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Topic: covid testing

India’s Covid tally crosses 86-lakh mark, recovery rate rises to 92.79%

PTI -
At present, there are 4,94,657 active cases in the country which comprise 5.73 per cent of the total caseload, the health ministry data stated.

South superstar Chiranjeevi tests positive for Covid, under home quarantine

PTI -
The 65-year-old actor-politician, who is currently asymptomatic, took a test as he was about to resume shooting of his upcoming Telugu action drama 'Acharya'.

How many RAT & RT-PCR tests has India conducted? Don’t have data, ask states, says ICMR

Angana Chakrabarti -
In reply to RTI query filed by ThePrint, ICMR says it only has cumulative testing data, and adds that it is the responsibility of states to maintain specific RAT & RT-PCR data.

Covid cases in India rise to 84,62,080, recovery rate at 92.41%

PTI -
The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,25,562 with 577 new fatalities, while the case fatality rate further declined to 1.48%.

Covid cases in India surge to 82.67 lakh, recoveries cross 76-lakh mark

PTI -
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 11,17,89,350 samples have been tested so far, with 10,46,247 on Monday alone.

Sexual extortion crimes rise in Lebanon, Italy’s restrictions draw protests & other Covid news

Kairvy Grewal -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

IISER Pune’s new test can accurately measure loss of smell to help detect Covid — Lancet paper

Mohana Basu -
Currently, most places conduct a quick temperature check to screen people for Covid-19. This test could help detect asymptomatic patients, IISER researchers write in Lancet paper.

ICMR cut-off for Covid reinfection arbitrary, could lead to missed cases, experts say

Angana Chakrabarti -
Virologists and epidemiologists say instead of just using arbitrary cut-off, it is better to use technology to ascertain whether it is a case of Covid reinfection.

Despite HC rap, Delhi govt increased RT-PCR tests by only 7.2% in first 2 weeks of October

Sravasti Dasgupta -
On 1 October, 9,969 RT-PCR tests were conducted, which were increased to 13,985 on 15 October, according to Delhi govt data.

Japan to test measures at crowded stadium, doubts about Israel’s rapid tests & other Covid news

Kairvy Grewal -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
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Economy

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

Udit Bubna -
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

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At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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