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Topic: covid

China denies Blinken’s charge that it helped write WHO experts’ report on Covid origin

The US Secretary of State in an interview Sunday expressed concern about the 'methodology and the process' followed by the forthcoming WHO report on the origin of the coronavirus.

Thousands gather for Hola Mohalla festival in Punjab, give masks & social distancing a miss

Punjab has India’s highest Covid mortality rate and is seeing a surge in cases, but that didn’t seem to matter to devotees in Anandpur Sahib.

India records 68,020 new Covid cases, tally crosses 1.20 crore

Registering a steady increase for the 19th day in a row, the active cases have increased to 5,21,808, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 94.32 %.

Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for Covid, currently under ‘home isolation’

The cricketing legend is one of the biggest names to have tested positive for the virus in recent times. He recently took part in a tournament in Raipur.

What is double mutation & why it’s the latest buzzword as India sees a Covid surge

The double mutation in India is a variant carrying both the L452R and E484Q mutations. Both of these are able to evade detection by the immune system.

Negative RT-PCR report mandatory for passengers arriving in Bengaluru from other states

Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar Thursday said that there is a spike in Covid cases and it is increasingly found in those arriving from other states.

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin production could go up 7 times with help from Karnataka, Gujarat labs

Plan to increase Covaxin production being overseen by 6-member inter-ministerial panel appointed to augment vaccine manufacturing as Covid cases see a second wave in India.

Second Covid wave could last up to end of May, see 25 lakh cases: SBI report

Based on trends seen during the first wave, the report predicts new cases could peak in mid-April before again starting to fall.

Ice cream makers see double-digit growth after year of Covid meltdown, hope to beat 2019 sales

Most major ice cream brands have seen a double digit growth against the pre-Covid levels of 2019. Starting from February, sales figures have touched as high as 20-30%.

Don’t blame mutant strains for Covid surge, it’s public carelessness, say top health experts

India should blame religious and political events apart from careless public and health authorities for the rise in Covid-19 cases, top health experts say.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

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?