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.

India’s R value steady at 0.94 but major cities see rise in infection

Mohana Basu - December 17, 2021

None of the states which have a high burden of active cases have R above 1 this week.

India registers 7,447 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 86,415

PTI - December 17, 2021

A drop of 830 cases was recorded in the active caseload in the last 24 hours, while the death toll climbed to 4,76,869 with 391 fresh fatalities, the health ministry data showed.

Cough or fever first? Covid variants can make symptoms appear in different order, US study says

Mohana Basu - December 17, 2021

Symptom order can change with mutations in the virus, finds a study by researchers from the University of Southern California, published in 'PLOS Computational Biology'.

49% parents want children’s schools shut only if mutiple Omicron cases in district, survey finds

ThePrint Team - December 16, 2021

LocalCircles survey drew response from 9,694 parents in 332 districts. 21% said they want no physical classes even if 1 case in their area, 18% want in-person school to close already.

Long Covid patients face fatigue, muscle pain, lack of sleep even after 1 year, UK study says

Irina Anghel - December 16, 2021

Study says people with the most severe forms of long Covid reported a higher number of after-effects compared to those with milder symptoms.

Pfizer shots, prior infection could protect better against Omicron, South African scientists say

Janice Kew - December 16, 2021

Scientists, in a preprint, estimated 73% protection against symptomatic disease from Omicron and 95% against severe infections for those who had been vaccinated & previously infected.

No deaths in UP due to lack of oxygen during second Covid wave, Yogi govt says

PTI - December 16, 2021

UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh said the death certificates made no mention of 'death due to lack of oxygen' in any of the 22,915 patients that died due to the pandemic.

India registers 7,974 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 87,245

PTI - December 16, 2021

A drop of 317 cases was also recorded in the active caseload, while death toll climbed to 4,76,478 with 343 fresh fatalities, the health ministry data showed.

Modi govt urges states to conduct mock drills, ensure full functionality of oxygen equipment

PTI - December 15, 2021

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked to ensure that the gap between equipment and systems delivered to the districts & installed at healthcare facilities is reduced to zero

West Bengal registers first Omicron case, 7-year old boy tests positive

PTI - December 15, 2021

The boy flew with his parents from Abu Dhabi to Hyderabad, where he tested positive for Omicron. He didn't enter Hyderabad and directly flew to Kolkata on 11 December.

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