On Monday, India recorded 22,022 new cases of the coronavirus disease. Case numbers are typically affected on Mondays due to a shortage of testing over the weekend, but the last Monday the country recorded fewer than 22,022 cases was June 29 (18,318 cases). India saw 352 deaths from Covid-19 on …
Read More »Tablighi case: all foreigners released, the court criticizes the police, says there is no evidence
Written by Anand Mohan J | New Delhi | Updated: December 16, 2020 6:08:01 am The defendants came from several countries, including the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Sudan, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Indonesia. Noting that the prosecution could not “prove the …
Read More »Number theory | Covid-19: why India is on the right track now
India’s Covid-19 numbers have improved. The rate of new infections reported across the country is at the lowest level in five months, data analyzed by HT shows. This is the first time that a fall of this magnitude and consistency has been recorded in the trajectory of Covid-19 in the …
Read More »Trends that surprised amid the Covid-19 outbreak
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic was a natural experiment for economies around the world, including India. Past pandemics were not comparable in scale or were too far behind for us to have a clear idea of how the economy and businesses would react to the spread of Covid-19 and …
Read More »Coronavirus at IIT Madras: Covid-19 cases at IIT-Madras increase further, all students are tested | Chennai News
CHENNAI: The Covid-19 case count at IIT-Madras has risen to 183, with 79 more people testing positive for the viral infection on Tuesday. Up to 98 of them are admitted to the National Institute on Aging on the Kings Institute campus. Those who tested positive Tuesday will undergo a basic …
Read More »IIT-Madras Covid Cluster: Tamil Nadu to Screen Hostel Students at All Universities | Chennai News
CHENNAI: The government of Tamil Nadu will evaluate all hostel students residing in colleges and universities following the appearance of a Covid-19 group at IIT-Madras. Additionally, the higher education department ordered all educational institutions to allow take-out food for hostel students if they just have a mess or if the …
Read More »UV-Emitting LED Lights May Kill Novel Coronavirus, Scientists Say
Researchers say ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes can kill novel coronavirus efficiently NY: Ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) can kill the new coronavirus efficiently, quickly and inexpensively, according to a study that says the new innovation could be installed in air conditioning and water systems. The research, published in the Journal …
Read More »36 foreigners who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event freed of all charges
The foreigners were accused of attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation (Archive) New Delhi: A Delhi court acquitted 36 foreigners on Tuesday, who were charged with attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi for allegedly being negligent and disobeying government guidelines issued in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in the …
Read More »Explained: Why are AIIMS nurses protesting?
Written by Ashna Butani, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 15, 2020 6:21:24 pm Members of the AIIMS Nurses Union raise slogans during their indefinite strike in New Delhi (Photo PTI / Atul Yadav) (PTI15-12-2020_000098A) Around 5,000 AIIMS nurses have been in indefinite strike since Monday …
Read More »Homeopathy Practitioners May Administer Medications to Mitigate Covid-19: Supreme Court
The higher court said homeopathic practitioners must follow the March 6 notice. New Delhi: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that homeopathic physicians can prescribe drugs for the prophylaxis, amelioration and mitigation of COVID-19 patients and the prescription should be administered only by institutionally qualified physicians. The high court said …
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