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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Topic: Coronavirus

Covid-19 is much, much deadlier than the flu, bro

Numbers show the fatality risk from Covid-19 is much higher than that of influenza for every age group above 20.

Covid-19 has given developing countries a great chance to care for their migrant workers

If one thing needs to change after the coronavirus crisis, it's the relationship between the state and migrant workers.

Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccine could be ready in a year, says Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

In an interview to ThePrint, Biocon co-founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw says India is ahead of other countries in flattening the Covid-19 curve.

Covid-19 toll rises to 775, total cases at 24,506 in India, says health ministry

Of the 775 deaths, Maharashtra leads with 301 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 127, Madhya Pradesh at 92, Delhi at 53, and Andhra Pradesh at 29.

Malaria still a big threat to Indians. Can’t afford to divert all resources to Covid

India’s progress in controlling malaria has been a result of pre-emptive anti-mosquito measures taken before onset of monsoon. Coronavirus pandemic can disrupt these.

Kerala Covid curve has flattened, despite recent spike. Doctor who handled Nipah explains how

Dr Anoop Kumar, chief of critical care medicine at Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, was instrumental in detecting the first Nipah case in 2018.

Shashi Tharoor: Modi govt wasted money on faulty Chinese Covid tests ignoring Indian options

Why did India buy Chinese rapid testing kits for Covid when other countries have complained about its accuracy? In the words of a TV showman, the nation wants to know.

Assam cancels annual Kamakhya temple fair, largest Hindu event in NE — a first in centuries

Ambubachi Mela is held every year in June to mark the annual menstruation cycle of the Kamakhya temple’s presiding goddess.

Don’t pin hopes on summer, social distancing still best Covid ‘vaccine’, says Harsh Vardhan

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said the government is aiming to test one lakh people per day by 31 May.

Pay and pensions of govt employees had risen too high. Covid is forcing welcome cuts

FCI loaders have got paid more than chairman & MD; pay & pensions have soared in defence and railways. Such irrationality can’t last when economy is in turmoil.

On Camera

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?