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Congress was farthest from scientific understanding during COVID-19 pandemic while BJP was the closest, reveals research paper

Kausik Gangopadhyay, one of the authors of the peer-reviewed paper, observed, "Congress was the party farthest from the scientific understanding and BJP closest to the scientific understanding."

CAG on health report exposes delay in disbursement of COVID-19 vaccination funds by the AAP government

The CAG report also revealed that despite the urgency of the pandemic, a significant portion of the vaccination funds remained unspent. By March 2022, only Rs 7.92 crore out of the allocated Rs 9.60 crore was utilised, raising serious concerns about the efficiency of fund management during a public health crisis.

WHO asks China to give detailed information on the outbreak of respiratory illnesses and pneumonia in the country

The WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children in the country.

What is Disease X that experts claim is 20 times deadlier than COVID-19: Details

Disease X has the potential to cause 20 times more fatalities than the coronavirus, which had led to the loss of over 2.5 million lives globally.

Chinese scientists of Wuhan lab and military were experimenting with deadly coronaviruses to create bioweapons before the Covid-19 pandemic: Report

The Sunday Times pointed out how China has prevented foreign experts from investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic is over as a global health emergency, declares World Health Organisation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 pandemic is over as a global health emergency.

PM Modi reviews the preparedness of public health response to Covid-19 and influenza, directs enhanced Whole Genome Sequencing to identify new variants

PM Narendra Modi said that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet and observing Covid appropriate behavior including wearing masks on hospital premises is very important.

Crowds outside crematoriums, funeral homes increase in China amid Covid surge

The imagery captured by Maxar Technologies showed an uptick in activity at funeral homes across six different cities, from Beijing in the north to Nanjing in the east, to Chengdu and Kunming in the southwest. 

Is there another major Covid wave in China? Experts say millions may die as concerns over new variant rise

The BBC quoted epidemiologist Wu Zunyou as saying that this may be the beginning of a 'first wave'. He has predicted that the second wave will be in late January when mass travel due to the Chinese New Year celebrations will spread infection.

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