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.

Covid-infected HIV patient in South Africa developed 21 mutations, study shows

Antony Sguazzin - January 31, 2022

Led by scientists from Stellenbosch and University of KwaZulu-Natal, the study adds to evidence that Covid may mutate rapidly when harboured by immunosuppressed individuals.

India reports 2.09 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, 959 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - January 31, 2022

Active cases decreased by 53,669 to reach 18,31,268 and comprise 4.43% of the total infections, while the country's recovery rate stands at 94.37%, according to the health ministry.

India reports over 2.34 lakh Covid cases, 893 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - January 30, 2022

Active cases decreased by 1,19,396 to reach 18,84,937, comprising 4.59% of the total infections and the country's recovery rate stands at 93.89%, the health ministry said.

Neo-CoV is a no Cov: How 10-yr-old virus is causing needless alarm & what study actually says

Sandhya Ramesh - January 29, 2022

It’s hard for NeoCoV, found in bats, to infect human cells without mutation that’s yet to be detected occurring naturally, says preprint paper by Chinese scientists.

Karnataka lifts night curfew, to reopen schools from 31 January

PTI - January 29, 2022

The state govt also allowed pubs, restaurants and hotels to operate at 100% capacity. However, cinema halls, multiplexes, swimming pools and gyms can't exceed 50% occupancy.

Bharat Biotech gets DCGI’s nod to conduct clinical trials of intranasal Covid vaccine BBV154

ANI - January 28, 2022

The dosage form of the vaccine is liquid, containing 0.5ml/per dose for the intranasal route of administration. The trials will take place at nine different sites of the country.

US state Colorado confirms first case of faster-spreading Omicron sub-variant

Vincent Del Giudice - January 28, 2022

BA.2 sub-variant, which has been detected in Europe & Asia, could result in increased rate of transmission. There is no evidence that it causes severity, state epidemiologist said.

India registers over 2.5 lakh Covid cases, 627 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - January 28, 2022

Active cases decreased by 96,861 to reach 21,05,611, comprising 5.18% of the total infections while the country's recovery rate stands at 93.60%, the health ministry said.

Covid will return ‘like the flu’ after Omicron, but won’t be a pandemic: US researcher in Lancet

Mohana Basu - January 28, 2022

According to Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) director Christopher JL Murray, over 50% of the world will have been infected by the Omicron variant by March-end.

Jaishankar tests positive for Covid, urges close contacts to take ‘suitable precautions’

ANI - January 27, 2022

External Affairs Minister tweeted about his health after taking part in a virtual event with French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian earlier in the day.

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