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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.

India registers 44,230 new Covid cases, 555 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the third consecutive day.

Another 29 cr people won’t have enough to eat this year due to global Covid income losses

Mike Dorning -
Overall, 1.2 billion people in 76 countries will be food-insecure this year. Most of the additional people the USDA expects to fall into food insecurity this year are in Asia.

Covid-19 pandemic — Israel to give 3rd dose to people over 60, empty shop numbers rise in UK

Pia Krishnankutty -
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Bihar detected only 1 in 134 Covid cases, UP 1 in 100, Kerala 1 in six, govt data shows

Abantika Ghosh -
India underreported Covid cases by a factor of 33, which means that 9,265 lakh Indians were infected with coronavirus but only 282 lakh cases were diagnosed.

Support rises in Japan for Tokyo Games as country racks up gold medals

Max Zimmerman -
Previously plagued by concerns over the pandemic and a list of scandals, positive remarks about the Olympics have risen significantly in Japan since the opening ceremony.

Why ‘model state’ Kerala is accounting for more than half of India’s daily Covid cases

Abantika Ghosh -
Centre has rushed a team to Kerala, the second one this month, to take stock of the situation and work with the state health department.

How Delta’s spread is testing even aggressive ‘Covid zero’ defences

Bloomberg News -
The variant is exposing the limitations of the strategy of virus elimination. Countries are no longer targeting nil cases but transitioning toward a strategy of living with the virus.

3 athletes among 24 new Covid cases reported at Tokyo Olympics, total rises to 193

PTI -
Tokyo recorded an all-time high of 3,865 positive cases prompting the organisers to defend the Olympics stating they were not responsible for the city's Covid surge.

AstraZeneca to apply for Covid vaccine approval in US later this year

PTI -
The vaccine, which is being produced as Covishield in India, is approved for use by the UK and European medicines regulators but is pending USFDA application.

Brazil suspends decision to import 4 million doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin

PTI -
Brazil's decision came after Bharat Biotech terminated its pact with the country after its deal to supply 20 million Covaxin doses attracted investigation by Brazilian authorities.
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