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Topic: covid testing

Sticky ‘nets’ of DNA cause tissue damage in severe Covid-19 infections, study finds

From an intestinal bacteria which can reduce inflammation, to an antibody component for a potential drug, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

India sees 1,054 deaths in a day, nearly 50% active cases in Maharashtra, Karnataka & Andhra

ThePrint’s daily Covid tracker that brings you the numbers that matter — from total cases, tests done and recoveries to positivity rate and deaths.

MP Hanuman Beniwal’s conflicting Covid reports not unusual, RT-PCR tests could vary

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine says the likelihood of detecting Covid-19 infection is about eight days after exposure to the virus.

Deaths in Brazil’s transplant waitlist up 44%, retail sales in China grow & other Covid news

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

Rajasthan BJP MP who advised conch blowing, mud baths to build immunity tests Covid positive

New Delhi: Rajasthan BJP MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, who had trotted out prescriptions to build immunity against Covid-19, tested positive for the virus Monday. Jaunapuria...

International travellers can now get Covid-19 test on arrival at Delhi airport for Rs 5,000

New Delhi: Delhi airport on Saturday started its on-arrival COVID-19 testing facility wherein an international passenger can pay Rs 5,000 to avail a RT-PCR...

With 97,570 new infections, India’s Covid caseload races past 46-lakh mark

The national recovery rate stood at 77.77 per cent on Saturday with over 36.2 lakh patients recuperating from the virus. The Covid fatality rate has further dropped to 1.66 per cent.

Health Ministry asks states, UTs to retest all symptomatic negative cases of antigen tests

The ministry said it has noted that in some large states, symptomatic cases tested negative by rapid antigen test are not being followed up by RT-PCR testing.

Surging infections signal it’s inevitable India will have world’s largest Covid outbreak

Covid is arriving with a vengeance in the vast hinterland & it seems inevitable India will at some point overtake the US to have the most cases globally.

India closes in on Brazil with over 4 million cases, death toll rises to 69,561

India's Covid-19 cases jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days. It took 16 more days to race past 30 lakh and 13 days more to cross the 40-lakh mark.

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Trump has called Delhi a big abuser of tariffs. India-US economic ties are about to change

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.

How Adani halving power supply to Bangladesh could land the country in ‘dire straits’

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.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

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.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

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.