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Saturday, October 5, 2024
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

India is Asia’s new coronavirus hotspot as it overtakes China’s infection numbers

India saw 3,787 new infections Friday, bringing its total to 85,784, surpassing China’s 84,038 cases.

Over 500 foreigners linked to Tablighi Jamaat to be sent to makeshift detention centres

Delhi Police are expediting the investigation against the foreigners, who have been booked for visa violation, after which they will be tried and deported accordingly.

Private Indian firms who got govt approval to make antibody tests hit a hurdle — the govt

Indian diagnostic manufacturers have been trying to establish controlled access to Covid-positive samples, but they haven’t been able to so far. 

Covid-19 sniffer dogs — UK’s latest idea to tackle the spread of the virus

A £500,000 government program will back clinical trials to train dogs to see if they can spot Covid before symptoms even appear.

Where to worry about catching Covid-19, and where not to

Dining together and taking public transport might risk spreading the disease, but going to a market briefly or a transient encounter while you walk, those are low risks.

Zomato to lay off 13% workforce, will support them ‘financially & emotionally’ for 6 months

In an email addressed to Zomato employees, company founder Deepinder Goyal said the firm's business has been ‘severely’ affected by the coronavirus-led lockdown.

9-month pregnant woman travels 900 km from UP to Bihar, then made to wait hours for delivery

Rekha Devi reached a transit centre in Bihar's Gopalganj Thursday morning after travelling from Greater Noida with family. She delivered a girl child at district hospital in the evening.

Govt lockdown package frees farmers from mandi monopoly, strips essentials of stock limits

The Modi govt’s third press conference with respect to its Rs 20 lakh crore lockdown package was all about the agriculture sector. 

Fan cutouts, app for applause — Germany is ready for return of Bundesliga matches

The German Football League has said that 1,724 tests have been conducted on players and staff, of which 10 people tested positive for Covid-19.

After 54 days, will Indians in Covid hotspots like Delhi and Mumbai be ready to step out?

Delhi reported its biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 positive cases Thursday while Mumbai, which has reported 16,500 cases, has decided to extend the lockdown beyond 17 May.

On Camera

Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?