ThePrint independently confirmed 6 cases among Maharashtra’s ministers and 9 among the state’s MLAs, with some of them testing positive just in the last two days.
In episode 582 #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses new research on Covid that conclude that most infection spread is by super-spreader individuals and events.
Study by researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, US, compares Covid and influenza, says former may be more amenable to 'super-spreading events'. It is yet to be peer-reviewed.
Scientists estimate that in an outbreak of any pathogen, 20% of the population is usually responsible for causing over 80% of all cases of the disease.
Amitabh Bachchan's one of those active uncles on WhatsApp groups--the compulsive text 'forwarders' who shrug off all responsibility from what they share.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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