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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.

Mandatory Covid negative report for incoming fliers in US amid concern over Omicron

PTI -
The new protocol comes into effect from 6 December, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said.

India registers 2,796 deaths as Bihar reconciles Covid data

PTI -
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 2,796 fatalities with Bihar carrying out a reconciliation exercise of its Covid data, pushing the country's...

Mask compliance remains low, survey says 1 in 3 Indians don’t carry mask when stepping out

Pia Krishnankutty -
Only 2% of respondents reported mask-compliance in their area, found a LocalCircles survey, a drop from 12% in September and a steeper fall from 29% in April.

4th case of Omicron in India detected in Maharashtra

PTI -
The patient is a 33-year-old man, who arrived in Delhi from South Africa on 23 November, and had given his samples for Covid testing at the Delhi airport. He later flew to Mumbai.

Take necessary steps as Covid cases rising in many districts, Centre tells 6 states

Mohana Basu -
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Mizoram over the concerning rise in Covid cases.

Gujarat man tests positive for Omicron after returning from Zimbabwe, 3rd case in India

PTI -
The sample of a 72-year-old man from Jamnagar in Gujarat was sent for genome sequencing after he tested positive for Covid Thursday.

India’s Covid R remains steady at 0.94, but several states now have values over 1

Mohana Basu -
Among major states, Telangana, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Mizoram all have R values above 1.

The Omicron variant is dominating the headlines. World leaders start preparing

Mick Costigan -
Clarity on the implications of Omicron will not arrive for a few weeks. Until then, uncertainty risks paralysing leaders and their organisations.

A virus evolution expert explains Omicron and its 50 mutations

Suresh V. Kuchipudi -
It is too early to say if the omicron variant is fitter than delta or if it will become dominant.

Parliamentary panel recommends evaluation of vaccines in view of Omicron Covid variant

PTI -
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health Friday also recommended that the government should conduct more research and examine the need of administering vaccine booster doses.
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