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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.

Covaxin doses 86% effective against symptomatic reinfections in health workers: AIIMS study

Mohana Basu -
First-of-its-kind study in India looked at reinfection rates among 4,978 healthcare workers, who had tested positive for Covid between 3 March 2020 and 18 June 2021.

Mumbai won’t go into lockdown even if Covid cases rise, BMC chief Iqbal Chahal says

Dhwani Pandya -
Although fresh cases of the Omicron variant have soared, 'only 5%' of patients required medical help and most recovered faster, the BMC commissioner notes.

WHO emphasises risks of Omicron even with less-severe symptoms

Andy Hoffman -
Low vaccination rates in countries without widespread access to vaccines could foster the evolution of further variants, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

India records single day rise of 1,17,100 new Covid cases after 214 days

PTI -
Active cases increased to 3,71,363, the highest in around 120 days, and the death toll climbed to 4,83,178 with 302 fresh fatalities, the health ministry said.

196 health workers, including 87 doctors, test positive for Covid at PGIMER Chandigarh

PTI -
Nearly all those who tested positive had received both doses of Covid vaccine, officials said, adding that they have mild symptoms and are in home isolation, while one is hospitalised.

Why are Kerala Covid deaths so high? It’s just the most aggressive in updating data

Nikhil Rampal -
India registered 29,836 Covid deaths in this period, but over 17,000 of them were backlogs being updated now. Of these, about 14,500 were from Kerala, rest from Bihar & Chandigarh.

Over 3,100 new Covid cases, one death in UP

PTI -
Among new cases, a maximum 600 were reported from Gautam Buddha Nagar, 408 from Lucknow, 401 from Meerut and 382 from Ghaziabad, a health department release said.

Telangana logs 1913 new Covid cases, 2 deaths

PTI -
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation accounted for the most number of fresh cases with 1,214, followed by Ranga Reddy (213) district.

Bengal logs 15,421 new Covid cases, 19 fresh fatalities

PTI -
Kolkata registered the highest number of new cases at 6,569, followed by 2,560 in neighbouring North 24 Parganas district.

PM’s principal secy, 2 CMs, Union & state ministers, officials — key govt figures hit by Covid

Samyak Pandey -
3 Union ministers infected include MoS Home Nityanand Rai. Rajasthan CM Gehlot & Delhi CM Kejriwal also ill with Covid, as are many state ministers and MLAs.
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Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Shekhar Gupta -
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

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Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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