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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.

PM Modi thanks Lotay Tshering for Bhutan’s support amid Covid crisis

PTI -
The leaders noted that the present crisis situation has served to highlight the special friendship between India and Bhutan based on mutual understanding, a PMO statement said.

UP Police file FIR, form team to probe how thousands gathered for Budaun cleric’s funeral

Prashant Srivastava -
A purported video of the funeral procession Sunday, which has gone viral, shows several participants without face masks and flouting social distancing norms.

States, UTs to receive 7 lakh additional Covid vaccine doses within next 3 days — Centre

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The Centre has so far provided over 18 crore vaccine doses to states and Union Territories free of cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 17.09 crore doses.

Delhi, Gurugram labs barred from repeat RT-PCR tests for Covid patients, aim is easing burden

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District authorities in Delhi and Gurugram are enforcing guidelines issued by ICMR on 4 May that seek to optimise India’s testing resources.

Congress creating false panic in fight against Covid, JP Nadda writes to Sonia Gandhi

PTI -
The BJP president wrote a four-page letter to Sonia Gandhi a day after the Congress Working Committee hit out at PM Modi and his govt over the handling of the Covid crisis.

Plea against Central Vista construction another attempt to stall project: Centre to Delhi HC

PTI -
In the affidavit filed on 10 May, Modi govt has said that DDMA has permitted construction activities, during the prevailing curfew, where the labourers are residing on-site.

Kejriwal suggests Centre share vaccine formula with other companies to scale up production

PTI -
Delhi CM said there is an urgent need to ramp up Covid vaccine manufacturing due to shortage and develop a national policy to inoculate everyone in the next few months.

Ghatkopar’s good Samaritan — part-time English teacher now runs his auto as free ‘ambulance’

Angana Chakrabarti -
Dattatray Sawant started ferrying Covid and non-Covid patients after Maharashtra went into lockdown last month. So far, 31 patients have availed the ‘ambulance’ service.

India’s petrol, diesel demand expected to be better than 2020 despite second Covid wave

Debjit Chakraborty -
While a raft of bearish calls predicting even worse demand this month has emerged after fuel consumption plunged in April, a closer look reveals marked differences from last year.

India records 3.29 lakh new Covid cases, 3,876 deaths in past 24 hours

PTI -
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1.9 crore, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data.
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