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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.

Bihar Covid toll jumps from 5,500 until 8 June to 9,429 as state revises figures

PTI -
The figures, released by the Bihar state department Wednesday, show there were close to 8,000 deaths during the second Covid wave and nearly six times increase in toll since April.

This is what makes India’s Delta variant of coronavirus so worrisome

Sam Fazeli -
It has about a 40% higher transmission rate compared with alpha, which already had a 50% higher transmissibility than the original Covid strain, based on data coming out of the UK.

End of pandemic by Dec 2022? That’s the G-7 plan with 1 billion extra Covid shots

Alberto Nardelli -
Ahead of the G-7 summit in the UK, a document that outlines a plan to end the pandemic is being put together. The document will form the basis of final-stage talks at the summit.

Pfizer wants it, so do Serum Institute & Moderna — but what exactly is indemnity?

Himani Chandna -
In the realm of Covid vaccination, indemnity has emerged as a key buzzword because of the breakneck speed at which vaccines have been developed and rolled out.

Govt tells states, UTs not to share data on vaccine stocks & temperature storage in public

PTI -
The health ministry in a letter stated that sharing the vaccine data on eVIN system is 'sensitive information', and advised to use it only for programme improvement.

Blast inside madrassa in Bihar’s Banka kills Imam of adjoining mosque

PTI -
Banka police say it is not clear if the blast killed the Imam or whether he was buried alive in the debris of the mosque, which had been shut due to Covid.

Mamata questions Modi govt’s decision to distribute 25% Covid vaccines to private hospitals

PTI -
The Bengal CM also opposed the imposition of GST on medicines, equipment and vaccines required for the treatment of Covid.

Govt employees to get 15 days of special casual leave if parents test positive for Covid

PTI -
An order issued by the Personnel Ministry also said the government employee shall be granted commuted leave up to 20 days if he/she tests Covid positive or is in home isolation.

Jaishankar thanks Qatar NSA for Gulf nation’s support to India’s Covid fight

PTI -
Jaishankar, who is on a 3-day visit to Kuwait to hold meetings with his counterpart Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, had a brief stopover in Doha.

Ganga Ram Hospital successfully treats 2 Covid patients with monoclonal antibody therapy

PTI -
Doctors said that both the patients who were given the therapy showed improvement within 12 hours and asserted that it could be a game-changer if used at the appropriate time.
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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

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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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