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Topic: Coronavirus

Coronavirus or Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is a viral disease that turned into a pandemic in early 2020. The first known case was recorded in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Coronavirus has multiple variants such as Delta and Omicron, and its most common symptoms are fever, chills and sore throat.

Hours after Jaishankar’s assurance, IAF to fly to coronavirus-hit Iran to evacuate Indians

Azaan Javaid -
In Srinagar, Jaishankar meets worried family members of Kashmiri students stuck in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak.

IndiGo cancels flights to Doha till 17 March following Qatar travel ban over coronavirus

PTI -
Qatar has temporarily banned entry of people coming from India and 13 other countries in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, which has infected thousands of people.

How the hand sanitiser came about — from 12th century to 1997

Mohana Basu -
Amid coronavirus outbreak, the hand sanitiser has become a most sought-after product, with many countries even reporting shortages.

Indian stocks crash, bonds jump as oil rout adds to banking woes

Subhadip Sircar -
The yield on the benchmark 10-year debt slid below 6% for the first time since 2009. The Sensex fell 5.2% to 35,634.95 – its biggest drop since Aug 2015.

Why a 3-year-old in Kerala being diagnosed with coronavirus is a crucial statistic

Sandhya Ramesh -
Early findings from China indicated that among the 44,000 known cases, less than 1% were aged younger than 10. The Kerala child is India’s first.

CAPFs asked to prepare 5,400-bed quarantine facilities across India for coronavirus cases

PTI -
As the number of confirmed cases in India reaches 43, the Union Home Ministry has asked for 75 isolation wards at 37 locations in the country.

India has only 2,500 pulmonologists — not enough to deal with coronavirus-like outbreaks

Mohana Basu -
Health expert Gagandeep Kang says India also does not have enough virologists who are doing research that will lead to new treatments.

Jammu woman who fled hospital tests positive for coronavirus, 400 people under surveillance

Azaan Javaid -
Authorities in J&K are also concerned about people concealing their symptoms, with the Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar issuing an appeal on social media.

Why Kerala govt’s decision to allow Pongala is more political than religious

Rohini Swamy -
The festival for women comes amid the coronavirus threat but the backlash after the Sabarimala issue may have forced Kerala's Left-front govt to allow the festivities.

Seasonal flu far more common than coronavirus, but its vaccine is not popular in India

Swagata Yadavar -
While vaccine for coronavirus will take another year to be developed, India needs to do more to prevent seasonal flu that kills despite having a vaccine, say health experts.
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Economy

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

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Defence

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Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

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As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.

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