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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

How a 55-year-old Delhi woman infected 31 people with coronavirus before her death

The woman was declared Covid positive 4 days after she died. By then, 31 people, including her relatives, in Delhi's Jahangirpuri locality had caught the infection.

Up to 7 yrs in jail, Rs 5 lakh fine if you injure a health worker treating Covid-19 patients

Modi govt promulgates ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, increasing punishment and fast-tracking investigation and judgments.

Get us back to India: Jaipur couples stranded in ‘expensive’ New Zealand write to PM Modi

In a letter to the PMO and MEA, the Jaipur residents claim there are 1,000 others who came to New Zealand for a visit but are now stranded there.

Madhya Pradesh finally gets a health minister, after nearly a month of Covid-19 crisis

Senior BJP leader Narottam Mishra is new health minister of Madhya Pradesh where Shivraj Chouhan govt is facing flak for its handling of the pandemic.

Earth Day turns 50, and the world is celebrating it digitally for the first time

Theme for 50th anniversary of Earth Day is climate action, already the topic of conversation around the world in the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian drugmakers begin developing remdesivir, ‘world’s best shot’ against Covid-19

In a trial involving monkeys, early treatment of Covid-19 with remdesivir has shown to reduce symptoms of the disease and lung damage. 

94 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, state total rises to 2,272

Out of the total 2,033 active cases in the state, 13 patients are on ventilator support, while the condition of 2,020 is stable, said an official.

Singapore proves there is no textbook response to fighting Covid-19

Once lauded as a beacon in the Covid-19 fight, Singapore reported 9,125 infections Tuesday— the most cases in Southeast Asia.

YouTube, FB should counter rumours, provide information on food and shelter in Covid times

Digital platforms have the potential to disseminate accurate information that is required to fight the stigma around Covid-19 disease.

Trump sows uncertainty with green card ban and hints at more

Trump’s decision will affect thousands of would-be immigrants seeking to move permanently to the US, and further delays a green card process.

On Camera

India should steer clear of an ‘Asian NATO’. Its strategic flexibility is at stake

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance could lead to wars. It’s a step too far for India.

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?