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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.

Asian Development Bank, China’s AIIB processing $2 billion loan for India to buy Covid vaccines

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Of the $2 billion loan, the Manila-based ADB is expected to finance $1.5 billion and China's AIIB is considering providing $500 million.

Delhi schools to reopen for all classes from 1 November, online classes to continue

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Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia said schools should call more than 50% of the students to class but underlined that parents can't be forced to send their ward to the institution.

India registers 13,451 new Covid infections, 585 deaths in last 24 hours

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Active cases comprised 0.48% of total infections, the lowest since last March 2020 while the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.19%, the highest since March 2020.

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin may get WHO recommendation ‘within next 24 hours’

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WHO official Dr Margaret Harris said the technical advisory group that reviews all the data for a potential emergency use listing is studying Covaxin today (26 October).

Kolkata sees Covid spurt after Durga Puja rush, health ministry flags it to Bengal govt

Abantika Ghosh -
Union health secretary asks state govt to ensure strict adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour and focus on second-dose coverage amid uptick in case numbers in Kolkata.

If Hong Kong wants zero Covid strategy to succeed, it must improve its quarantine rules

Anjani Trivedi -
It’s increasingly difficult to find a clear, logical justification for policies, which at this point are defensive and rooted in fear. The govt must improve its quarantine system.

India logs 12,428 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, lowest in 238 days

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A total of 356 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,55,068. Active cases declined to 1,63,816, according to the Union health ministry.

With only 20% adults fully vaccinated, Uttar Pradesh at bottom of Covid immunisation rankings

Nikhil Rampal -
A third of India’s approximately 94 crore adults are fully vaccinated. In UP, about 2.95 crore people in have received second shot by 24 October.

2 months after vaccine approval, Covid shots for kids stuck on list of comorbidities, procedure

Abantika Ghosh -
Zycov-D is the lone vaccine cleared for use in children in India. However, expert panel still thrashing out some issues to streamline the rollout for parents.

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s ‘green certificates’ to check spike, and China postpones Beijing marathon

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Opinion

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

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In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

We blame the government for being too litigious. Data tells a very different story

What Bihar poll results say about BJP’s prospects in Assam, Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Economy

Women form about one-fifth of India’s digital workforce, leadership roles a rarity, says LEAD report

Mrinalini Dhyani -
The report released at Charcha 2025, an annual gathering of India’s social development sector, found that women remain largely concentrated in low-value and routine roles.

Defence

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

Snehesh Alex Philip -
ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

National Interest

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Shekhar Gupta -
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.

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