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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.

US FDA clears Moderna, J&J booster shots, allows ‘mix and match’ of Covid vaccines

PTI -
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention will consult an expert panel later this week before finalising official recommendations for who should get boosters and when.

India says given all Covaxin data to WHO, expect positive outcome at meeting next week

Abantika Ghosh -
Long wait for Covaxin’s emergency-use listing has perplexed many. The issue was discussed at great length during Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s meeting with WHO Director-General Tuesday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Experts urge UK to reimpose restrictions, 1st case of Delta mutation in Israel

Tenzin Zompa -
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic

India registers 14,623 new Covid infections,197 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The single-day cases have been below 30,000 for 26 straight days. Active cases comprise 0.52% of the case tally & recovery rate stands at 98.15%, according to the health ministry.

India’s active Covid caseload lowest since March 2020, R value steady at 0.90

Abantika Ghosh -
R value for the top 10 states with the most number of active cases remains below 1. However, among major cities, Kolkata & Bengaluru have R above 1.

Govt asks states, UTs to prioritise coverage for second Covid vaccine dose

PTI -
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan highlighted that the nation is close to administering a billion doses of Covid vaccine and asked states to accelerate the vaccination drive.

India’s Covid vaccination coverage crosses 99-crore mark, Mansukh Mandaviya says

ANI -
The nationwide Covid vaccination drive commenced on 16 January this year with health care workers receiving the first round of doses.

Why Colin Powell’s death from Covid complications argues for vaccines, not against it

Max Nisen -
Powell, who was fighting multiple myeloma, needed as many people around him as possible to be vaccinated to diminish his chances of encountering the virus.

India logs 13,085 fresh Covid cases, 164 deaths in 24 hours

PTI -
The active cases declined to 1,83,118, the lowest in 227 days. The national Covid recovery rate stands at 98.14%, the highest since March 2020, according to health ministry data.

‘Cannot cut corners’ — WHO says need more info from Bharat Biotech on Covaxin

PTI -
Bharat Biotech had last month said it has submitted all data pertaining to Covaxin to the WHO for emergency use and is awaiting feedback from the global health watchdog.
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