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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.

Delhi’s Covid patients under home isolation can apply for oxygen online

ANI -
Delhi govt has set up a portal on its official website to streamline the distribution of oxygen to Covid patients in home isolation, non-Covid hospitals, nursing homes & ambulances.

Australia’s Covid travel ban on citizens returning from India challenged in federal court

Natasha Chaku -
A 73-year-old Australian, who has been stranded in Bengaluru since March last year, challenged the ban on multiple bases, including constitutional grounds.

Kerala to impose 9-day lockdown from 8 May amid steep rise in Covid cases

PTI -
Strict lockdown-like restrictions are already in place in Kerala. The decision of complete lockdown came after the state recorded highest single-day spurt of 41,953 cases Wednesday.

Auto-ambulances with oxygen support launched in Delhi

PTI -
Launched by AAP MP Sanjay Singh, these modified autos have been started with the aim to help patients, having oxygen levels between 85 to 90, reach hospitals on time.

India registers 4.12 lakh new Covid cases, 3,980 deaths in past 24 hours

PTI -
The active Covid cases have increased to over 35.6 lakh comprising 16.92% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has dropped to 81.99%, the health ministry data said.

This 500-bed Covid facility near Akshardham is just what Delhi needs amid all despair & horror

Shubhangi Misra -
Last week, the healthcare centre became the first in Delhi to get its own oxygen plant. It plans to add more plants. 

Govt receives 1,764 oxygen concentrators as foreign aid, sends them to 38 medical facilities

PTI -
Health ministry has also received 450 ventilators and 1.35 lakh remdesivir vials. The distribution of supplies was done considering criteria including active cases, positivity rate.

Ex-Union minister & RLD chief Ajit Singh dies over 2 weeks after testing positive for Covid

PTI -
Singh, 82, had diagnosed Covid-positive on 20 April. His son Jayant Chowdhury appealed to people who wish to pay their last respects to stay at home 'as far as possible'

US backs waiver of IP rights on Covid vaccines, India welcomes decision

PTI -
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said this is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid pandemic call for extraordinary measures.

Why does it feel like Indian stock markets live on another planet?

Andy Mukherjee -
The question is a fair one, considering the risky asset class in a country struggling with its most horrific calamity since its violent partition & independence nearly 75 years ago.
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National Interest

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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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