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.

First dose to be given as booster to those vaccinated with Sputnik V, NTAGI recommends

Payal Banerjee - April 30, 2022

The first dose of the vaccine contains a recombinant adenovirus type 26 (rAd26-S) and the second dose a recombinant adenovirus 5 (rAd5-S), an official explained.

New Omicron sub-lineages likely to evade vaccines, natural immunity

Antony Sguazzin - April 29, 2022

The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages appear to be more infectious than the earlier BA.2 lineage, which itself was more infectious than the original Omicron variant.

45% of samples sequenced in India since January had Omicron, shows Covid lab network INSACOG

Mohana Basu - April 28, 2022

INSACOG, in its latest bulletin, revealed that nearly half of all Covid-19 samples sent for genomic sequencing in India since January this year have been identified as Omicron.

‘Covid is not fully gone, remain alert,’ Modi tells state heads after rise in cases

ThePrint Team - April 27, 2022

The Prime Minister asked chief ministers to scale up infrastructure; said children should get vaccines at the earliest.

Delhi govt’s new SOP for schools – check all entry gates, ensure quarantine room

Soniya Agrawal - April 22, 2022

The Delhi Directorate of Education Schools asked schools to guide students to not share their lunch and stationery with others.

How to avoid Covid in a mostly mask-free world as rules ease

Lisa Jarvis - April 22, 2022

Calculating and managing one’s personal risk of Covid in a community might be getting trickier, but it’s still possible. Here are the most straightforward ways to minimise your risk.

What’s the BA.2.12.1 Omicron sub-lineage, reported to be behind the renewed Covid surge in Delhi

Mohana Basu - April 22, 2022

BA.2.12.1, along with its sister lineage BA.2.12 , was also reported to be behind the Covid surge in the US this month. Delhi reported 965 new cases of Covid Friday.

Xi defends China’s Covid lockdown-dependent approach amid mounting economic woes

Bloomberg News - April 21, 2022

China is seeking to support economic growth weighed down by lockdown measures to contain the country’s worst Covid outbreaks since the early days of the pandemic.

India’s Covid R value crosses 1 for the first time since January, Delhi & UP register 2.12

Mohana Basu - April 20, 2022

India’s overall rise in R, an indicator of how fast infection is spreading, from 0.77 in March to 1.07 this month is primarily driven by a spike in cases in Delhi, UP and Haryana.

Rs 500 fine for those not wearing masks in Delhi, schools may remain open

ThePrint Team - April 20, 2022

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority met Wednesday to find answers to the big spurt of cases seen recently in the national capital region.

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