TopicCoronavirus

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.

Shuttler P V Sindhu bags bronze, India’s second medal at Tokyo Olympics

PTI - August 1, 2021

Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in straight sets in the women's singles third-place play-off to add a bronze medal to her silver that she had secured at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Over 13 crore doses of Covid vaccines administered in July: Health minister to Rahul Gandhi

PTI - August 1, 2021

India's vaccination drive will get a major boost this month, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. He was responding to Gandhi's tweet questioning the availability of vaccines.

India, UK school to conduct study on Ashwagandha to investigate efficacy on Covid patients

PTI - August 1, 2021

All India Institute of Ayurveda, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will conduct clinical trials of Ashwagandha on 2,000 people in Leicester, Birmingham and London.

Cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered in India cross 47-crore mark: Health Ministry

PTI - August 1, 2021

More than 3 crore balance and unutilised doses are still available with the states, union territories and private hospitals to be administered, the ministry added.

India registers 41,831 new Covid cases, 541 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI - August 1, 2021

Registering an increase for the fifth consecutive cases, the active cases have climbed to 4,10,952 while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.36%,

3.14 crore vaccines lying with states unutilised, says Health Ministry

ANI - July 31, 2021

The ministry also stated that it has provided more than 48.78 crore, through all sources, while 68,57,590 Covid vaccine doses are in pipeline.

Curtail movement in districts with over 10% Covid positivity, Centre tells states

PTI - July 31, 2021

The health ministry also asked states to focus on districts where positivity rate is less than 10 per cent, so as to protect these districts by focusing on saturation of vaccination there.

Why the pandemic’s invisible deaths needs to be counted

Clara Ferreira Marques - July 31, 2021

A better grasp of the toll is vital to assess the precise, real-world impact of vaccines and other preventative measures, or to understand just how lethal variants have been.

Govt extends international passenger flight suspension till 31 August

PTI - July 30, 2021

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation further said that international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis.

Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, can cause more severe illness: US CDC report

PTI - July 30, 2021

The document from the CDC outlines unpublished data that shows fully vaccinated people might spread the Delta variant, first found in India, at the same rate as unvaccinated people.

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