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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicOmicron

Topic: Omicron

Has Omicron reached its peak? Perhaps not — it might be the last Covid variant of concern

Covid might very likely be mild as some past exposure creates immunity that reduces the likelihood of hospitalisation and death.

Centre to send teams to 10 states with high Covid cases & low vaccination rate

Health ministry says teams will be deployed to Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Mizoram, Karnataka, Bihar, UP, Jharkhand, and Punjab.

183 of 358 Omicron cases analysed, 87 fully vaccinated and 70% asymptomatic, Modi govt says

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan Friday also said that 121 cases had foreign travel history, while in 44 cases the infected had come in contact with foreign travellers.

RBI making e-transactions more secure commendable. But its obstinacy has made digitalisation a circus

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Why RBI must stick to fundamentals amid global churn to ensure macroeconomic stability

More and more central banks are shifting their focus back to inflation even as growth recovery remains nascent. In this environment, RBI should avoid drastic policy responses.

PM Modi to hold Covid review meeting today as India records 236 Omicron cases

The central govt Tuesday said Omicron is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta variant & asked states/UTs to activate war rooms and keep analysing small trends and surges.

Doctors are back on TV for Omicron, but channels distracted with Aishwarya, Jaya

‘Don’t drop your mask’ is the news channels' verdict and it was business as usual in parliament. But Aishwarya's ED case & Jaya's meltdown went prime time.

Alarm and night curfews won’t stop Omicron. Double down vaccinations, start boosters

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India’s Omicron tally now at 213, Delhi has recorded 57 cases

Omicron infections have been detected in six other states, including Maharashtra which has 54 cases. A total of 6,317 new coronavirus cases were also lodged in the last 24 hours.

No evidence to suggest existing vaccines don’t work on Omicron variant, Modi govt tells RS

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said vaccines are expected to still offer protection against severe disease and vaccination with the available Covid vaccines remains crucial.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.