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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicCovid-19 testing

Topic: Covid-19 testing

Cases, fatality rate or deaths per million, India in control of Covid: Niti Aayog expert

In an exclusive interview, Niti Aayog’s health and nutrition adviser Alok Kumar tells ThePrint that India has done way better than other countries with similar Covid numbers. 

Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital faces FIR for not using Centre’s Covid-testing app

The case has been registered against the hospital’s medical superintendent for not following the testing protocol. No arrests have been made yet.

India, China will have more Covid-19 cases than US if more tests are done: Donald Trump

According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the US has nearly 1.9 million Covid cases while India and China stand at 2,36,184 and 84,177 respectively.

Sun Pharma gets approval to test plant-based dengue drug for Covid treatment

Sun Pharma said human safety study of AQCH already completed, clinical trials will be conducted across 12 centres on 210 patients. The treatment duration will be 10 days.

India can build the boat as it sails rough Covid crisis waters, but should know where to go

The govt needs to prepare in detail for all eventualities, and not seek refuge in ‘uncertainty’. It should trust and seek active public support.

Coronavirus isn’t getting weaker, it’s just that we’re fighting it better

Coronavirus may appear weaker in some parts of the world as expanded testing & surveillance are catching people earlier in the course of their illness.

Vitamin D, good hygiene — chief of India’s top nutrition body shares key Covid tips

Dr R. Hemalatha, director of ICMR’s National Institute of Nutrition, sheds light on the importance of nutrition, and other Covid questions.

‘Feel like criminals’: Why Mumbai doctors are angry over civic body’s strict Covid test rules

BMC guidelines say doctors have to physically check patients before prescribing tests, failing which they stand to lose their licence.

Bus equipped with Covid-19 test facility launches in Delhi, can conduct doorstep sampling

The bus is equipped with AI-enabled thermal testing facility, airtight separate cabins for doctors and technicians, and facilities for contactless testing of patients.

Woman scientist who took over at NIV just before Covid hit India & how she’s handling the crisis

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, National Institute of Virology director Dr Priya Abraham talks about Covid characteristics & why it is difficult to predict how it will progress.

On Camera

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.