TopicCoronavirus

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.

ICMR changes testing strategy, now Covid patients’ contacts needn’t get tested unless ‘high-risk’

PTI - January 10, 2022

The new govt advisory states that persons undertaking inter-state domestic travel don't have to get tested & a positive home test is to be considered confirmatory, with no repeat testing.

Covid pandemic: China restricts travel from Tianjin, Germany to test RAT efficacy for Omicron

Raghav Bikhchandani - January 10, 2022

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

5-10% Covid cases currently need hospitalisation but situation may change, Modi govt says

PTI - January 10, 2022

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 20-23% of Covid patients needed hospitalisation during 2nd wave. He also asked states to keep a daily watch on the situation of cases.

Shut down elective OPDs & surgeries, Delhi govt hospital doctors say as staff infections surge

Samyak Pandey - January 10, 2022

As Covid infections explode in the national capital, doctors and medical staff have been hit hard. At least 750 of them at 6 major hospitals are reported to have tested positive.

Nearly 1,000 Delhi Police personnel infected with Covid

PTI - January 10, 2022

According to Additional PRO/Consultant Anil Mittal, nearly a thousand Delhi Police personnel, including ACP (Crime Branch), have tested positive and are under quarantine.

India registers over 1.7 lakh new Covid cases, active infections rise to over 7 lakh

PTI - January 10, 2022

The daily positivity rate has reached 13.29%, while the weekly positivity rate was at 7.92%. The country also recorded 4,033 new Omicron cases in the last 24 hours.

Airlines are going to need big data to recover from Covid

David Fickling - January 10, 2022

Airlines’ debts have grown to unimaginable levels over the pandemic, and must ultimately be paid down. Reducing that leverage will require growing revenues faster than ever before.

About half of adult population in poll-bound UP, Punjab & Manipur still not fully vaccinated

Nikhil Rampal - January 10, 2022

The combined adult population of the three states, which will go to polls next month, is estimated to be 17 crore, of which only 8.95 crore have received the second dose.

Covid vaccination certificates in 5 poll-bound states won’t have PM Modi’s photo

Payal Banerjee - January 9, 2022

Since Model Code of Conduct has come into force, health ministry will apply necessary filters on the Co-WIN platform to exclude Modi's photo from the vaccine certificate.

80-85 per cent Tamil Nadu Covid cases of Omicron variant, rest Delta: state health minister

PTI - January 9, 2022

Ma Subramanian said nearly 90 per cent of those affected by Omicron have received both doses of vaccination and were asymptomatic.

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