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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.

Covid pandemic — Australia halves overseas arrivals, S Korea cases rise as Delta variant spreads

Shubhangi Misra -
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Brazil-Bharat Biotech’s $324 million contract suspended: What went wrong in the Covaxin deal

Pia Krishnankutty -
Brazil Tuesday suspended its deal with Bharat Biotech for 20 million Covaxin doses amid an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities & corruption. ThePrint gives you the details.

First wave of Covid in India led to increase in misuse of antibiotics, study shows

PTI -
According to a Washington University study, such misuse of drugs is considered inappropriate as antibiotics are only effective against bacterial and not viral infections such as Covid.

Centre sends teams to Kerala, Chhattisgarh, 4 other states to help manage Covid crisis

PTI -
Teams will be supporting the states in their efforts to carry out a targeted Covid management, and effectively tackling the pandemic, a Union Health Ministry statement said.

Fortis, Apollo begin administering Sputnik V vaccines at 2 hospitals in Delhi-NCR

PTI -
The two doses of Sputnik V vaccines are not interchangeable and given 21 days apart. The Centre has fixed the price at Rs 1,145 per dose.

India adds 46,617 new Covid cases, recovery rate surpasses 97%

PTI -
A net decline of 13,620 cases has been recorded in the total number of active Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, the health ministry report stated.

J&J says its Covid vaccine neutralises Delta variant, provides ‘durable protection’

Riley Griffin -
J&J said the recipients of its vaccine produced strong neutralising antibodies over the course of at least eight months against all variants, including Delta.

Over 1.24 cr unutilised Covid vaccine doses remain with states & UTs, says health ministry

PTI -
According to ministry's statement, over 32.92 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states, UTs so far through govt's free of cost channel & direct state procurement category.

Incorrect to say India was complacent about Covid second wave, says NHA chief R S Sharma

PTI -
The National Health Authority CEO said during such massive outbreaks, a health system, which is not geared to cater even half of what came, is going to be challenged by such impacts.

Three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine could be just two doses, says pharma firm Zydus Cadila

Himani Chandna -
Zydus Cadilla says its test data shows that the vaccine appears to be just as effective in 2 doses as 3, and will be administered 28 days apart.
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Defence

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National Interest

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