Findings published in Lancet based on ICMR data collected from 14 states. Study to help monitor anti-microbial resistance & tailor region-specific treatment plans, researchers say.
Dr Monica Gandhi, infectious disease specialist at University of California, says India will unlikely see a third wave since second wave would have caused natural immunity in many people.
The health ministry invokes the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, urges states to follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and management of black fungus.
Doctors find increasing instances of mucormycosis & aspergillosis — both caused by fungi — and loss of vision from glaucoma, in Covid patients on prolonged or high-dose use of steroids.
Aversion to taking preventive medicines, poor awareness campaigns & an outdated surveillance mechanism have been responsible for this delay in meeting elimination targets.
Emerging evidence from South Korea suggests that 're-positive patients' present no risk of spreading the virus when physical distancing measures are relaxed.
Perhaps the present crisis and trauma can force our country into something resembling that special moment we found in the sixties. Perhaps we can radically alter our business environment.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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