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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.

Covid isn’t behind us, but the world’s next big health emergency is already here

Therese Raphael -
Covid has led to 5.6 million deaths, but antimicrobial resistance is likely to log 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Its treatment has led to antibiotics' overuse, which has spiked drug resistance.

Covid cases plateauing, less hospitalisations due to high vaccination rate, govt says

PTI -
A clear trend in terms of fewer Covid cases requiring oxygen-supported beds or ICU beds has been observed, noted health ministry’s joint secretary Lav Agarwal.

DCGI grants regular market approval to Covishield, Covaxin for use in adult population

Payal Banerjee -
Approval was granted under New Drugs & Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 citing conditions that Bharat Biotech & SII will submit clinical trials' data & vaccines will be supplied for programmatic setting.

Weekend curfew, odd-even system for shops lifted in Delhi as Covid situation improves

PTI -
DDMA also permitted restaurants to reopen with 50% capacity, while marriages can be held with a maximum of 200 guests in open areas. However, the night curfew will remain in place.

India registers over 2.86 lakh Covid cases, 573 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
A reduction of 20,546 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in the last 24 hours, though the recovery rate has decreased to 93.33%, the health ministry said.

World has taken over 10 billion Covid vaccine doses, rich nations used 71%: Bloomberg tracker

Drew Armstrong -
The remaining 29% of doses have been taken by less wealthy countries such as India, much of Africa and parts of Asia, which together make up almost half the people on Earth.

Will push DDMA for immediate reopening of schools for classes 9-12, Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia says

Abhishek Dey -
Sisodia says the Delhi government will also push for the withdrawal of weekend curfew and odd-even rule for markets in the national capital.

Delhi’s active Covid case count drops to less than half within 2 weeks

PTI -
The third wave of the pandemic saw active cases in the national capital peaking at 94,160 on 13 January. The number dropped to 42,010 by Tuesday.

Covishield, Covaxin prices may drop to Rs 275/dose after getting regular market approval

Payal Banerjee -
Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is currently priced at Rs 1,200 per dose while SII's Covishield costs Rs 780 at private facilities. Both the vaccines are only authorised for emergency use.

Omicron survives on skin for over 21 hours, 8 days on plastic surfaces, Japan study finds

PTI -
According to Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine's study, Omicron has highest environmental stability than other variants, which may be the reason behind its rapid transmission.
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