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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.

Even mild Omicron cases could create major new problems

Tyler Cowen -
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First Covid vaccine dose given to 86% of India’s eligible population: Mandaviya in Lok Sabha

PTI -
Replying to supplementary questions Friday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that 7 crore vaccines are lying with states & cautioned against possible vaccine hesitancy.

Two people with booster shots infected with Omicron in Singapore

Chanyaporn Chanjaroen -
A 24-year-old female airport passenger-service worker has returned preliminary positive test to Omicron. The second person is considered an imported case after returning from Germany.

India records 8,503 new Covid cases, 624 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
Active cases count has risen to 94,943 comprising 0.27% of total infections, while the recovery rate was recorded at 98.36%, highest since March 2020, the health ministry said.

Ensure adequate stock of drugs used for Covid clinical treatment, Modi govt tells states

PTI -
Union Health Secy Rajesh Bhushan urged health secretaries & NHM MDs of states/UTs to ensure that all health facilities have functional ventilators, PSA plants & oxygen concentrators.

AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail gets US nod for Covid prevention in those with low immunity

Mohana Basu -
According to company Evusheld 'neutralises all previous SARs-CoV-2 variants to date'. AstraZeneca now intends to apply for approval in India.

India registers 9,419 new Covid infections, 159 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
Active cases count has increased to 94,742 comprising 0.27% of total infections, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.36%, according to health ministry data.

Omicron symptoms mild with or without vaccination, says South Africa doctor who flagged variant

Abantika Ghosh -
Dr Angelique Coetzee of South African Medical Association says Omicron is 'quite transmissible' but it is not known yet if it is more so than Delta.

Omicron patients have to be treated in designated Covid facilities, Centre tells states

PTI -
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised states and Union Territories to send samples of Omicron positive cases and their contacts to INSACOG labs for genome sequencing.

India’s R value steady at 0.94, but infection rate above 1 in Telangana, Karnataka

Mohana Basu -
R value for Telangana and Karnataka is 1.05 and 1.12, respectively. All major metros also have R above 1.
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