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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.

How Australia screwed up and went from Covid success to another pandemic crisis country

David Fickling -
It’s the complacency rather than the callousness that’s led to Australia's current problems. The current crisis was entirely foreseeable.

1 in 4 Himachal adults fully vaccinated, against India’s 1 in 18 — here’s how hill state did it

Abantika Ghosh -
The tiny hill state of Himachal Pradesh, with a total eligible population of 58 lakh, is aiming to achieve 100% first-dose coverage by 15 August.

It’s not Ivermectin but the human immune system that can fight Covid better

Faye Flam -
Most people who get better attribute their recovery to a drug, but what actually save them is their immune system which will work even better with more widespread vaccination.

States, UTs should strictly regulate crowded places to control Covid spread, Modi govt says

PTI -
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla urged states to focus on 5-fold strategy of 'Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination' and adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour.

Covid pandemic — Netherlands cases rise by over 500%, global interest in Tokyo Olympics muted

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

Delta variant transmissibility likely to up Covid cases & pressure on healthcare, WHO warns

Yoshita Singh -
Increased transmissibility of Delta variant means that it is likely to emerge as the dominant variant globally in coming months, as per WHO's Covid weekly epidemiological update.

India registers 38,792 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, weekly positivity rate 2.25%

PTI -
The active cases comprise 1.39% of the total infections and the national recovery rate stands at 97.28% according to health ministry data.

US says ready to ship Covid-19 vaccines but India needs to clear legal hurdles

PTI -
US spokesperson Ned Price said before we can ship vaccines, every country is required to complete its own domestic set of operational, regulatory and legal processes.

Many countries have failed the solidarity test in Covid fight, study finds

James Paton -
The study by London-based think tank Chatham House said inequitable access to vaccines is the most glaring example of the lack of unity.

India faces a hunger crisis as lines for free food and rations grow amid pandemic

Archana Chaudhary -
More than 15 million Indians lost their jobs in May during 2nd wave. The daily average wage for about 230 million dropped below Rs 375. All of this is leading to an increase in hunger.
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India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

Seshadri Chari -
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

As a Pasmanda Muslim woman, it pains me that India took 70 years to question talaq-e-hasan

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Economy

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

Mrinalini Dhyani -
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Defence

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

National Interest

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Shekhar Gupta -
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.

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