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TopicCoronavirus

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.

At-home vaccination to taxi ambulance — how this IAS officer in Chennai tackled 2nd Covid wave

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Modi govt needs 3-4 months to roll out database of migrant labour, SC asks why the delay

Moushumi Das Gupta -
A comprehensive database of workers employed in unorganised sector was announced in the aftermath of the migrants' crisis last year and was supposed to be completed by June 2021.

Prevent an untimely death or pay for one? Why kin of Covid victims should be given compensation

TN Ninan -
A significant mortality event like Covid has to be in a separate category from usual roll-call of deaths – similar to but not same as deaths from an air crash or industrial disaster.

China’s Wuhan story unravels as world’s finest, including from India, nail Covid lab-leak proof

Shekhar Gupta -
The global hunt for where the virus behind pandemic came from shows science, democracy and a sense of inquiry can overcome politics, ideology and omerta codes.

China calls Wuhan lab leak theory ‘absurd’, resists US pressure on allowing new Covid origin study

Bloomberg News -
Secretary of State Antony Blinken rings Chinese Politburo member Yang Jiech, urges for Bejing's cooperation in allowing new study. China calls for getting bilateral relations back on track.

70% Indians knew someone who couldn’t get a vaccine in May due to shortage, survey finds

Pia Krishnankutty -
The percentage of Indians who were unable to find a vaccine dose at the vaccination centre rose almost four times between April and May, finds LocalCircles survey.

US rejection of emergency use for Covaxin will not impact India’s vaccination drive: Govt

PTI -
NITI Aayog member V K Paul said that he respected US' decision and hoped that the vaccine manufacturer will comply with the parameters of their regulatory system.

India’s Delta Covid variant 60% more transmissible than Alpha, say UK experts

Aditi Khanna -
UK data shows over 90% of new Covid cases in the UK are of the Delta variant, and health experts are of the opinion that it may resist effectiveness of vaccine to some extent.

ICMR to start national sero surveys to assess spread of Covid

PTI -
The Health Ministry said that states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct such surveys so that information from all geographies can be collected.

What world wants China to disclose in Wuhan lab leak probe

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan -
G7 leaders are set to call for a fresh WHO-convened study into coronavirus origins. Yet so far they’ve been vague on what exactly they want.
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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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