delhi HC asks ICMR to review advisory that bars repeat RT-PCR tests on Covid patients

Court made the suggestion while hearing a plea filed by a lawyer, whose family couldn’t get tested again after spending more than 17 days in quarantine.

How use of antibiotics for Covid patients is worsening India’s drug resistance crisis

Amid dearth of effective treatments, doctors are turning to drugs they have on hand — many are antibiotics that other countries wouldn’t use for Covid.

Moderna vaccine effective in 12-17 year-olds, could become 2nd shot approved for teens in US

Moderna says its vaccine showed 93-100% efficacy in preventing symptomatic Covid in a study of teenagers, and no significant safety concerns were observed.

Why health experts are wary of Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine trials on children

Paediatric trials, or those involving children, could be risky since the body is still developing & has different immunity levels. Experts say it requires careful ethical consideration.

Covid not active in nasal, oral cavities 12-24 hrs after death, says AIIMS forensic chief

AIIMS forensic chief Dr Sudhir Gupta said that nasal & oral cavities should be plugged to prevent leakage of body fluids and that transmission from the deceased is highly unlikely.

Modi-BJP-RSS meeting was on ‘way to undo damage’ of Yogi govt’s Covid handling in UP

Modi, Shah, Nadda and RSS’ Hosabale met Sunday, 9 months before UP goes to the polls. Sources say CM Yogi Adityanath may not get as much of a free hand anymore.

Signs of gangrene could be an indication of severe Covid, RML doctors say in study

RML doctors cite case of 65-year-old who developed gangrene in one limb before presenting respiratory symptoms. Covid patient had no comorbidities, died 5 days after hospitalisation.

More people want work space that isn’t office or home, to travel on vacations, study finds

Accenture survey spanning 19 countries also sees rise in online shopping in decor, food, fashion, luxury sector. 

Covid fears are paralysing global car manufacturers in Chennai, India’s Detroit

In Tamil Nadu, employees of automakers are threatening to go on strike due to Covid health concerns, underscoring the struggle to balance economic demands & public health.

On Camera

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.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.