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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.

Fake IAS officer behind Kolkata Covid vaccine ‘scam’ under lens for fake raids, tenders too

Madhuparna Das -
Accused Debanjan Deb is believed to have once harboured IAS ambitions, driven by his father who retired as a deputy director of the excise department.

Health ministry issues guidelines for administering Covid vaccine to pregnant women

PTI -
The ministry has prepared a fact-sheet to guide frontline workers or vaccinators to counsel pregnant women about the availability, value and precautions of the Covid-19 vaccine.

India records 37,566 new Covid cases, single-day rise in cases below 40,000 after 102 days

PTI -
The number of active cases has further declined to 5,52,659, comprising 1.82% of the total infections, while recovery rate has improved to 96.87%.

How to reopen without risk? That’s the big question for Singapore

Faris Mokhtar -
Singapore has largely managed to stamp out infection & 36 people have died during the entire pandemic. Yet it hasn’t made clear its path to post-Covid era with a timeline or details.

Mixing Astra and Pfizer shots creates strong immune response, Oxford study shows

Katharine Gemmell -
A mixed schedule of the Pfizer shot followed by Astra vaccine, and vice versa, resulted in high concentrations of antibodies against Covid when given 4 weeks apart, researchers said.

US epidemiologist flags Covid uptick in 4 Indian states, warns against full unlock

Abantika Ghosh -
Bhramar Mukherjee, Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology at University of Michigan, says India needs to vaccinate 1 crore people every day or face trouble.

In a first, rare blood clot case linked to Moderna mRNA vaccine reported in US

Mohana Basu -
So far, it was thought that only adenoviral vector-based vaccines — such as the AstraZeneca vaccine — caused rare blood clots.

86 lakh on 21 June, 17 lakh on 27 June — why India’s vaccination numbers fluctuate so wildly

Abantika Ghosh -
Supplies are still a problem as are weekends, local holidays, officials say. Around 12 crore doses expected to be available in July and an average of 27 crore doses from August.

Face mask that can detect Covid in 90 mins — MIT, Harvard scientists come up with new tech

Mohana Basu -
The face mask is embedded with tiny, disposable sensors, which are designed to be activated by the wearers when they want to perform the Covid test.

China trials find CoronaVac safe for children, immune response better than in adults

Mohana Basu -
The phase 1/2 clinical trial of CoronaVac, which was recently approved for emergency use in China among children, was conducted in 550 children and adolescents aged 3-17 years.
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