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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.

Travel curbs announced from Japan to Spain as Omicron variant spreads

Siddharth Philip -
Japan will ban foreigners from Tuesday until more is known. UK has reintroduced mandatory PCR tests & Israel shut borders for inbound foreign nationals for 14 days.

India registers 8,309 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, active cases lowest in 544 days

PTI -
While total active cases declined to 1,03,859 comprising 0.30 per cent of the infections, lowest since March, number of deaths recorded in last 24 hours were 236.

WHO urges caution as South Africa says Omicron variant causes ‘mild’ symptoms

Loni Prinsloo -
WHO said understanding Omcron's severity will take days to weeks, adding that currently there is no information to suggest its symptoms are different from other Covid variants.

Home Secy holds meeting over Omicron, govt to review decision on restarting foreign flights

PTI -
Modi govt had Friday announced resumption of scheduled international commercial flights from 15 December, but will now review SOP on testing and surveilling incoming passengers.

Omicron variant in mind, Health Secretary urges states to monitor hotspots, enhance testing

PTI -
Rajesh Bhushan Sunday stressed on rigorous surveillance of international passengers, ensuring prompt dispatch of samples for genome sequencing and strict enforcement of Covid rules.

South Africans who tested Covid positive in India infected with Delta variant, says official

PTI -
The official added that the South Africans tested positive on 11 and 20 November debunking the fear of any possible spread of the new Covid variant B.1.1.529, known as Omicron.

Why Covid cases in India are decreasing, despite low double vaccination rate

Rajib Dasgupta -
WHO’s chief scientist said in late August that India seems to be ‘entering some stage of endemicity’.

‘Draconian’ Covid travel bans are ‘misdirected’, South African health minister says

Fakir Hassen -
At a news briefing Friday, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that the approach is wrong, misdirected and that some countries' leaders are finding a scapegoat to a worldwide problem.

Karnataka to conduct RT PCR test of passengers arriving from Omicron-affected countries

ANI -
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said passengers found positive will stay near the airport, and announced mandatory home quarantine for all arrivals from these countries.

Concerns rise about India’s cricket tour of South Africa amid Omicron variant spread

PTI -
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said Saturday that the BCCI should consult the government before sending the senior men's cricket team to South Africa.
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