How ‘overconfident’ Delhi made a mess of Covid fight, forcing Modi govt to pick up the pieces
Delhi made a strong start in handling the crisis, but then it dropped the ball on contact-tracing and testing. The exploding situation prompted Amit Shah to intervene.
20,000 people across 11 Delhi districts — govt plans mega survey to gauge Covid surge
Delhi’s average sample positivity rates for Covid-19 have hovered around 25 per cent for several weeks now, crossing 70 per cent in some districts.
People are fed up, but world is entering new & dangerous Covid phase, warns WHO chief
Across the world, 81 nations have seen increasing numbers of new cases in the past two weeks, while only 36 have seen a decline.
India’s ‘R’ dips to 1.13, active Covid cases could now be 2.5 lakh instead of 3.5 lakh by 4 July
The ‘R’ number, a measure for how many people can be infected by one person, has declined after remaining at 1.22 for about a month.
Covid lockdowns may be causing another virus wave — dengue fever
Singapore reported an average of 165 cases a day in the week through 13 June, a record which authorities said may herald the largest dengue outbreak in its history.
Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries chose pvt hospitals over govt during lockdown due to Covid fear
A govt analysis of the 10-week lockdown period showed that claims under PM-JAY health insurance scheme fell by 51% compared to the 12 weeks before it.
L-G bars home quarantine in Delhi for first 5 days after Covid diagnosis, AAP cries foul
Home quarantine was barred in Delhi after the health ministry allegedly found the capital had been allowing it even for severe cases in congested areas.
DCGI approves use of favipiravir for restricted emergency use in moderate Covid-19 cases
To address urgency of rising Covid-19 cases, Drug Controller General of India fast-tracked permission to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to manufacture & market favipiravir tablets.
Antibodies in Covid recovered patients last only 2-3 months, finds Nature study
The Chinese study also found that asymptomatic individuals have less antibodies than symptomatic ones, a fact that could have significant bearing on vaccines.
Panel recommends fixing cost of Covid isolation beds, ICU in Delhi private hospitals: MHA
The committee, under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog member V K Paul, was set up by Home Minister Amit Shah to provide relief to the common man in the national capital.
Do-it-yourself quarantine movies are here. And Netflix’s Home Stories is leading the way
Quarantine-produced content is the answer to Bollywood’s anxiety over the future of films. Netflix and YouTube are already cashing in.
Covid-19 lockdown hits working mothers harder than fathers
UK mothers are one-and-a-half times more likely than fathers to have either lost their job or quit since the lockdown began, study shows.
Defence
Armed forces given full freedom to give ‘befitting’ reply to any Chinese aggression at LAC
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reportedly told top military brass to maintain strict vigil on Chinese activities around land border, airspace & in strategic sea lanes.
Xi has thrown the gauntlet at Modi. He can pick it up like Nehru, or try something new
Modi, like his predecessors, tried to break out of India-Pak-China triangulation and failed. Whatever he decides to do next will mean new compromises.