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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicCovid-19 testing

Topic: Covid-19 testing

Low testing and tracing: How Delhi turned into India’s New York City after Covid hit

In episode 501 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how Delhi dropped the ball to become the second-worst Covid hit region in India.

How Andhra is firmly testing, treating its way out of Covid crisis, but Telangana struggling

The AP govt has ramped up its health infrastructure to test and trace aggressively and provide timely treatment. Meanwhile, Telangana is dealing with Hyderabad.

Delhi’s testing numbers increase by almost 3 times — just as Amit Shah had promised

Delhi tested 17,533 samples as of 20 June, which is 2.8 times the number of tests conducted on 15 June (6,105 samples).

Here’s why you can’t get a Covid test in Delhi on a Sunday

Although testing was increased in the capital, calls to 5 pvt labs and 5 govt hospitals Sunday revealed very few were willing to take patients.

From flights, trains straight to quarantine centres — how Assam screens passengers for Covid

Assam is following a rigorous screening and testing process under which passengers coming into the state have to be quarantined even if they test negative.

How ‘overconfident’ Delhi made a mess of Covid fight, forcing Modi govt to pick up the pieces

Delhi made a strong start in handling the crisis, but then it dropped the ball on contact-tracing and testing. The exploding situation prompted Amit Shah to intervene.

20,000 people across 11 Delhi districts — govt plans mega survey to gauge Covid surge

Delhi’s average sample positivity rates for Covid-19 have hovered around 25 per cent for several weeks now, crossing 70 per cent in some districts.

SC asks govt to fix upper limit for Covid-19 test rates, calls for uniform fee across India

The Supreme Court was hearing a PIL that was registered after it took suo motu cognisance of media reports on 'deplorable condition' of hospitals and handling of bodies.

Risky Covid sample collection, multiple data portals: Private labs flag concerns in Delhi HC

The labs have also demanded the Delhi govt could notify locations to set up temporary testing facilities and that it should increase the number of testing kit vendors.

Delhi rolls out rapid antigen tests across city as it looks to scale up testing capacity

The rapid antigen tests are cheaper, take less time to give a result, and will rule out a good section of samples requiring a confirmation test.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.