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Thursday, October 10, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Week 1 of Covid vaccination phase 2 saw some hiccups, but it was ‘smooth drive’ for most

The second phase of the vaccination drive — targeting senior citizens and those aged 45 yrs and above with comorbidities — was rolled out last Monday.

Modi taking Covid shot has given big boost to India’s vaccination drive

Almost 21 million shots have been administered in India so far, up from 5.4 million a month ago. A record 1.6 million Indians received a Covid-19 vaccine Saturday, data show.

Covid nearing endemic phase in Delhi, won’t end completely, says minister Satyendar Jain

The Delhi Health Minister said Covid positivity rate has remained below 1% for the last two months, adding that people will have to learn to live with the virus.

Pink booths in Karnataka, special sessions in UP — states plan ‘Women’s Day’ Covid vaccine push

Chhattisgarh — which has a women officer at the helm in the health department — has taken a conscious call not to do anything special for Women’s Day.

Singing a lullaby can help you recover from Covid-19

The English National Opera’s ENO Breathe programme aims to empower sufferers of long Covid by teaching them how to self-manage their symptoms.

Punjab reports over 1,000 new Covid cases in a day, pushes India’s daily tally to 16,838

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

Covid antibodies, vaccines may become less effective against virus variants, study says

Published in Nature Medicine, the study noted that the fast-spreading Covid variants first reported in UK, Brazil and South Africa carried multiple alterations in their spike genes.

India records 16,838 fresh Covid cases, 113 fatalities in last 24 hours

The number of active COVID-19 cases has increased to 1,76,319, accounting for 1.58% of the total caseload, according to data released by the Health Ministry.

Why the fortunes of corporate India are beginning to show a sharp recovery

Performance of corporate India showed a sharp recovery in October-December quarter. Decline in Covid-19 cases & step-up in vaccination will further support recovery in coming months.

Maharashtra reports highest daily Covid cases in 4 months, active cases in India at 1,73,413

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?