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Topic: covid

India had estimated 28 cr Covid infections by mid-December, ICMR’s latest sero survey shows

The third sero survey by ICMR, conducted between 17 December and 8 January, found 25.3% sero prevalence among 10-18-year-olds.

Monoclonal antibody treatment, given to Trump, fails against Covid variants — Guardian report

Monoclonal antibodies are man-made proteins made to mimic the body’s immune response to a pathogen. The mutant strains are found to throw off these antibodies.

India reports 8,635 new Covid cases, lowest in 8 months

India's Covid-19 tally stands at 1,07,66,245. The death toll reached 1,54,486 with 94 new fatalities in the last 24 hours.

Govt to appoint 2 multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala, Maharashtra for Covid management

The teams will work closely with the state health departments, take stock of on ground situations and recommend necessary public health interventions to contain the virus.

Economic Survey lauds India’s Covid approach, notes Kerala, Telangana, AP saved most lives

Economic Survey 2021-22 warns against overwhelming shifting of resources to communicable diseases like Covid as non-communicable diseases are still the big killer.

Covaxin a ‘buffet’ vaccine that can deal with mutations, others ‘a la carte’ — top virologist

India’s vaccination strategy is smartly-designed and will strengthen healthcare workers to handle a second wave, says Dr V. Ravi, former basic sciences dean at NIMHANS.

India can grow in double digits in post-Covid decade, but needs more reforms — Panagariya

Speaking to ThePrint, ex-NITI Aayog vice-chief Arvind Panagariya calls for privatisation of public firms, trade liberalisation & more relaxation in labour laws by states, but no Covid cess.

Indian economy begins to show signs of recovery as Covid begins to decline

With new infections dipping sharply & a nationwide vaccine roll-out put in place this month, consumer confidence and demand look set to grow further.

After Covid, everyone expects health to get big hike in Budget but govt is being cautious

Modi govt may have to strike a fine balance between health finance and economic reality even as the pandemic has tested the capacity of Indian health system.

Modi govt plugs gaps in Covid vaccination app, asks states to conduct daily review

Govt adds features of session scheduling, beneficiary allocation and allocation of additional beneficiaries at the session site in the CoWIN app.

On Camera

No more lip service on UNSC reforms—it’s time to form an implementation roadmap

Most of the UNSC’s failures stem from the use of veto power by the P5. In a world that champions democracy, the UNSC is inherently the most undemocratic entity possible.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

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?