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Monday, September 30, 2024
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

Prevent an untimely death or pay for one? Why kin of Covid victims should be given compensation

A significant mortality event like Covid has to be in a separate category from usual roll-call of deaths – similar to but not same as deaths from an air crash or industrial disaster.

China’s Wuhan story unravels as world’s finest, including from India, nail Covid lab-leak proof

The global hunt for where the virus behind pandemic came from shows science, democracy and a sense of inquiry can overcome politics, ideology and omerta codes.

China calls Wuhan lab leak theory ‘absurd’, resists US pressure on allowing new Covid origin study

Secretary of State Antony Blinken rings Chinese Politburo member Yang Jiech, urges for Bejing's cooperation in allowing new study. China calls for getting bilateral relations back on track.

70% Indians knew someone who couldn’t get a vaccine in May due to shortage, survey finds

The percentage of Indians who were unable to find a vaccine dose at the vaccination centre rose almost four times between April and May, finds LocalCircles survey.

US rejection of emergency use for Covaxin will not impact India’s vaccination drive: Govt

NITI Aayog member V K Paul said that he respected US' decision and hoped that the vaccine manufacturer will comply with the parameters of their regulatory system.

India’s Delta Covid variant 60% more transmissible than Alpha, say UK experts

UK data shows over 90% of new Covid cases in the UK are of the Delta variant, and health experts are of the opinion that it may resist effectiveness of vaccine to some extent.

ICMR to start national sero surveys to assess spread of Covid

The Health Ministry said that states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct such surveys so that information from all geographies can be collected.

What world wants China to disclose in Wuhan lab leak probe

G7 leaders are set to call for a fresh WHO-convened study into coronavirus origins. Yet so far they’ve been vague on what exactly they want.

If you don’t wear glasses now, you probably will soon. It’s screen time pandemic myopia

Myopia has been a growing concern during the pandemic, especially among children. Lack of outdoor time and more sedentary lifestyle is contributing to worsening eyesight.

Biophore applies to DCGI for emergency use approval of anti-Covid drug Aviptadil

Company CEO Jagadeesh Rangisetty said Aviptadil is a promising treatment option especially in severe hospitalised cases of Covid where trials have shown a high recovery percentage.

On Camera

Tirupati scandal isn’t political or communal. It’s about temple economics

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?