Experts say late reporting to hospitals is contributing to the rising death toll. The Bengal govt claims people are unwilling to get tested due to social stigma and fear.
The total cases mounted to 71,75,880. However, India has been recording less than 75,000 new infections daily for the fifth day and fatalities below 1,000 for 10 straight days.
The total recoveries have surged to 58,27,704 while there are 9,02,425 active Covid cases, comprising 13.20% of the total caseload. The death toll stood at 1,05,526.
Trump, now at the center of a growing cluster of Covid cases at the White House, is Exhibit A of the strategy that’s becoming clear was destined to fail.
Study by Turkish researchers, published earlier this month, says low serum total testosterone level at baseline has 'a significant increased risk for ICU & mortality' in Covid patients.
Researchers at Japan's Hokkaido University say self-collection of saliva is painless and eliminates close contact with the examiners, reducing the risk of viral exposure
Rumours spread through social media have taken a firm hold in rural Punjab. Although govt has taken action, they seem to have stymied its efforts to control the virus.
The Lancet editorial praises India’s early lockdown, and says country’s leaders must capitalise on expertise in public health, research, and manufacturing to lead it through the pandemic.
How Trump responds to the growing Russia-China alliance and their anti-American diatribes will require some strategising among the Indian foreign policy and national security mandarins.
Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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