The Hindu 22nd December
The Hindu 22nd December
The Hindu 22nd December
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Vocab, Grammar & Analysis
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Glimpse of the Session
❑ Revision Session
❑ Vocabs
❑ Idioms and Phrases
❑ Phrasal Verbs
❑ Complete Analysis of today’s Article
❑ Grammar
❑ Tone / Objective
❑ Practice Exercise
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VOCABS
Spurt: A sudden increase
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IDIOMS & PHRASES
Taking root: Become fixed or established, develop, flourish
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PHRASAL VERBS
Let alone: Not to mention or think of someone or something
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A concerning sequence: On a new coronavirus strain and a spurt in
cases in China
India’s vaccination strategy should accommodate for SARS-CoV-2 changes
The spurt in coronavirus cases reported out of China has triggered global alarm. India’s Health
Ministry has issued a directive to States to send positive samples to the Indian SARS-CoV-2
Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) to check for new, concerning strains. The Health Minister,
too, has called for a review meeting of the coronavirus situation in India. India’s official
numbers suggest that, thus far, there is little to worry. There are only 3,408 active cases. Only
one district has a test positivity rate of over 10% and only four between 5 and 10%, as per the
latest available weekly data. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 219.33
crore, and there are no signs of distress being reported out of hospitals. However, the
experience of previous years is that it is usually many weeks after which a noticeable spike,
let alone a wave, is confirmed by health authorities. There is scarce monitoring and mask
mandates for public gatherings, airports and railway stations have been removed
everywhere; so, low numbers do not necessarily mean new variants are not taking root.
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In China, despite reports of crowded mortuaries, hospital admissions piling up and stocked-
out pharmacies, weekly death counts are officially in the single digits. The prevalent opinion is
that the lifting of curbs, after almost three years of some of the most restrictive containment
measures, has now exposed a large swathe of people who lack ‘natural immunity’. Some
mathematical modelling projections calculate a million COVID-19 cases in the coming days in
China. Given that much of the world has moved to normalcy in terms of travel, the concern is
that this surge is likely to reverberate globally with many more infections, even in India,
inevitable. There are two key lessons that can be derived from the Chinese experience: long
lockdowns cannot eliminate the virus or prevent the development of new strains, and the
only reasonable defence possible against severe disease is via vaccines.
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Homework
Take root:
Pile up:
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