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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: Australian businessman backs Covid nasal spray, Oman detects ‘black fungus’

Pia Krishnankutty -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

WHO ‘too compromised’, says ex-US CDC director, pushes ‘lab leak’ Covid origin theory again

Revathi Krishnan -
Manner in which Covid-19 spread so quickly from human to human contradicts the behaviour of other deadly viruses with a similar profile, Robert Redfield tells Fox News.

Modi govt plans Rs 50,000 cr credit incentives scheme to boost health infrastructure

Siddhartha Singh -
With a likely focus on smaller towns, the initiative will allow companies to access funds for ramping up hospital capacity or medical supplies, with govt acting as a guarantor.

Delhi govt to train 5,000 youths as health assistants ahead of possible third wave of Covid

PTI -
Training applicants need a Class 12 pass certificate and have to be at least 18 years old. They will be given two weeks' basic training in nursing and lifecare from 28 June.

India reports 62,224 new Covid cases, 2,542 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The active cases declined to 8,65,432 comprising 2.92% of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has improved to 95.80%.

Lip balm, mouthwash, fertiliser — why chemical companies have become stock market winners

Ashutosh Joshi -
A rising global appetite for specialty chemicals in automobiles and cosmetics amid pandemic recovery has made chemical industry in India an important player in global supply chain.

Covid immunity lasts for a year, vaccine boost helps fight variants, study says

Mohana Basu -
The study in journal Nature says ability of vaccine-induced antibodies to neutralise variants of concern was comparable to or greater than that against the original strain.

New Delta plus variant not yet ‘variant of concern’, been in Europe since March: govt

PTI -
NITI Aayog Member V K Paul said the govt is keeping track of how Delta plus variant progresses in other countries, and if it is present in India, to search where all it is there.

Risk of dying post vaccination negligible compared to risk of death due to Covid: Govt

PTI -
The govt slammed media reports, which stated that 488 deaths following vaccination are linked to post-Covid complications, as ‘incomplete’ and of ‘limited understanding.’

Safety is key, health ministry says but doesn’t know Bengaluru lab still studying Nagaland bats

Abantika Ghosh -
Health ministry says any research in India has to follow due process and take adequate precautions, amid row kicked up by govt probe into govt institute study.
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In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Ajay Ahlawat -
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

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

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

National Interest

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

Shekhar Gupta -
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.

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