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TopicCoronavirus

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.

BJP says over 84% Covid vaccines exported were part of commercial, licensing liabilities

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Accusing Congress and AAP of spreading misinformation, BJP's Sambit Patra said no country can exist as an island in the global era and emphasised need for cooperative globalisation.

Parliament panel had asked Centre to ramp up production capacity of Covid vaccines in March

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A 31-member committee chaired by Congress' Jairam Ramesh had made the recommendation in its report tabled in the Parliament on 8 March. The panel comprised of 14 BJP members.

Delhi’s Base Hospital chief transferred, move surprises many, Army calls it routine

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Army terms the transfer of Base Hospital Commandant Major General Vasu Vardhan as a routine posting carried out as part of a larger HR management plan.

Bombay HC suggests appointing nodal officers for celebrities helping people get Covid drugs

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Maharashtra had appointed nodal officers to keep an account of the procurement & distribution of Remdesivir and other drugs in state-run, municipal and private hospitals & centres.

Centre allows employees with medical qualification to undertake practice, teleconsultation

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Such practice is to be undertaken during spare time and on a purely charitable basis, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.

Disheartening to see some states complaining about Covaxin supply intentions — Bharat Biotech

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In a tweet Wednesday, Bharat Biotech Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella said the company has already dispatched Covaxin lots to 18 states on 10 May.

When ‘hell’ came floating on Ganga — Bihar village in shock after 71 bodies wash ashore

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Bihar’s Chausa borders UP’s Ghazipur district, and state government and also Buxar district administration believe the bodies came downstream from the neighbouring state.

PM Cares Fund approves procurement of 1.50 lakh ‘Oxycare’ systems developed by DRDO

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The 'Oxycare' system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents a patient from sinking into Hypoxia, which can be fatal, the DRDO said.

Bengaluru residents go 80 km for Covid shot as medical hub just doesn’t have enough vaccines

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As of Wednesday, Bengaluru has 11 vaccination centres for 18-44-year-olds, with an average of only 150 shots per day at each of them.

WHO hasn’t associated term ‘Indian Variant’ with B.1.617 Covid strain, health ministry says

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The health ministry dismissed 'unfounded' media reports that termed B.1.617 Covid variant as an 'Indian variant' — a strain that WHO recently said was 'of global concern'.
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