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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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Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.