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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Topic: COVID-19

WHO introduces new parallel process to speed up COVID-19 vaccine, medicine approvals

WHO's current recommendation development and prequalification (PQ) or Emergency Use Listing (EUL) assessment processes are being expedited for COVID-19 products.

Maldives tourism industry on row: India ‘first responder to crises, aided post-Covid recovery’

Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) and Maldives Association of Travel Agents & Tour Operators (MATATO) have issued statements emphasising importance of New Delhi-Malé ties.

India records 628 fresh Covid-19 cases, active caseload jumps to 4,054, says Health Ministry

Number of people who have recuperated from the disease has risen to 4.44 crore while national recovery rate stands at 98.81%, according to health ministry website.

India records 166 fresh cases of COVID-19, active cases tally now at 895

The country's COVID-19 case tally stands at 4,50,03,055 (4.50 crore) and the death toll at 5,33,306 (5.33 lakh), the data updated at 8 am showed.

What is ‘white lung syndrome’ and does India need to raise alarm yet

‘White lung syndrome’ is the name being associated with outbreaks of respiratory illness mainly affecting children in some parts of the world.

Covid antibodies making dengue more severe, suggests study by govt-run institute

This preprint study is 1st to demonstrate anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies can cross-react with dengue virus serotype and enhance its infection through antibody-dependent enhancement.

Pandemic sparked surge in new stock market investors but trend has dipped sharply, data shows

Sensex surged 87% between April 2020 & October 2021, drawing many new investors looking to cash in on this growth. Since that boom ended in late 2021, investor interest has also waned.

Global child vaccination efforts recover post-Covid, but challenges remain, say WHO & UNICEF

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the numbers were 'encouraging', but there were concerns the most vulnerable were being left behind.

India reports 1,272 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, active cases at 15,515

The daily positivity rate is 1.02 per cent and the weekly positivity rate stands at 1.20 per cent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

Mexico asylum-seekers hope for US entry after Title 42, allowing govt to reject migrants ends

The US government Friday ended Title 42, a Covid-inspired provision turning away asylum-seekers for public health reasons, & applied a new rule mandating migrants to use legal pathways.

On Camera

Goa’s new favourite bar isn’t chasing tourists. It’s fiercely local

A little over a year into operation, after opening in early 2024, Grumps has become one of Goa’s most coveted dining destinations.

To meet fund crunch, Karnataka to auction plots in Bengaluru, raise Rs 4,000 crore

Siddaramaiah govt’s five schemes strain finances as GST changes hit revenues; debt to jump nearly Rs 80,000 crore. State also plans to auction liquor licences & extend bar timings.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.