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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.

Over $157 bn deployed in last 15 months to fight ‘unprecedented crisis’, World Bank says

Lalit K Jha -
The bank's group president David Malpass said they would continue to provide assistance to developing countries amid pandemic to achieve a more broad-based economic recovery.

No Amarnath Yatra for 3 yrs: Sonmarg horses are idle, their owners jobless and ‘in huge debt’

Ananya Bhardwaj -
In Sonmarg, ghodawallahs offer horse rides through tough terrain to hidden tourist gems. They also help pilgrims chart 15-km trek between Baltal base camp and Amarnath cave shrine.

How the Olympics will generate athletic, TV excitement without crowds, noise

Tim Culpan -
Since fans can’t get to the Games, broadcasters such as NBC are planning a telecast to bring the Games to fans. One such gathering will include a watch party with athletes' families.

Has Covid exposed limitations of ‘secretive’ ICMR? Some experts think so

Chris Kay -
The ICMR has increasingly drawn criticism from India's doctors and scientists, who have questioned its drug recommendations & lack of transparency on data related to variants.

Memory B cells in recovered Covid patients could provide immunity upto a year: Nature report

Abantika Ghosh -
In a review published in Nature, scientists in Germany say a single vaccine dose administered after a year of recovering from Covid-19 could also boost immunity.

Over 41 crore Covid vaccine doses were administered in India, says health ministry

PTI -
According to health ministry data, 22,38,900 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 1,48,075 vaccine doses were given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years.

UP govt bans gatherings of over 50 people, animal sacrifice at public places on Bakrid

PTI -
During a meeting with senior officials to review the Covid situation in the state, CM Yogi Adityanath directed them to make all necessary arrangements in view of the festival.

Private banks lending more than PSU banks as Indian economy recovers from Covid

Suvashree Ghosh -
Most recent data shows India’s top 3 private banks lent nearly 3 times the average industry rate in the quarter of March, while maintaining better asset quality than their state peers.

Covid-19 pandemic: UK unlocks on ‘Freedom Day’ amid variant jitters, protests rock Thailand

Raghav Bikhchandani -
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

India’s vaccination touched 40 crore from 30 crore in 24 days, says Health Minister Mandaviya

PTI -
Mandaviya said the numbers could be reached due to the 'vaccine for all, free vaccine' campaign. On Monday, the country's vaccination coverage had exceeded 40.64 crore.
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