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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.

World Economic Forum defers Davos meeting over Omicron fears

Simon Kennedy -
This is for a second time in a row that pandemic has defeated the WEF’s ability to host the gathering of executives, bankers, academics & policy makers it has convened for 5 decades.

Rafael Nadal tests positive for Covid after returning from Abu Dhabi

PTI -
The tennis player is in isolation at home and says he is enduring unpleasant moments but hopes to improve 'little by little'.

Allow booster doses for fully-vaccinated Delhi residents, Arvind Kejriwal tells Modi govt

PTI -
Speaking at a press conference, Kejriwal said Delhi has the infrastructure to administer booster doses and can start with healthcare workers, followed by the rest of the population.

India’s Omicron tally crosses 150, most infections detected in Maharashtra, Delhi

PTI -
The first Omicron case in India was reported on 2 December. Currently, Maharashtra has 54 Omicron patients and Delhi has 22. Six other states have cases in double digits.

Delhi govt, DDMA to hold review meet over rising cases of Omicron variant

ANI -
The officials will discuss the current Covid situation and increasing cases of the new Covid variant during the meeting. India has so far reported over 100 cases of Omicron strain.

India registers 7,081 fresh Covid cases, 264 deaths in 24 hours

PTI -
Active cases declined to 83,913, comprising 0.24% of total infections and the national recovery rate has been recorded at 98.38%, according to health ministry data.

Urgent need to scale-up public health, social measures to curtail Omicron spread: WHO

PTI -
The focus must be to protect those at high risk as Omicron appears to spread faster than Delta variant, Poonam Khetrapal Singh of WHO South-East Asia Region says.

Maharashtra district uses drones to send vaccines to remote village with rugged terrain

PTI -
The experiment, which was successfully carried out Thursday, is probably the first of its kind in the state, Palghar district collector Dr Manik Gursal says.

RT-PCR test kit for Omicron ready, will approach ICMR if need arises, says TrueNat maker

Mohana Basu -
Molbio Diagnostics director & chief technical officer Chandrasekhar Nair, awarded Infosys Prize 2021 this month, says they are waiting to see 'impact' of variant on public health.

Novavax Covid vaccine gets WHO emergency use nod, first protein-based shot to get approval

Thomas Mulier -
Covovax approval welcome news for Covax distribution scheme as Novavax & Serum Institute of India, which produces Covovax under license, have pledged to provide it with 1.1 billion doses.
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