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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicCovid-19 treatment

Topic: Covid-19 treatment

Why Kerala is seeing a second Covid surge just months after cases peaked in October

Kerala witnessed its first peak in mid-October when positivity rate increased to over 15%. Between 27 December and 3 January, positivity rate was 9.6% as against the national average of 5.8%.

70 lakh healthcare workers to receive Covid vaccine first, govt to use ‘poll booth strategy’

Government has asked states to identify specific days for vaccination, adequate number of potential vaccinators and other support staff.

19 SARS-CoV-2 mutations in India can evade antibodies, 1 causes reinfection — CSIR study

Study suggests that N501Y, the ‘highly infectious’ Covid mutation found in UK, is present in Australia, South Africa, USA, Denmark & Brazil, and advises screening travellers from here.

CSIR plans clinical trials of antiviral Molnupiravir that is said to block Covid transmission

A recent study at Georgia State University in US found that Molnupiravir can completely suppress SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets within 24 hours.

Monitor efficacy of Itolizumab, not just safety, in Covid trials — expert panel tells Biocon

Govt's expert panel, that advises the apex drug regulator, has asked Biocon to submit a revised proposal for phase 4 trials of Itolizumab, which already has emergency use approval.

Delhi gets tough with enforcing Covid home isolation, over 70 FIRs registered so far

Several people are also being moved to Covid-19 care or quarantine centres and issued strict warnings to prevent them from turning ‘super-spreaders’.

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi’s condition extremely critical, say doctors

Gogoi, who was undergoing treatment for post Covid complications, suffered a multi-organ failure, and was on dialysis Sunday.

Covid patients shed viral RNA for upto 83 days but are infectious for about 9 — Lancet report

Researchers from UK and Italy wrote in The Lancet Microbe journal it is important to quickly isolate patients as they are most infectious in the first week of their illness.

Doctors work 14-hr shift, handle double workload as Delhi hospitals battle staff crunch

From Delhi govt’s GTB Hospital & Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, to central govt’s Lady Hardinge, a similar resource crunch appears to be at play everywhere.

Delhi’s 3rd Covid wave brings back shortage of ICU beds, hospitals struggle to admit patients

As Delhi's active Covid cases touched 42,000 Tuesday, authorities are working to bolster the city's hospital bed availability by 80% in coming days.

On Camera

Army wives fight a silent battle. Don’t abuse them for seeking small joys

The next time you see a post featuring a sari-clad woman at a party or a travel reel from an unknown location, ask yourself — how does her joy threaten yours?

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.