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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
TopicCovid-19 testing

Topic: Covid-19 testing

How Lakshadweep has managed to be India’s only territory without coronavirus

The union territory, which is an archipelago of 36 islands, has even requested the central government to allow schools to reopen.

Bihar has lowest Covid tests per million in India, Maharashtra’s positivity rate the highest

States Tracker — a daily comprehensive look at how much each state is testing for Covid-19, and how fast and widely the infection is spreading.

IIT-Delhi’s RT-PCR kit, with base price of Rs 399, opens new avenue for cheaper Covid tests

The test kit has received approvals from ICMR and the Drug Controller General of India.

Massive contact-tracing on in UT as J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina tests positive for Covid

BJP minister Dr Jitendra Singh and gen secy Ram Madhav in self-quarantine as they had gone to Bandipora last week with J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina.

22 states match WHO standard of 140 Covid tests/day per million, Gujarat & Bengal lag behind

The health ministry reiterated that states needed to take ownership of the Covid fight. It also said India's mortality currently stood at 2.6 per cent.

India’s Covid cases cross 9 lakh mark, three days after recording 8 lakh infections

India reported 28,498 new Covid cases Monday as active infections stood at 3,11,565. The number of recoveries has reached 5,71,459.

Capacity is not what’s hindering India’s testing rate, government price caps are

The best policy now is for India’s health ministry to completely deregulate Covid-19 testing, if it wants to focus on contact tracing and isolating.

Fatigue and shortness of breath persist in recovered Covid patients, study finds

A study by Italian researchers published in Journal of the American Medical Association finds that certain symptoms of Covid-19 persist much beyond a negative test.

Star of Dharavi success, but few takers in Delhi — how fever clinics have fared across India

The concept of fever clinics was laid out by health ministry on 7 April as an early pitstop for screening to prevent suspected Covid-19 patients from overwhelming hospitals. 

Amitabh Bachchan & Abhishek Bachchan test positive for Covid, in Mumbai hospital

The 77-year-old Amitabh Bachchan Saturday night tweeted that he tested positive for coronavirus. He said family and staff had undergone tests and results were awaited.

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

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.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

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.