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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.

Help people, amplify work: BJP’s BL Santhosh tells cadre as he tours poll-bound states

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP organisation general secretary B.L. Santhosh has started a tour of the five poll-bound states. He asked BJP workers to increase visibility in ‘seva’ work in Uttarakhand.

India records 1.27 lakh new Covid cases, 2,795 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
According to health ministry data, the death toll was the lowest reported in 35 days, and total active cases have gone below 20 lakh after 43 days.

Counting burning, buried, floating bodies: How Dainik Bhaskar led national coverage on Covid

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Top editors of Dainik Bhaskar detail the rigorous planning that went behind the newspaper’s massive Covid coverage and how it exposed the woefully undercounted death data in different states.

No response to global tender for 4 cr vaccine shots, UP extends date for bid submission again

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Uttar Pradesh was the first state to float global tender, on 5 May, to procure foreign-made Covid vaccines. Several states had since followed in UP’s footsteps.

WHO names Covid variants first found in India after Greek alphabets — ‘Kappa’ & ‘Delta’

PTI -
The UN health agency said the names will not replace existing scientific names but are aimed to help in public discussion of Covid variants of concern & interest.

Virus labs need more oversight, even if Covid lab leak theory isn’t found true

Faye Flam -
There’s no convincing evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has been genetically manipulated, but it’s well known that scientists have manipulated other viruses to make them more dangerous.

Nearly 12 crore Covid vaccine doses will be available to states, UTs in June, says Modi govt

PTI -
In a review meeting, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the central govt will provide states & UTs with available buffer stock to urgently replenish their depleting supplies.

‘India is Union of States’: SC schools Modi govt on why Centre must buy vaccines & distribute

PTI -
A special SC bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud advised the Centre to be flexible with its policies, said states should not be competing with each other to procure vaccines.

Mumbai, Kerala and Telangana make vaccination a priority for students going abroad

Kritika Sharma -
The US, Canada and Australia don’t have a vaccine passport provision so far. But when they open it, Indian students will be at an advantage.

Even a simple surgical mask can prevent spread of Covid, German study says

Mohana Basu -
In environments with potentially high airborne virus concentrations such as medical settings & densely occupied indoor spaces, masks with higher filtration efficiency should be used.
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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

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

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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