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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 focusing to get oxygen-related equipment from abroad to deal with Covid, says Shringla

PTI -
At a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that over 40 countries have come forward to offer assistance to India in view of the unprecedented situation.

Russia sends Covid medical supplies to India including 2 lakh packs of medicines

ANI -
Russian Foreign Ministry said two transport planes will deliver over 22 tonnes of necessary equipment including 20 oxygen production units, 75 ventilators and 150 medical monitors.

RSS begins drive to dispel rumours about vaccination, says Centre, states providing all help

Neelam Pandey -
RSS Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar didn’t slam the govt and said the focus is on extending help to the needy and providing them relief.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tests positive for Covid, says he has no symptoms

ANI -
Rajasthan CM's wife, Sunita Gehlot, had earlier tested positive for the virus, after which he self-isolated as a precautionary measure.

US sending Covid supplies to India via 3 military aircraft, 20 mn vaccine doses also coming soon

Nayanima Basu -
Two aircraft with shipments of the emergency Covid supplies is scheduled to arrive in India on 30 April and a third is due to arrive on 3 May.

UN says its agencies procuring oxygen concentrators, Covid testing machines for India

PTI -
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq made the comments Wednesday, a day after saying that India declined its offer of assistance from an integrated supply chain to combat the pandemic.

Centre allows import of 17 medical devices for 3 months amid Covid surge

PTI -
To meet rising demand, Centre has allowed import of equipment like nebulizer, oxygen concentrators, oxygen cannister, oxygen cylinders, oxygen generators and ventilators.

‘Least crowded’ Tihar’s women jail has highest number of Covid cases of all Delhi prisons

Bismee Taskin -
Jail no. 6, a female jail of Tihar prison, has 42 positive inmates. DG, prisons, Sandeep Goel says asymptomatic jail officials could have passed on the virus to the prisoners.

Huge concern that Covid hit UP rural areas where medical infra is inadequate, minister says

Moushumi Das Gupta -
UP cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh tells ThePrint state always had shortage of medical infrastructure and Covid pandemic has overwhelmed the existing resources.

First MP oxygen plant should’ve been up by now. But it’s just a heap of sand and stones

Revathi Krishnan -
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone for Inox’s Rs 150 crore private oxygen plant in October 2020, with a promise to make it operational in 6 months.
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Defence

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National Interest

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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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