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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.

Modi govt asks states to make mucormycosis a notifiable disease as cases rise across India

Abantika Ghosh -
The health ministry invokes the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, urges states to follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and management of black fungus.

Aerosols carrying Covid can travel up to 10 meters, ventilation ‘a community defence’ — govt

ANI -
In a new advisory, office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to govt said measures to improve ventilation in office, homes & larger public spaces should be taken up on urgent priority.

3 UK studies ‘helped’ India decide on wider Covishield dose gap, but none cites 16-week data

Abantika Ghosh -
A BMJ article from April 2021, a Bristol study and one Scotland research informed NTAGI recommendation to increase Covishield dose gap to 12-16 weeks, says an official.

Telangana declares black fungus as notified disease, says health facilities must report cases

PTI -
All public and private health facilities have to report suspected and confirmed cases of black fungus to the Telangana health department. Currently, there are about 80 cases in the state.

J&J knew of risks at Baltimore plant months before vaccine got contaminated: Washington Post

Pia Krishnankutty -
In late March, workers at a biodefence plant in Baltimore accidentally mixed ingredients of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines, contaminating 15 million doses.

India records 2.76 lakh new Covid cases in 24 hrs, daily deaths below 4,000 after 4 days

PTI -
The active cases further reduced to 31,29,878 comprising 12.14 per cent of the total infections while the national recovery rate has improved to 86.74 per cent.

In Tuticorin, Sterlite Copper is slogging to cope with new medical oxygen supplier avatar

Soniya Agrawal -
Just a day after the plant started oxygen production on 13 May, a snag brought operations to a halt again. The production was resumed Tuesday,

Changes in menstruation after Covid vaccines should also be studied, not just blood clots

Faye Flam -
There’s ample evidence that sex differences matter in responses to the vaccine and need more study. Women are more likely to report mild or moderate side effects, and suffer severe ones.

Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies of Covid, PM Modi pays tribute

PTI -
The Veteran Congress leader died Wednesday at the age of 89. Jagannath Pahadia was chief minister of Rajasthan in 1980-81 and also a former governor of Haryana and Bihar.

Ex-NSG chief JK Dutt, who led 26/11 Mumbai counter-terror operation, dies of Covid

PTI -
J K Dutt was admitted to Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital on 14 April after his oxygen saturation started declining. He passed away Wednesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest.
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Economy

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Mrinalini Dhyani -
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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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