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TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

‘Mishandling Covid eroded support for populist govts like Modi’s’: Cambridge democracy study

Modi among populist leaders who responded early with ‘wide-ranging, far-reaching’ policies, but approval still declined. Study adds 'no renewed faith' seen in liberal democracy.

Stretched to breaking point, say govt hospital doctors in Delhi, call for better quarantine

Doctors say shortage happened primarily due to delay in the NEET PG 2021 counselling. But crisis was aggravated by the explosion in Covid infections among government doctors.

Mere 29% travellers got refunds from airlines for cancelled plans during 3rd wave, survey says

LocalCircles asked people about their travel plans between January and March this year, and if they were able to get a refund in case they cancelled. This is what it found.

WHO recommends two new Covid drugs, in discussions to secure ‘equitable access’

Extent to which Baricitinib & Sotrovimab will save lives depends on how available, affordable they will be, says WHO. New guidelines advise against use of Remdesivir, Ivermectin.

Did Djokovic lie about Covid test in Serbia? Report casts doubt on player’s claims

According to an investigation by ‘Der Spiegel’, Novak Djokovic’s claimed dates for his Covid tests don’t match up. He is now set to be deported from Australia after losing his appeal.

Skin rashes not very common among Covid patients, at least in India, Delhi study shows

Previous studies may have ‘overestimated’ link between skin conditions and Covid infection, say doctors from RML Hospital & Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences.

Election Commission extends ban on public rallies and roadshows till 22 January

While announcing schedule for Assembly election in five states UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab EC had banned public rallies, roadshows, and physical campaigning till 15 January.

Morrison is rethinking cancelling Djokovic’s visa. It makes Australia Open look hicksville

Turning Serbia’s national hero into Australia’s national villain has been hard for the govt's 'operation sovereign borders' chapter.

Transforming denial into deliberation: The case of manual scavenging

President Ram Nath Kovind called manual scavenging 'shameful'. But India is still lacking concrete effort.

Covid risk low during dip in flowing river, salty sea — what Bengal told HC on Ganga Sagar Mela

Bengal cites argument to explain why it is not in favour of Ganga Sagar Mela being cancelled. Virologist says 'factors like wind speed or salinity have no role in transmission of virus'.

On Camera

Sitharaman’s eighth Budget faces fiscal headwinds — and a calendar dilemma

Barring her first two Budgets, Nirmala Sitharaman has always ended the year with either a lower fiscal deficit figure than what she had projected or by adhering to the target.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.