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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.

Out on Covid parole, 65% undertrials in Delhi absconding, many returned to crime

Ananya Bhardwaj -
At least 180 inmates released on emergency parole went back to committing crime and were re-arrested in cases of robbery, snatching and theft.

B.1.617 ‘double mutant’ Covid strain first found in India now detected in 44 countries: WHO

Bhuma Shrivastava -
Early analysis suggests B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 have a substantially higher growth rate than other circulating variants in India, suggesting potential increased transmissibility.

HC questions inadequate aid for kin of polling officers who died of Covid after UP poll duty

PTI -
Hearing a PIL on spread of Covid in UP, two-judge HC bench said state EC and govt must rethink amount of compensation and come back to court on next hearing.

Modi govt expert panel recommends Covaxin for phase 2/3 clinical trials on 2-18-yr-olds

Payal Banerjee -
Covaxin, indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, is being used on adults in India's ongoing Covid vaccination drive.

UP, Maharashtra, Odisha shop for foreign vaccines, but it could be a while before they get any

Abantika Ghosh -
Modi govt is in talks with Pfizer, Moderna and J&J to diversify India’s vaccine basket, which currently includes Covishield, Covaxin & the yet-to-be-deployed Sputnik V.

Indian companies are going out of their way to help employees ‘heal’ in Covid crisis

Nupur Acharya -
Several Indian companies' management had initially opposed lockdowns, which would hurt output and profits. However, the destruction's scale and vaccine shortage forced a shift.

Indonesia finds China’s Sinovac 100% effective against death in 28-day real world study

Bloomberg News -
Indonesia tracked 25,374 health workers in Jakarta for 28 days after receiving their second dose. Health Minister Budi Gunadi said 94% of them had been vaccinated.

India’s new Covid cases have peaked, Cambridge tracker shows

Jeanette Rodrigues -
The projections are based on reported numbers and are in line with those from some other experts, including PM Modi's advisers. India reported a record 4,14,188 new cases on 7 May.

Why the world needs to help Modi govt figure out the risk from Covid variant B.1.617

Andy Mukherjee -
The longer it takes to tame India’s second wave, the higher the risk of a variant that does escape vaccine protection.

372 FIRs, 91 arrests — Delhi Police bust Covid cons who duped those on oxygen, drug hunt

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The accused allegedly floated leads for oxygen, home ICU and remdesivir on social media. Delhi Police say they bought SIM cards in one state and used them in another.
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