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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.

New drug candidates from Australia could prevent Covid infection, stop disease in its tracks

Mohana Basu -
Drugs have been developed by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Researchers have detailed findings in a study published in Nature Cell Discovery on 24 May.

At ‘worst case’, India’s Covid deaths are 14 times higher than govt count, says NYT

Tenzin Zompa -
NYT analyses India's case and death counts, serosurvey results and speaks to experts to draw what it says is a more accurate estimate of the country's Covid burden.

India’s unemployment rate likely to soar to highest in a year due to second wave lockdowns

Vrishti Beniwal -
The unemployment rate is estimated to rise to much as 11% this month, while weekly unemployment numbers are now hovering above 14%, said the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.

Lancet Citizens panel suggests 8 steps to Modi govt and states on how to tackle Covid

Revathi Krishnan -
Decentralisation of health services, price cap on medical supplies are among the recommendations made by Lancet Citizens Commission on Reimagining India's Health System.

Only 100 applications in 2 weeks as MoD plans to post retired military doctors on Covid duty

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The recruitment drive, launched earlier this month, will continue for around four more months to bolster preparations for a potential 3rd wave.

Nobel laureate who found HIV now backs homoeopathy, anti-vaxxers & calls Covid a lab accident

Taran Deol -
French virologist Luc Montagnier went viral on WhatsApp for apparently saying ‘people who take any Covid vaccine won’t survive’. That’s fake, but he has made many such claims.

Covid pandemic: ‘Bizarre’ offer to tarnish Pfizer in France, win lottery for vaccine in Poland

Tenzin Zompa -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe

Sputnik V makers agree to supply Covid vaccine to Delhi, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

PTI -
Delhi CM Kejriwal said the quantity of Sputnik V supply is yet to be decided. He also urged the Central govt to procure Moderna and Pfizer jabs to vaccinate kids.

Junior doctors ‘hurt’ over being disengaged by GTB, hospital now holds process for others

Aneesha Bedi -
31 junior doctors were disengaged from Covid duty at the Ramlila ground facility of the GTB Hospital Monday, less than two weeks after they joined.

SII begins manufacturing, stockpiling 2nd Covid vaccine Covovax after Modi govt nod

Himani Chandna -
SII has a tie-up with US' Novavax to manufacture and supply Covovax vaccine in India and in low- and middle-income countries as part of the COVAX vaccine alliance countries.
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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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