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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.

Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien Roger withdraws from Olympics after testing Covid positive

PTI -
Earlier the organisers in their daily Covid update announced three athletes, four contractors, eight Games-concerned personnel and one Games employee have been found positive.

Why the world’s cascade of disasters is not a coincidence

Niall Ferguson -
Anyone who’s tried to put in a claim knows insurance isn’t charity. If it becomes too expensive to cover losses for natural disasters, insurers will pull back toward areas that are profitable.

Covid cases are rising in Australia but people are protesting against lockdowns

Georgina McKay -
Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters flooded Australia's largest cities, some clashing with police. Officials say the protests have the potential to become a superspreader event.

As Delta spreads, will we ever be able to travel with our young kids?

Anjani Trivedi -
Governments have come up with a list of policies to allow adults to travel. The best strategy isn’t yet clear, but one thing is common: Few are taking into consideration families as a unit.

100% of adult population vaccinated in Khajuraho, tourism industry upbeat

PTI -
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan attributed the vaccination success to awareness among people of temple town Khajuraho, a UNESCO world heritage site in Bundelkhand region.

Why 25-50% of vaccine side-effects are ‘anxiety-related and not a result of Covid jab’

Angana Chakrabarti -
Anxiety-related reactions comprise symptoms such as vasovagal reaction, when a stressful trigger — the sight of blood or syringe — causes someone to feel dizzy or faint.

Results for ICSE, ISC board exams declared, Class 10 boys & girls record same pass percentage

PTI -
Board exams for classes 10 and 12 were cancelled in view of second Covid wave. Class 12 girls outshone boys by a margin on 0.2 per cent.

Israel govt data shows Pfizer vaccine’s efficacy could be diminishing in preventing infection

Sravasti Dasgupta -
Israel’s national health data shows sharp fall in effectiveness of Pfizer vaccine from 95% in Jan-April to 39% in June-July. Researchers, however, advise caution as study size is small.

Survey shows two-thirds of people around the world want to work from home after Covid-19

Douglas Broom -
Almost a third - 30 per cent - said they would consider looking for another job if they were forced to go back to the office full time.

Over 2.98 crore vaccine doses still available with states and private hospitals, says govt

PTI -
Over 44.53 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources and a further 85,58,360 doses are in the pipeline, the health ministry said.
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