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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.

2 Omicron cases detected in Karnataka, first in India, says health ministry

Abantika Ghosh -
The infected patients are 66-year-old and 46-year-old persons. Contact tracing is on, government says.

South Africa in talks with Pfizer, Merck for Covid pills amid Omicron concerns

Monique Vanek -
South Africa has the highest number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant, about 3 million, and 90,000 deaths. This is the country's fourth wave of infections.

Over a million ASHA workers are teaming up with trade unions to seek higher wages

Shruti Srivastava -
Several ASHA workers said authorities who earlier assured them better wages, PPE and safe working conditions haven’t kept those promises despite a two-day stoppage last year.

Modi govt says Maharashtra order on international passengers differ from its guidelines

PTI -
After Maharashtra revised the guidelines in view of concerns over Omicron variant, the Centre Wednesday asked the state to align its order with the Union health ministry's SOPs.

Govt stalls resumption of scheduled international flights from 15 Dec amid Omicron concern

PTI -
Aviation watchdog DGCA said the effective date for resumption will be notified in due course. Scheduled international flights have been suspended since 23 March last year.

‘Heavily mutated’ Omicron has world worried. But mutations could make it easier to detect

Mohana Basu -
Researchers say some of RT-PCR tests used to detect Covid infections can also be useful screening tools to identify people who are likely carrying the Omicron variant.

Active Covid cases in India below 1 lakh after 547 days, lowest since March 2020

PTI -
The active cases have declined to 99,023 comprising 0.29% of the total infections. With 8,954 new infections, the daily caseload has stayed below 20,000 for 54 straight days.

7-day institutional quarantine in Maharashtra for fliers from ‘at-risk’ nations over Omicron

PTI -
Passengers coming from high-risk countries will also have to undergo RT-PCR test on second, fourth and seventh day of the arrival, the state has said in its latest guidelines.

Karnataka makes RT PCR test, 7-day home quarantine mandatory for international travellers

PTI -
The state receives about 2,500 international passengers every day. Earlier, mandatory RT PCR test was carried out for travellers from countries where the new Covid strain is found.

People with A, B blood groups, Rh+ more susceptible to Covid: Ganga Ram Hospital study

PTI -
The research conducted on 2,586 Covid patients found that those with blood groups O, AB & Rh- are at lower risk of contracting infection, according to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital's statement.
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