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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.

An alien kind of grief — how surge of Covid deaths has changed the way we mourn 

Sandhya Ramesh -
For a month starting April, daily Covid toll hovered between 3,000 & 4,000, climbing even higher some days. Adding to trauma were reports of people dying for want of medical attention.

Govt asks 8 states, UTs to take up speedy containment measures in view of Delta Plus variant

PTI -
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the variant has been detected in districts like Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, Surat in Gujarat, Faridabad in Haryana and Bikaner in Rajasthan.

IIT-Bombay professor comes up with new tool for Covid testing. It cuts time and cost

Manasi Phadke -
Tapestry is a single-round quantitative pooling algorithm used with the RT-PCR test. The Drugs Controller General of India cleared it for commercial use this week.

Bihar & UP worst performers on state ​Covid vaccination list, only 10% have got 1st dose

Mohana Basu -
Bihar, UP, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Assam rank among the five worst-performers in terms of Covid vaccinations. In Ladakh & Sikkim, 50% of the population received the first dose.

Substantial third wave possible but not likely to be as severe as second one, ICMR study says

Himani Chandna -
The study examined four mechanisms of third wave of Covid-19 and noted that scaling up vaccinations is the only way to mitigate any future waves.

Delhi govt aims to vaccinate all homeless people living in night shelters within a month

PTI -
Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board organised the first vaccination camp near Nigam Bodh Ghat where 150 homeless people got the jab. Another camp will operate at Dandi Park Saturday.

Blocked by Eli Lilly, Bajaj Healthcare moves patent office to make Covid drug Baricitinib

Himani Chandna -
BHL says it can produce Baricitinib for as cheap as Rs 14 (for 1mg). US pharma giant Eli Lilly, which holds exclusive licence for the drug, manufactures it at an average cost of Rs 3,230.

Covishield, Covaxin effective against Covid variants Alpha, Beta, Gamma & Delta, govt says

PTI -
New Delhi: Forty-eight coronavirus cases of Delta Plus' variant have been detected from 45,000 samples sequenced so far in the country, with Maharashtra reporting...

Govt exempts tax on employee’s Covid treatment, extends I-T compliance deadlines

PTI -
The Income Tax department also said the ex-gratia payment received from the employer by family members in case of death of an employee due to Covid would be exempt from income tax.

Govt readies 2 more testing labs to prepare for new Covid vaccines coming to market

Abantika Ghosh -
CDL in Himachal Pradesh is the only govt testing lab at present. With a slew of Covid vaccines expected to be manufactured locally, Modi govt is preparing to reduce testing delays.
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