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Topic: covid

Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya is Fox regular, anti-lockdown. Twitter is his new foe

Jay Bhattacharya continues to advocate for herd immunity on Covid, despite his much-touted Swedish model resulting in an unnatural number of deaths.

As China abruptly eases Covid policy, queues outside emergency wards, fever clinics grow longer

A head of a team of experts in Shanghai, said the current outbreak could peak in a month, though the end of the pandemic might take three to six months.

In major policy adjustment, China says those with mild Covid symptoms can quarantine at home

For 3 years, China has seen Covid on par with the bubonic plague and cholera. Since last week, officials have acknowledged the reduced ability of the virus to cause disease.

Chinese hackers stole millions worth of U.S. COVID relief money, Secret Service says

Several members of the hacking group were indicted in 2019 and 2020 by the U.S. Justice Department for spying on over 100 companies.

In new book, ‘The Truth About Wuhan,’ scientist Huff says Covid was man-made, US govt involved

Huff wrote that China was aware of the virus being genetically engineered claiming that a lack of biosecurity in the lab, resulted in the leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Indian students, expats cautious amid China’s widespread protests against strict Covid policy

Students attending online classes from hotel rooms or dorms said protests were happening in big cities; an Indian businessman felt the western media had unnecessarily amplified the dissent.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says anti-Covid protests won’t shake Xi Jinping govt

Ai, whose art has often criticised Beijing’s policies, said the protests were not likely to carry on because demonstrators lack organisation and leadership.

Bharat Biotech’s internasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC gets CDSCO approval under restricted use

Bharat Biotech said iNCOVACC is world’s first intranasal vaccine to get approval from Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for use as heterologous booster doses in India.

Vaccination gaps, drop in mask use, no social distancing: Why India is seeing measles outbreaks

WHO and US CDC estimate that about 40 million children across the world may have missed out on measles vaccine because of the restrictions imposed during the Covid pandemic.

Covid infections in China hit record high, cities impose lockdowns, mass testing

The curbs are taking a toll on locked-down residents as well as output at factories, including the world's biggest iPhone plant, which has been rocked by clashes.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

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. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

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.