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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: covid

If gnomes form a conga line, is it g(e)nom(e) sequencing? And birds of a feather probe together

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Paracetamol, azithromycin, dexamethasone — India now makes raw materials of drugs to manage Covid

The country is currently importing active pharmaceutical ingredients worth Rs 35,000 crore and exporting these raw materials worth Rs 33,000 crore, according to officials.

76% Indians want mandatory mask rule inside malls, cinema halls, places of worship, finds survey

Amid a surge in Covid cases across China, the survey by LocalCircles also found that 57% Indians support compulsory masking inside aircraft and in airports.

39 international passengers test Covid+ in 2 days, India may see spike in Jan, say officials

Official sources also said the next 40 days would be crucial going by trends; the country has already stepped up surveillance to thwart a possible wave.

Japan marks record 415 Covid-19 deaths, highest- ever count for a single day

In the past week, Japan had the world's largest confirmed Covid-19 infections & the second-most deaths after the US, according to a tally by the WHO.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold back-to-back high-level meetings on Leh-Ladakh, J&K

The meetings, to be held in the North Block office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, will be attended by the lieutenant governors of both union territories of Ladakh, J&K.

2022 was the year we learned to move on

If there is one thing that even the virus couldn’t stop, it was the politics—over the virus, with the virus, after the virus.

Bharat Biotech’s Covid nasal vaccine to be sold for Rs 325 at govt hospitals, Rs 800 at private

The Union health ministry said that those who have previously taken Covishield and Covaxin could take the nasal vaccine as a heterologous booster dose.

Spurt in 3rd dose uptake after China Covid surge prompts Modi govt to review India’s readiness

Number of daily doses (including 1st & 2nd) roughly doubled between 18-25 December and crossed 1 lakh-mark end of last week. Over 68,000 doses administered till 3 pm Monday.

States, UTs to conduct mock drills at hospitals, medical colleges amid Covid surge in China

The exercise on Tuesday, will focus on availability of health facilities, oxygen-supported beds & optimal availability of doctors, nurses, paramedics & other frontline workers.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.