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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.

Tamil Nadu observes one-day complete lockdown as Covid cases rise

PTI -
Barring flights, suburban and other train operations, bus and other public transport services including the Metrorail were suspended in Chennai.

Gyms, beauty salons to operate at 50% capacity — Maharashtra issues new Covid curbs

PTI -
Among other restrictions, the Uddhav Thackeray govt has prohibited movement in public in groups of five or more from 5 am to 11 pm, effective 10 January midnight.

No lockdown in Delhi if people continue to wear masks, says Kejriwal

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During a virtual press conference Sunday, Delhi CM said rising Covid cases is a matter of concern but there's no need to panic and there is no plan to impose lockdown as of now.

‘Back at your service’ — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after testing negative for Covid

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Kejriwal had tested positive a day after holding a rally in Uttarakhand on 3 January and had isolated himself at home with mild symptoms.

India registers 1,59,632 new Covid cases, highest in 224 days

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With 327 new fatalities, the death toll climbed to 4,83,790 Sunday. An increase of 1,18,442 cases has been recorded in active caseload in 24 hours, according to health ministry.

Maharashtra prohibits movement of groups of five or more from 10 Jan onwards amid Covid surge

PTI -
A government circular Saturday said no movement will be allowed in public from 11 pm to 5 am except for essential services. Maharashtra had reported over 40,000 new Covid cases Friday.

Covaxin booster increases antibody levels by 19-97 fold against Covid variants: Phase 2 results

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Study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, was published on preprint portal medRxiv Saturday. It was conducted by Bharat Biotech and ICMR, which co-developed the vaccine.

Delhi records 20,181 new Covid cases, 7 deaths in last 24 hours, positivity rate at 19.6%

PTI -
Nearly 1,586 patients are admitted to hospitals, with 375 patients on oxygen support, of which 27 are on ventilator, according to data by Delhi's health department released Saturday.

No new registration required for precautionary dose of Covid-19 vaccine, says Centre

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The precautionary Covid vaccine dose will be given to healthcare and frontline workers, and those over 60 years of age with co-morbidities from 10 January.

Journalists in Europe are getting attacked for covering anti-lockdown, anti-vaccine protests

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There have also been attempts to restrict journalists from covering the health crisis in Hungary, Serbia, Russian Federation and Bulgaria.
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