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Topic: COVID-19

‘Worrying’, says govt as 5 cases of South Africa, Brazil Covid variants detected in India

Health Ministry says it’s in talks with Civil Aviation Ministry to test passengers from South Africa and Brazil to curb the spread of the two variants in India.

Active Covid-19 cases decline in last 24 hours, over 85 lakh people vaccinated so far

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

Israel bars Sputnik V entry into Gaza, Japan’s syringe challenge & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

‘People are behaving like Covid is over’ — what Maharashtra blames for sharp spike in cases

From 10-14 February, Maharashtra recorded 3,624 new Covid cases every day on an average. The new cases recorded on Sunday crossed the 4,000 mark after 39 days.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani tests positive for Covid day after fainting on stage

Rupani, 64, fainted on stage while addressing a rally in Vadodara for the upcoming civic polls in the state, following which he was flown to Ahmedabad and admitted to a hospital.

India’s expert panel considering Phase 3 trials of asthma-inhaler drug against Covid-19

The subject expert committee is considering proposals for testing an inhaled drug called SNG001 and the last stage trial of two artificial antibodies against Covid-19.

Covid has reached Antarctica. Scientists are worried about its wildlife

Each visitor to Antarctica carries millions of microbial passengers, such as bacteria, and many of these microbes are left behind when the visitors leave.

Jailed former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba tests Covid positive

In 2017, a court in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli had convicted Saibaba and four others for Maoist links and indulging in activities amounting to waging war against the country.

Arthritis drug Tocilizumab reduces risk of death for hospitalised Covid patients — UK study

The findings are part of UK's RECOVERY trial conducted on 2,022 hospitalised Covid-19 patients with low oxygen levels and significant inflammation.

Want better protection from Covid-19? Wear two masks, says US health body

The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a combination of a cloth mask over a surgical mask reduces exposure to the coronavirus by 92.5%.

On Camera

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

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?