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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.

Modi govt allows Serum Institute to export 50 lakh Covishield doses under COVAX to 4 nations

PTI -
The SII will commence Covid vaccine export under the COVAX programme from 23 November. Nepal, Tajikistan, Mozambique and Bangladesh are the 4 nations that will receive the doses.

Serum Institute urges Modi govt to fast-track movement of increasing Covishield stock

Payal Banerjee -
SII's Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs is learnt to have recently communicated to Union Health Ministry that it has a manufactured stock of 24,89,15,000 Covishield doses.

Mandaviya to review vaccination progress in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry on 22 Nov

PTI -
The meeting will encourage citizens of the 4 states to be inoculated. The 1st dose coverage in Meghalaya was 56.7%, Manipur 54.2%, Nagaland 49% & Puducherry 65.7%, officials said.

Why Peru has the highest Covid death rate in the world

Camila Gianella Malca -
Despite recent economic growth and general improvements in public health, the overall health infrastructure of Peru was still poor.

Govt activates CoWIN service allowing agencies to check individual’s vaccination status

PTI -
Service providers such as travel agencies, offices, employers, entertainment or govt agencies for whom verifying a person's vaccination status is critical can use the service.

Nearly 400 BJP workers booked for violating Covid norm during protest in Thane’s Kalyan

PTI -
Dombivli MLA Ravindra Chavan is among those who have been booked. However, no protesters have been arrested who took out the march Thursday.

More people drank excessively during the pandemic. We must address our alcohol problem

William Stilley -
Alcohol addiction has existed for thousands of years. But an OECD report said that drinking habits have significantly changed since the pandemic.

India registers 11,106 new Covid cases, 459 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 42 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 145 consecutive days now.

India registers 11,919 fresh Covid cases, 470 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
Active cases have gone up to 1,28,762, accounting for 0.37% of total caseload and the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.28%, according to the Union health ministry's data.

Dr Reddy’s sees short-lived boom for Merck’s Covid pills in India

Chris Kay -
Even as oral Covid pills from Merck, Pfizer are being seen as game changers, generic drugmakers are getting a reality check that there may not be too much money on the table.
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Defence

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National Interest

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