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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

Fear of another migrant exodus why Delhi hasn’t imposed stricter restrictions as Covid surges

Delhi Tuesday recorded 5,481 new Covid-19 cases and a positivity rate of 8.37%, but after Tuesday's DDMA meeting, Deputy CM Sisodia announced only a few more restrictions.

Delhi could have 40,000-1 lakh Covid cases daily in few weeks, disaster management meeting told

During the second wave, Delhi’s daily cases peaked at about 28,000. The DDMA meeting was also informed that the number of active cases in Delhi could rise to about 10 lakh.

Bengal Covid cases skyrocket days after it eased curbs for Xmas & New Year, positivity at 19.6%

Kolkata’s positivity rate has hit 38.37%, one of the highest in the country. On 3 January, West Bengal reported 6,078 new Covid-19 cases, of which 2,801 were in Kolkata alone. 

Covid R value in India shoots up to 1.96, highest since the beginning of the pandemic

This R value is higher than numbers seen in early 2020, when Covid prevention protocols were not in place, mask mandates had not been implemented, and the population was unvaccinated.

Week since Molnupiravir was approved for Covid use, few doctors prescribing it, want to wait

Doctors say Molnupiravir may help keep people out of hospitals, but there are concerns about its ability to cause mutation as well as its prescribed dose.

Over 100 doctors in Kolkata test positive for Covid in last 24 hours

Contact tracing has begun and the doctors have been asked to go for institutional quarantine, a senior health official says.

Keep calm & continue reform — mantra for Modi govt and RBI as Indian economy braces for 2022

The Modi government needs to keep pushing reforms as the Indian economy will be put to fresh tests in 2022 on several fronts amid a turbulent phase.

Omicron variant gradually spreading in community, says Delhi Health Minister

Satyendar Jain said that people with no travel history were found infected with the new variant, indicating community spread in the national capital.

Texas hospital’s Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax is ‘not for profit’. It’s a ‘gift to the world’

In a statement, Biological E. said it plans to manufacture 75 million doses a month, anticipating more than 100 million doses per month by February 2022.

Delhi’s Covid spike due to international flights coming in: Health Minister Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Jain said that many international passengers, who test negative at the airport, end up testing positive a few days later at home and infect their family members.

On Camera

Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?