Delhi's positivity rate was recorded at 16.4% Friday after highs of over 30% earlier this month. This appears to be a milestone but does not explain the whole story.
The Telangana govt released an investigative report by health officials and microbiologists which stated there were data discrepancies in the information submitted by private labs.
Each kind of test has different processes, prices & also purposes — antigen tests can identify positive cases, while antibody tests can screen a wide area.
Clearing the backlog is likely to take 2-3 days. Hyderabad has the lowest testing among big cities, but the Telangana capital has a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent.
In an exclusive interview, Assam Health Secretary Samir Sinha said despite bottlenecks posed by massive surveillance & testing exercise, it was important to keep the community safe.
AP's Industries and IT minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy said the state leveraged its medical devices manufacturing park to create the TruNat tests that can work with TB equipment.
Perhaps the present crisis and trauma can force our country into something resembling that special moment we found in the sixties. Perhaps we can radically alter our business environment.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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