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No community transmission of COVID-19 in India, health ministry repeats
The health ministry said since more than 80% of the COVID-19 outbreaks in India were concentrated in 49 districts, there was no community transmission yet. Photo: Banjot Kaur / CSE
Silent on deadline for Indian COVID-19 vaccine; says human trials yet to take off  
July 09, 2020
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COVID-19 lockdown in Bengal: Experts claim containment strategy failed

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on July 8, 2020 announced a strict lockdown from 5 pm from July 9-16 in 25 containment zones. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Health experts claimed that the state’s failure to impose containment norms is why …
July 09, 2020
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No, WHO hasn’t yet said SARS-CoV-2 is floating in the air
The WHO, in its press conference, did not say that it was accepting that the novel coronavirus could be transmitted through the air. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The UN health arm has only acknowledged emerging evidence about the same
July 08, 2020
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COVID-19: Bihar fails to ramp up testing despite Nitish saying so
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faces embarrassing results as testing declined instead of going up according to his orders Photo: Twitter / @NitishKumar
Efforts to ramp up testing seem to be losing steam; daily and monthly testing both decline 
July 08, 2020
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What 241 scientists said in their letter on airborne COVID-19 transmission
The authors had written to the WHO, asking it to accept that COVID-19 spreads through the air. Photo: Pixabay
Here is the full transcript of the letter to the World Health Organization 
July 08, 2020
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75% emerging infectious diseases zoonotic: UN Report
Factory farming of livestock has led to the emergence of newer zoonotic diseases. Photo: Flickr
Document emphasises on importance of a ‘One-Health’ approach to manage and …
July 07, 2020
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Bihar doctors worried as more healthcare workers fall prey to COVID-19
At least 150 healthcare professionals, including 100 doctors, have tested positive for Covid-19 so far in the state. Photo: Vikas Choudhary
At least 150 healthcare professionals, including 100 doctors, have tested positive for COVID-…
July 07, 2020
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COVID-19 virus now in community, getting bigger: Himanta Sarma
COVID-19 pandemic emergency response meeting in Assam chaired by the Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Assam recorded its highest one-day spike of 1,202 new COVID-19 cases on July 4; 782 cases …
July 06, 2020
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The health ministry said since more than 80% of the COVID-19 outbreaks in India were concentrated in 49 districts, there was no community transmission yet. Photo: Banjot Kaur / CSE

No community transmission of COVID-19 in India, health ministry repeats

July 09, 2020
Silent on deadline for Indian COVID-19 vaccine; says human trials yet to take off  
Health
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on July 8, 2020 announced a strict lockdown from 5 pm from July 9-16 in 25 containment zones. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

COVID-19 lockdown in Bengal: Experts claim containment strategy failed

July 09, 2020
Health experts claimed that the state’s failure to impose containment norms is why …
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The WHO, in its press conference, did not say that it was accepting that the novel coronavirus could be transmitted through the air. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

No, WHO hasn’t yet said SARS-CoV-2 is floating in the air

July 08, 2020
The UN health arm has only acknowledged emerging evidence about the same

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