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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.

Increase in Covid vaccine manufacturing capacity in India can be a game changer, US says

PTI -
The US has so far contributed $500 million to India in Covid assistance. On Thursday, Biden administration announced it will send 25 million vaccines to other countries, including India.

Govt’s vaccination policy leaves Persons with Disabilities behind. We need Census-type energy

Nipun Malhotra -
From Canada to UAE to Chile, Persons with Disabilities are getting home vaccinated. In India, there was no priority vaccination scheme for us.

US removes Defense Production Act ratings on AstraZeneca, Novavax, Sanofi vaccines

PTI -
The move will allow US-based companies that supply these vaccine manufacturers to make their own decisions on which orders to fulfill first.

7,000 cases/day to 2,600 — how this IAS officer turned it around for Chennai in a fortnight

Soniya Agrawal -
From starting at-home vaccination for people with disabilities, to a taxi ambulance service, Gagandeep Singh Bedi has stood true to his image as ‘Mascot of Disaster Management’.

Pfizer vaccine shows 100% efficacy in 12-15 year olds, is safe for adolescents, US study finds

Simrin Sirur -
Study finds Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has favourable safety profile in 12-15-year-olds, produces greater immune response than in young adults, is highly effective against Covid-19.

Kamala Harris makes first phone call to PM Modi, informs US is sending vaccines to India

PTI -
The Biden-Harris administration has decided to share at least 80 million vaccines globally by June end. Approximately 7 million of these will go to Asian countries including India.

GDP data shows India is now on recovery path. But faster vaccination is key

Ila Patnaik -
With a decline in new Covid cases and gradual unlocking, demand will mend in the next few months. Some weekly indicators are already signalling a pick-up in economic activity.

India to get a part of 7 million Covid shots US will give Asia

Josh Wingrove -
US will send 25 million Covid vaccine doses to foreign countries across Asia, Africa & Latin America through UN's Covax programme & directly as well.

Delhi reports 487 new Covid cases, lowest in over 2.5 months, 45 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
This is the first time the daily death count has gone below the 50-mark since 11 April when the tally was 48.

Plea filed in Delhi HC seeking stay on phase 2/3 clinical trials of Covaxin on children

PTI -
The petition has raised an apprehension that the children who would be part of the trial could suffer adverse health or mental effects due to the testing of the vaccine on them.
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Defence

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National Interest

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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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