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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicCovid-19 testing

Topic: Covid-19 testing

India sees more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours for third day in a row

India's Covid-19 death toll reached 9,915, while the number of active cases stood at 1,49,348, and 1,62,378 patients have recovered.

Goa to conduct random testing at slums near hospital whose staff tested positive for Covid

Earlier this week, few members of the staff at the ESI Hospital in Margao tested positive for Covid-19.

Arvind Kejriwal has run out of excuses over his Covid failures in Delhi

The AAP government thought it could control the Covid narrative by manipulating data, but when bodies pile up, data doesn’t matter anymore.

‘Delhi situation horrendous’ — SC slams govt, asks it to explain dip in Covid testing rate

The SC bench came down heavily on LNJP Hospital, a dedicated Covid-19 facility under the Delhi govt, and said it was treating bodies 'worse than animals'.

UP CM asks officials to make available Covid-19 testing machines in all districts

The chief minister stressed on checking death rate due to Covid-19 in the state and said measures should be taken for timely treatment of patients.

Why Delhi’s Covid patients are running from pillar to post in search of a hospital bed

As cases in Delhi mount to 31,309, changing government orders, stressed health infra and seeming lack of planning have left the city residents helpless.

Is it politics that is dictating India’s testing policy or medical science?

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal directed the state government Monday to test asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of confirmed Covid cases.

WHO says Covid transmission through asymptomatic patients ‘very rare’, experts disagree

Detailed contact-tracing of symptomatic individuals would be more effective in reducing transmission of the disease, WHO expert said.

Hyderabad’s CCMB develops Covid test that can ‘handle up to 50,000 times more samples’

In an interview, CCMB chief Rakesh Mishra talks about the Hyderabad institute’s new test kit as well as their work on a vaccine that could be ready within a year.

Why bureaucratic control over Covid-19 testing is counterproductive as India ‘unlocks’

In episode 491 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why government cannot control tests, and how the monopoly is affecting three major cities in the country.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.