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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicCovid-19 testing

Topic: Covid-19 testing

ICMR data shows India’s Covid testing is not in right shape — 5 things that need fixing

ICMR has released its first data analysis of more than 10 lakh Covid-19 tests. But this data only tells us that there is a lot the Modi govt still doesn't know.

Wuhan’s mass testing shows it could’ve eradicated coronavirus for now

In an effort to avoid a second coronavirus wave, Wuhan is testing its entire 11 million population and has found 200 asymptomatic cases in two weeks.

Criticising govt not going to bring back the dead, don’t ‘politicise’ pandemic: Gujarat HC

Gujarat HC requested people to be careful before commenting or entering into any debate with regard to its orders that are being passed by 'in public interest'.

India’s coronavirus fight lacks the most crucial thing in its arsenal — Data

Only a handful of cities and districts in India are currently publishing anywhere near the kind of Covid-related data that the Home Ministry wants states to use and consider.

Why these 5 states shunted health secretaries during world’s worst health crisis in 100 years

In the sixth state, Gujarat, Jayanti Ravi is still the principal health secretary but she no longer handles the state’s coronavirus crisis.  

Govt devised intelligent testing strategy to fight Covid after lesson from swine flu: ICMR

According to the apex health research body, the testing capacity has been increased to 1.4 lakh samples per day, which is being further raised to 2 lakh.

36 Kashmir hospital staff asked to self-quarantine after pregnant women test Covid-positive

The staff at Kashmir's Lal Ded hospital include consultants, senior resident doctors, postgraduate doctors, OT assistants, technicians, nurses.

Covid vaccine could come by 2020-end but realistic time-frame would be 2 yrs: Adar Poonawalla

At Off The Cuff, SII CEO Adar Poonawalla says his company has made a deal with its partners to provide at least 50% of Covid vaccine doses to India.

India ranks low on Covid testing but has done well on number of infections and deaths

According to data on tests, states which saw the largest outbreaks, such as Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, also had the highest tests per million population.

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.