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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.

China says price surge in Covid medical supplies to India due to import of raw materials

K J M Varma -
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing that China has been encouraging its companies to meet India's procurement to meet the country's spike in Covid cases.

Commerce ministry exempts public procurement of Covid supplies from Make in India preference

ANI -
The order issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade said the exemption shall be applicable till 30 September.

Delhi HC refuses protection from arrest to Navneet Kalra in oxygen concentrators case

PTI -
The Delhi HC upheld a sessions court decision saying the allegations against Kalra were serious and his custodial interrogation was required to 'unearth' the entire conspiracy.

‘Dead body could infect us, wood is expensive’ — tragic stories of Covid victims in Ganga

Sajid Ali -
Some residents of Gahmar in Ghazipur say they’ve had to resort to immersing bodies in the Ganga due to high number of deaths, rising cost of cremations.

Covid hits gold sales on Akshaya Tritiya for second consecutive year

Swansy Afonso -
Recovery in India's gold demand, which bounced back in the first three months of 2021, has faltered again as surging infections force many states to impose lockdown-like curbs.

How this Bihar IAS officer saved nearly 250 lives by solving acute oxygen crisis in 8 hours

Jyoti Yadav -
Purnea averted a disaster on 12 May when the Bihar district's only oxygen plant broke down. An 8-hour operation led by DM Rahul Kumar managed to defuse the crisis.

Will Roche’s antibody cocktail reduce demand for Covid drug tocilizumab — Delhi HC asks govt

PTI -
Drug firm Roche India, which supplies tocilizumab in India, had told the court it can only endeavour to supply the Covid drug but can't assure to meet the market demand.

100 to 2,000+, Dehradun’s daily Covid cases see huge rise as Kumbh ends, but officials deny link

Taran Deol -
Dehradun, which borders Haridwar, is by far Uttarakhand's worst-hit district. Its cumulative total of Covid cases was 93,849 on 12 May, or 35% of the state’s 2,64,683. 

Govt in war-footing mode to fight second wave of Covid, says PM Modi

PTI -
PM Modi said he has 'felt the same pain' that many have endured upon losing their loved ones due to Covid and stated that the terrible pandemic is testing the world at every step.

Dr Reddy’s administers first dose of Sputnik V vaccine in India

PTI -
The imported doses of the Covid vaccine, which received regulatory clearance on 13 May, are presently priced at a maximum retail price of Rs 948, with 5% GST per dose.
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For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

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Defence

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Snehesh Alex Philip -
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