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.

Exposure to single nasal droplet enough for Covid infection, UK study says

PTI - February 3, 2022

The collaborative study is the first in the world to perform detailed monitoring over the full course of Covid. It has found that symptoms start to develop very fast.

India adds over 1.72 lakh Covid cases in last 24 hours, daily positivity rate at 10.99%

PTI - February 3, 2022

The country's Covid death toll climbed to 4,98,983 with 1,008 daily fatalities, while the active cases decreased to 15,33,921, the health ministry's data showed.

Bharat Biotech to start Phase 3 trials for nasal Covid shot — here’s how such vaccines work

Sandhya Ramesh - February 2, 2022

The development of mucosal vaccines for Covid has been spurred on by the success of the oral polio vaccine, which induces 'mucosal immunity' in the gut.

Covid pandemic: 10% of England’s 2022 cases suspected reinfections, Denmark lifts restrictions

Pia Krishnankutty - February 2, 2022

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

India records over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities

PTI - February 2, 2022

The active cases dropped by over 1.21 lakh to reach 16,21,603 while the country’s recovery rate stands at 94.60 per cent, the health ministry said.

Covid response has generated thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste in health threat: WHO

Corinne Gretler - February 1, 2022

To get a sense of the scope of the issue, WHO examined the fate of 87,000 metric tonnes of PPE that were shipped via a UN initiative between March 2020 and November 2021.

Current Covid vaccines protect against severe diseases caused by Delta, Omicron, study says

PTI - February 1, 2022

Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Israel had assessed samples from 47 individuals vaccinated with either Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for the study.

India set to present budget topping $500 billion, sustain recovery from pandemic disruptions

Vrishti Beniwal - February 1, 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to channel more spending toward policies that create jobs, boost manufacturing and benefit the poor.

India reports 1.67 lakh fresh Covid cases, 1,192 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - February 1, 2022

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 11.69 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 15.25 per cent, according to the health ministry.

‘Nobody’s losing anything’: Centre tells SC on job loss claims due to Covid vaccine mandates

PTI - January 31, 2022

Advocate Prashant Bhushan said the aspect of Covid vaccine mandates that are being issued by several states and other authorities is urgent as people are losing their jobs.

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