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TopicSuperspreader

Topic: superspreader

How winter session of legislature, political weddings turned Covid ‘superspreaders’ in Mumbai

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.

When Covid super-spreaders are talking, where you sit in the room matters

When we released particles at the front of a classroom, they reached all the way to the back of the room within 10 to 15 minutes.

New Covid startegy needed after studies reveal startling facts about super-spreaders

In episode 582 #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses new research on Covid that conclude that most infection spread is by super-spreader individuals and events.

Why stopping ‘super-spreading’ events may be key to arresting the Covid pandemic

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.

A few ‘superspreaders’ transmit majority of coronavirus cases

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.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is also a superspreader of fake news on Twitter

Amitabh Bachchan's one of those active uncles on WhatsApp groups--the compulsive text 'forwarders' who shrug off all responsibility from what they share.

Superspreaders hold the key to controlling Covid-19

Understanding the pattern of secondary transmissions would explain why Covid has spread so unevenly and unpredictably around the world.

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Mahindra is gearing up for future buyers. Unveils limited edition ‘Bat’ BE6, 4 new concepts

This is the first time Mahindra is making an ‘all-in-one’ platform like global carmakers. However, it will most likely skip hybrid vehicles.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

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.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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?