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TopicH1N1

Topic: H1N1

How Covid ‘downsized’ India’s influenza problem & why experts say it’s not good news yet

Data shows India has reported just 65 cases of influenza and no related deaths as of July this year. In 2019, the year before Covid, there had been 28,798 cases and 1,218 deaths.

Don’t panic, this is what we know so far about new H1N1 strain with ‘pandemic potential’

In plain English, China has discovered a new flu that’s a mix of human H1N1 flu and avian-based flu. But there is no evidence of human transmission as yet.

New strain of swine flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China

G4, the strain found by researchers in China, is a descendant of the H1N1 influenza A virus, hasn’t shown evidence of human-to-human transmission so far.

Despite thalidomide’s dark past, it is being investigated as potential Covid-19 treatment

Thalidomide was used for treating severe morning sickness in the 1950s and 1960s. Tragically, its use resulted in severe and rare birth defects in children.

6 Supreme Court judges down with swine flu, hearings affected in Sabarimala, other cases

Justices Chandrachud suggested that lawyers and president of the Bar should take preventive measures to avoid succumbing to the contagious respiratory disease.

Experts to probe ‘medical negligence’ in Karnataka IPS officer Madhukar Shetty’s death

Five months after his death in Hyderabad, Karnataka forms panel to probe suspicions that line of treatment to Madhukar Shetty was 'flawed'.

On Camera

Pakistan’s civil-military partnership is a myth now. Imaan Mazari-Hazir case proves it

Imaan Mazari getting 17 years in jail for X posts shows the fear behind Pakistan’s hard state. It’s now a criminalised authoritarian regime.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.