Amitabh Sinha: How high do you think the third wave peak can go, and how long do you think this wave will continue?
For Mumbai, the third wave should peak somewhere around the middle of this month. Same with Delhi. According to our current calculation, which is preliminary, because we don’t have enough data for entire India, we expect the wave to peak somewhere in the beginning of next month. The height of the peak is not being properly captured currently because the parameter values are c
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By mid-March, third wave of pandemic is likely to be more or less over in India: IIT-Kanpur Prof Manindra Agrawal
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Between sips: Order, order! Gear up for new phase of successful home deliveries
It’s 2022 and we are being served up a big helping of nostalgia à la lockdown. So, as we put the brakes on going out and revert to ordering in, here is what I have found defines the successful delivery businesses.First of all, have a USP; be it greasy pub crawl grub, a late night binge-r, or any regional cuisine, make sure you do it well. Kalakaari’s fusion fare, Tangra Project’s Sino-Calcuttan menu, Harajuku Tokyo Cafe’s Japanese or authentic Yauatcha dim sums, it -
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It’s okay to be not okay but one must seek recovery – Lessons on mental health in times of Coronavirus
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The past & present | Book Review – Violent Fraternity: Indian Political Thought in the Global Age By Shruti Kapila
While reading on the subject of political thought, intellectual history or history of ideas— whichever terminology one chooses—I always remember my political theory professor in college. The learned and erudite teacher would deliver a highly eloquent but arcane lecture and upon seeing our befuddled faces would pause and say, “The words may be difficult but the idea conveyed is actually very simple.” For us students, it remained a mystery that if the idea was indeed simple -
When should you take your COVID test?
Given that the latest coronavirus variant, Omicron, is highly infectious and is spreading at a swift rate, the Centre has taken steps to expand COVID testing facilities and have provided updated home quarantine rules, which includes everything from when a person must get themselves tested to how long should they isolate after testing positive for the virus. -
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The climate crisis is real. Yet, small changes in your lifestyle can make a big difference to the planet. Did you know that something as casual as a pair of footwear—which is traditionally made from leather, plastic, rubber or petroleum-based materials—does not degrade under natural conditions? But the good news is that several brands are now producing footwear using components that are eco-friendly or recycled and helping in reducing your carbon footprint.Just check this—100 b -
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India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 156 crore
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 156 crore with more than 57 lakh vaccine doses administered on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night. Cumulatively, 52,40,53,061 first doses have been administered to individuals in the 18-44 age group across states and union territories and 36,73,83,765 second doses have been given since the start of phase-3 of the va -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant January 15 Highlights: Mumbai logs highest one-day COVID-19 deaths in 6 months; nearly 1 lakh active cases in UP
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 15 News Highlights: India seems to be heading into the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic as daily count of Covid-19 cases is rapidly increasing on account of the new Omicron variant. According to the Union Health Ministry’s bulletin, India recorded 2,68,833 new cases in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of recoveries which stand at 1,22,684. With this, the active caseload in India has rea -
Kerala Health Minister warns of spike in cases within three weeks
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday said the COVID clusters in the state were increasing and warned that there are chances of a rapid spread of coronavirus within the next three weeks. George, who met the media here, said there are currently 78 COVID clusters in the state. “There are chances that within the next three weeks, the COVID-19 cases in the state will witness a major spike. There is a chance of rapid spread of the virus in the state. Every day, the COVID-19 cases are -
Disabled, pregnant women employees of Delhi govt to work from home: DDMA
Amid a Covid surge in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority has exempted persons with disabilities and pregnant women employees of the city government’s departments and agencies from attending office. Such employees will work from home, the DDMA said in an order issued on Friday.Considering the health and safety of people, persons with disabilities and pregnant women employees will be exempted from attending duties related to essential as well as non-essential servi -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant January 15 Live Updates: Mumbai logs highest one-day COVID-19 deaths in 6 months; nearly 1 lakh active cases in UP
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 15 News Live Updates: India seems to be heading into the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic as daily count of Covid-19 cases is rapidly increasing on account of the new Omicron variant. According to the Union Health Ministry’s bulletin, India recorded 2,68,833 new cases in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of recoveries which stand at 1,22,684. With this, the active caseload in India has r -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant January 15 Live Updates: Mumbai logs highest one-day COVID-19 deaths in 6 months; near 1 lakh active cases in UP
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Assam registers 44 percent jump in fresh Covid-19 cases in single day
Assam on Saturday registered a 44 per cent jump in fresh COVID-19 cases in a single day as 3,390 more people tested positive for the infection, which is the biggest single-day spike since June 19 last year, Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said. The state’s positivity rate increased to 9.87 per cent as 34,355 samples were tested for COVID-19, he said.
Assam had recorded 2,348 cases and 7.8 per cent positivity rate against the testing of 30,109 samples on Friday. The state had registered 3,57 -
Gujarat sees highest number of Covid-19 deaths in past few months; records 9,177 new cases
Gujarat on Saturday reported seven COVID-19 fatalities, the highest rise in a single day in the last few months, taking the overall toll to 10,151. However, the new cases in the state dropped for the second consecutive day on Saturday with the registration of 9,177 infections, raising the overall tally to 9,16,090, the Gujarat health department said. On Thursday, new cases in Gujarat had surged past 11,000 before easing at 10,019 Friday. Of the seven fresh fatalities, Surat reported three deaths -
Winter superfoods for a glowing skin
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Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, say scientists
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster despite emerging on a planet with a stronger patchwork of immunity from vaccines and prior illness. That means more people in whom the virus can further evolve. Experts don’t kno -
Mumbai records highest one-day Covid-19 deaths in six months
Mumbai on Saturday reported 11 new coronavirus-related deaths, the highest single-day toll since July 29 last year, and 10,661 fresh infections, the civic body said. As many as 21,474 patients were discharged, taking the total of recoveries to 8,99,358. The number of new infected patients has been decreasing for the last three days, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) data. Further, only 722 of the new 10, 661 patients found during the day were admitted to hospitals, whic -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant January 15 Live Updates: Beijing reports first local Omicron case; Philippines confirms community transmission of Omicron, cases hit record
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 15 News Live Updates: India seems to be heading into the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic as daily count of Covid-19 cases is rapidly increasing on account of the new Omicron variant. According to the Union Health Ministry’s bulletin, India recorded 2,68,833 new cases in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of recoveries which stand at 1,22,684. With this, the active caseload in India has r -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant January 15 Live Updates: Indonesia reports over 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases, highest in 3 months
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COVID-19: Delhi records 20,718 cases, 30 deaths; testing low
Delhi on Saturday reported 20,718 COVID-19 cases and 30 fatalities while the positivity rate stood at 30.64 per cent, according to health department data.
The dip in the number of cases can be attributed to fewer tests conducted the previous day.On Friday, Delhi had reported 24,383 cases with a positivity rate of 30.64 per cent and 34 deaths.
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People unaware of new guidelines being turned away from COVID-19 testing centres
Unaware of the new testing guidelines for COVID-19, a number of people, including those in need of a negative RT-PCR report to be able to work, are being turned away from testing centres in Delhi and surrounding areas.According to the Centre’s new guidelines, asymptomatic patients do not need to undergo a test. Also, contacts of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients do not require a test unless they have comorbidities or are aged above 60.Neha Madal, who works as a domestic help in Mayur -
Twenty more COVID-19 cases reported on IIT Kharagpur campus
Twenty more people, including eight students, residing on the IIT Kharagpur campus have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Saturday.
Twelve faculty members and non-teaching staff of the premier institute are among the new patients, he said.“The fresh infections were reported in the last two-three days as authorities have adopted a strategy of testing and tracing to contain the spread of the disease,” Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Registrar Tamal Nath told PT -
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Importance of Vitamin D in COVID prevention
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Covid-19 Omicron Variant India January 15 Live Updates: Delhi logs 20,718 new Covid-19 cases, West Bengal extends restrictions till Jan 31
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 15 News Live Updates: India seems to be heading into the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic as daily count of Covid-19 cases is rapidly increasing on account of the new Omicron variant. According to the Union Health Ministry’s bulletin, India recorded 2,68,833 new cases in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of recoveries which stand at 1,22,684. With this, the active caseload in India has r -
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Chilly weather, cold winds and dense fog to prevail in Delhi today: IMD
The course of chilly winter continues in the national capital with the city expected to remain cold today, as per the announcement made by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather forecaster predicted ‘cold day’ for Delhi today and said that the atmosphere in the city will remain chilly throughout the day, the Indian Express reported.It is significant to note that IMD classifies the weather conditions of a location on the basis of quantifiable changes in temperature, a -
Percentage of people on ventilator support in Delhi saw only 2-fold rise from Jan 1-14: Data
Although the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi rose almost by nine times between January 1 and 14, the percentage of patients on ventilator support in city hospitals grew only by double during the same period, government data showed.During the second wave of coronavirus when the number of cases were on similar lines, the hospitalisation rate and those on ventilator support was higher, officials said.The city government has, at various stages, said that people developing serious illness are mostl -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant India January 15 Live Updates: Kerala detects 48 new Omicron cases, state tally reaches 528; West Bengal extends Covid-19 restrictions till Jan 31
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Seems Delhi has reached its peak in Covid infections: Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that it seems the national capital has reached its peak in COVID-19 infections and the government will think of easing restrictions when the cases decline to touch 15,000.He said Delhi is expected to record around 20,000 cases on Saturday, less than Friday’s figure of 24,383.On Thursday, there were 28,867 cases recorded in Delhi, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.“We can say that Delhi has reached a peak in terms of -
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Covid-19 Omicron Variant India January 15 Live Updates: Those buying self-test kits need to provide their Aadhar cards to chemists, says Mumbai Mayor
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High levels of T-cells from common cold could provide protection against Covid-19: Study
COVID-19 protection: With the world entering the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, a lot is still left to be known about the disease and protection against it. Accordingly, numerous studies are still being conducted globally to gather as much information as possible. Now, a new study published in the journal Nature Communications has found that some protection against the SARS-CoV-2 could be provided by the high levels of T-cells that are generated from a common cold. According to a report -
WHO recommends 2 new Covid-19 drugs; check their use, availability, efficacy
Amidst the reeling onslaught of Omicron variant across the world, in its latest Covid-19 guideline, the World Health Organization (WH0) has recommended two new drugs namely baricitinib and sotrovimab to treat Coronavirus patients.Covid-19 drugsBaricitinib, which is currently used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, has now been strongly recommended for Coronavirus patients who are suffering from extremely severe Coronavirus. The drug is to be administered along with corticosteroids. The drug is found -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant India January 15 Live Updates: Evidence of early community transmission of Omicron in Delhi — Department of Clinical Virology
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Minimum temp settles below freezing point in Kashmir
The intense cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir as the minimum temperature settled several degrees below freezing point, officials said here on Saturday. The night temperature was several degrees below the normal for this part of the season.The mercury in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at minus 4.5 degrees Celsius down from the previous night’s minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, they said. Gulmarg, the famous skiing resort in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, r -
Delhi weekend curfew in effect: Exemptions, rules and what is open – everything to know
Delhi weekend curfew: Due to the rising cases of coronavirus in the national capital, Delhi Disaster Management Authority had at the beginning of the month imposed weekend curfew. The curfew, which comes into effect at 10 pm on Friday night and lifts at 5 am on the following Monday, is in effect currently as well. During these hours, people in National Capital Territory cannot move out of their houses except for those having certain exemptions. Officials or officers who are a part of essential a -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant India Live Updates: Today, Delhi Covid cases are expected to be reduced by 4,000…seems like cases have begun to slow down, says Health Minister Satyendra Jain
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 15 News Live Updates: India seems to be heading into the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic as daily count of Covid-19 cases is rapidly increasing on account of the new Omicron variant. According to the Union Health Ministry’s bulletin, India recorded 2,68,833 new cases in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of recoveries which stand at 1,22,684. With this, the active caseload in India has r -
Is saliva-based Covid test more accurate to trace Omicron? Here’s what scientists say
Since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, the most reliable way to diagnose coronavirus infection has been the swab test which includes probing your nose. Explaining the approach of the health experts, Dr Donald Milton, who is an expert on respiratory viruses at the University of Maryland, told news agency Reuters that testing the nose has been the traditional approach when it comes to diagnosing respiratory infections.However, the questions over the accuracy of the at-home tests that also re -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant India Live Updates: India registers 2,68,833 fresh Corona infections, 402 deaths; Omicron tally rises to 6,041; Recovery rate dips to 94.83%
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 15 News Live Updates: India seems to be heading into the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic as daily count of Covid-19 cases is rapidly increasing on account of the new Omicron variant. According to the Union Health Ministry’s bulletin, India recorded 2,68,833 new cases in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of recoveries which stand at 1,22,684. With this, the active caseload in India has r -
India logs 2,68,833 Covid cases, 402 deaths in a day; Omicron tally rises to 6,041
India registered 2,68,833 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. With 402 more deaths, the number of people who have succumbed to the viral disease has risen to 4,85,752. The case fatality rate was 1.32 per cent.A total of 6,041 Omicron cases have been detected so far, an increase of 5.01 per cent since Friday, the data updated at 8 am showed. The daily positivity rate was -
Covid-19 Omicron Variant India January 15 Live Updates: India registers 2,68,833 fresh Corona infections, 402 deaths; Recovery rate dips to 94.83%
Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 15 News Live Updates: India seems to be heading into the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic as daily count of Covid-19 cases is rapidly increasing on account of the new Omicron variant. According to the Union Health Ministry’s bulletin, India recorded 2,68,833 new cases in the last 24 hours, more than double the number of recoveries which stand at 1,22,684. With this, the active caseload in India has r -
No vaccine shortage in Maharashtra, says Centre
The central government on Friday denied that there was a vaccine shortage in Maharashtra, days after the state said it did not have enough doses.On Wednesday, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope had said there was a shortage of Covaxin in the state. The minister expected demand for Covaxin to exceed supplies in view of vaccination of 15-18 year olds and precautionary doses being administered. The state had asked for 40 lakh doses and was only supplied 10 lakh doses, the minister had said.Mah