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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.

KKR bowler Pat Cummins allocates donation to UNICEF Australia’s India Covid Crisis Appeal

ANI -
Fast bowler Cummins urged people to donate to the initiative as Australian Cricket works to raise funds for India Covid Crisis Appeal. Cummins earlier said he was donating USD 50,000 to PM CARES.

Oxygen plants to be installed at AIIMS, RML, supply to begin Wednesday, says health ministry

PTI -
The installation of the plants is being funded from PM-CARES. The order for the installation of the medical oxygen plants was placed on 24 April.

Maruti Suzuki cuts production as car sales fall due to Covid lockdown

Ragini Saxena -
Maruti Suzuki last week decided to shut some plants to divert oxygen to hospitals, but can still carry on production at 50-60% capacity.

Singapore tightens Covid rules to contain flareup linked to India virus variant

Philip J. Heijmans -
From 8 May to 30 May, group gatherings must be cut from a maximum of 8 to 5, while daily visitors per household will be similarly capped, Singapore's Health Ministry said Tuesday.

Delhi hospital study finds just 16% vaccinated individuals got Covid, experts say nothing serious

Simrin Sirur -
The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews on 3 May, involved 110 employees of Fortis hospital.

India sees sharp decline in Covid vaccination numbers though more people are eligible

Mohana Basu -
Data shows a sharp and worrying decline just when the numbers should’ve been picking up.

DU loses nearly 15 teachers & staff to Covid, writes to Modi govt to set up care facility

Kritika Sharma -
Delhi University has written to Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, requesting him to convert a constituent college into a dedicated Covid care facility for faculty and staff.

JEE-Mains scheduled for 24-28 May postponed due to Covid situation

PTI -
National Testing Agency said the rescheduling of the April and May sessions will be done subsequently.

Can’t ascertain oxygen shortage as cause of deaths at JG Hospital, Delhi govt tells HC

PTI -
In pursuance to the order of the bench, the Delhi government had directed hospitals and nursing homes to send details of patients whose death occurred due to shortage of oxygen.

Kota business owners say city will become ‘suicide hub’ as education industry is hit by lockdown

Aneesha Bedi -
Rajasthan is under a lockdown until 17 May. Kota’s coaching centres closed on 16 April. This has hit the city’s coaching industry, which was already damaged by the pandemic.
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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

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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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