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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.

India could see 1 million deaths due to Covid by August, Lancet says

Fatima Khan -
A Lancet editorial quotes estimates by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. While criticising India’s handling of the crisis, it suggests increasing vaccination pace.

Here is an early warning system for the next surge of coronavirus variants

Bart Weimer -
When it comes to public health, it’s time to integrate genome sequencing with infectious disease tracking. We won’t have to wait for a surge.

Big culprits causing spike in India’s new Covid wave — poll states, Holi

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Covid is unlikely to be eliminated — here’s how we’ll treat it in the future

Tom Wingfield -
If we assume Covid will become endemic in the future, we need to start planning for surges now.

Funerals jump 166% but less than half listed as Covid deaths shows Delhi’s real toll is higher

Tenzin Zompa -
Delhi's second wave has seen huge jump in non-Covid deaths, indicating infected people are either dying at home or before they're confirmed positive, or after false negative tests.

‘Everybody going to Maldives’: Social media ribs Bollywood, cricket celebs over Covid response

Shubhangi Misra -
Anushka Sharma & Virat Kohli Friday announced a fundraiser for Covid relief on Ketto. This comes as social media users have criticised celebs who they think haven't done enough.

PM Modi speaks to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray about Covid situation in the state

PTI -
The Prime Minister has been interacting with chief ministers over the phone for the last couple of days to take stock of the pandemic situation in their states.

Kejriwal demands 2.6 crore doses from Centre to vaccinate all in Delhi in next 3 months

PTI -
Currently, vaccination is going on at 100 centres in Delhi. The number of centres will be increased to 250-300 by the Delhi government, CM Kejriwal said.

No drivers, says BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy after Pappu Yadav targets him for idle ambulance fleet

Dipak Mishra -
Video on social media shows Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav 'raiding' a community centre run by BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy in Bihar's Saran district. 30 ambulances were found.

‘Worrying signs’: Covid hits rural India hard, it now has nearly half of all new cases

Remya Nair -
The total number of daily cases being reported across India is nearly 300 per cent higher as compared to last year, meaning they will exert pressure on rural health infrastructure.
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Opinion

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

Meenakashi Lekhi -
By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Bangladesh needs change, not old executioners

AI is more likely to cause a labour shortage. Here’s why

Economy

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Udit Bubna -
Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

Defence

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

Niyati Kothiyal -
At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

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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