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Topic: COVID-19

Ensure passengers wear face masks properly, DGCA tells airlines amid rise in Covid cases

The aviation regulator Wednesday had again asked all Indian carriers to strictly enforce Covid protocol and take strict action against fliers who refuse to comply.

Sonia Gandhi tests positive for Covid, second time in two months

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that Sonia Gandhi will remain in isolation as per government protocol. She had earlier tested positive in June this year.

11% of 69 crore eligible people have taken Covid precaution dose, says govt, blames waning fear

Slight rise in precaution dose coverage after vaccines were made free but govt officials cite ‘Covid surge in many countries’ to emphasise need to increase uptake.

Over 200 kids who lost parents to Covid admitted to KVs, Modi govt tells Parliament

Special quota under PM CARES for Children scheme was introduced this year after quota for pupils recommended by MPs was scrapped.

Off The Cuff with Mahesh Vyas

In conversation with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Senior Associate Editor Manasi Phadke at Off The Cuff, MD & CEO of Centre for Monitoring...

FabiSpray helps clear Covid in nose faster & prevent severe disease, says Lancet study

Nitric oxide used in nasal spray prevents SARS-CoV-2 from spreading to the lungs and can stop replication of the virus, finds study by researchers affiliated with makers of FabiSpray.

Not poverty, unemployment, crime or Covid—Inflation is the world’s #1 worry

Ipsos survey reflects that people in 27 countries have grown more concerned about inflation in the last 11 months than they have been about Covid.

For those above 18, health ministry reduces gap from 9 to 6 months for Covid precaution dose

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) took the decision in view of the “evolving scientific evidence and global practices”.

Obese or not, Covid vaccines still protect you, says Lancet study

Vaccines' effectiveness in reducing risk of severe disease is similar among people with healthy and high BMI & slightly lower in underweight people, says study by UK researchers.

Covid vaccines likely saved 20 million lives, cut potential toll by half, says Lancet study

Imperial College London team says if WHO’s vaccine targets had been achieved, ‘1 in 5 of the estimated lives lost due to Covid in low-income nations could have been prevented’.

On Camera

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.