Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
TopicCovid-19. coronavirus

Topic: covid-19. coronavirus

Police book UP BJP MLA Pramod Utwal, 27 supporters for violating poll code, Covid norms

PTI -
According to the FIR, the action was taken after a video emerged on social media, purportedly showing the distribution of 'khichdi' at his public meeting in Meghna Chandan village.

Hotels shut, taxis sold, guides ‘begging’: How Covid devastated tourism in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur

Nikhil Rampal -
Lack of foreign tourists has hit tourism sector in Delhi-Agra-Jaipur ‘golden triangle’ hard, while lockdowns have meant even domestic tourist numbers are yet to match pre-pandemic figures. 

Unvaccinated people 29 times more likely to be hospitalised with Covid, CDC report finds

Abantika Ghosh -
Population-level analysis by the US's Centers for Disease Control makes a powerful case for vaccines as a means not just to reduce serious illness but also reduce chances of infection.

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

Angana Chakrabarti -
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. 

covid19india.org, source of ‘legitimate’ Covid data since Feb 2020, decides to shut shop

Soniya Agrawal -
Analytical platform covid19india.org says those who work for it are volunteers who have to return to normal lives, and hence it will shut down by 31 October. 

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

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

New Karnataka Covid restrictions trigger protest as many refused entry at Kerala border

Angana Chakrabarti -
Karnataka has barred entry of people from Kerala & Maharashtra unless they produce a negative RT-PCR certificate not older than 72 hours, or a vaccination certificate.

India’s Covid cases have plateaued for 37 days. Here’s why this isn’t all good news

Abantika Ghosh -
Since 21 June, India’s daily Covid numbers have remained in the 30,000-50,000 bracket, even though the number jumped by about 50% Wednesday morning to 43,654 new cases.

No cheering, singing, whistling — All that is different as Tokyo gets ready for Olympics

Revathi Krishnan -
Already postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, Tokyo is set to host one of the biggest sporting events even as cases rise in Japan.

Maharashtra’s 23,000 ‘backlog’ deaths skew India’s fatality rate, but it isn’t only offender

Abantika Ghosh -
While Centre says reporting of backlog deaths helps better understand Covid spread, it wants Maharashtra, other states to provide details such as dates & districts to get a more comprehensive picture.
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The logo of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of one of its buildings on the outskirts of Ahmedabad | Reuters file photo

From ports to energy transition — Adani Group to invest over $100 billion in next decade

Krishna N Das -
Speaking at Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore, Adani said the group intends to do more as a solar player & has earmarked 70% of the investment for the energy transition space.

Defence

Parts of Iranian made 'suicide' drone Shahed-136 after being shot down by the Ukrainian military | Reuters

All about Shahed-136, Iran’s ‘kamikaze’ drone that Russia is using to strike Ukraine

Suchet Vir Singh -
Over the past few days, Russia has hit multiple targets using these Iranian-supplied drones—including civilian structures and amenities—leading to the death of several Ukrainians.

National Interest

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AAP’s filling a big vacuum in Indian politics. Question is how long it can sustain without ideology

Shekhar Gupta -
If you find admiration for AAP qualified, if not muted among many of the Modi-BJP’s critics, it is because they question it for its lack of ideological clarity. Especially on secularism.

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