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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.

Now, a Covid marker that can predict severity of infection even before it is contracted

Abantika Ghosh -
According to scientists, marker indicates fitness level of lung cells, predicting whether or not a person will get serious Covid or 'long Covid' & could have impacted mortalities during 2nd wave.

WHO to consider emergency use listing of Covaxin on 26 October

PTI -
Bharat Biotech, which has developed Covaxin, had submitted Expression of Interest to WHO on 19 April for its vaccine.

Here’s why Covid-19 and climate change could be an end to economics as we know it

John Letzing -
The onset of the pandemic had kicked off speculation about how it might reshape the ways economies behave, maybe even ushering in a distinct period.

India records 14,146 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, lowest daily rise in over 7 months

PTI -
The death toll climbed to 4,52,124, with 144 more fatalities in the last 24 hours. Active cases dropped to 1,95,846, the lowest in 220 days

Women have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Here’s how the UN is going to address it

Douglas Broom -
Women have suffered more economic distress, violence, and carried the burden of caring throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

US to lift travel ban on vaccinated foreign travellers from 8 November

Josh Wingrove -
Under new rules, vaccinated travellers will need a negative Covid test 72 hours prior to boarding a flight to US and will also have to share contact tracing information.

2021’s Covid outbreak in Delhi shows herd immunity against Delta difficult, study says

PTI -
The study also stated that Delta variant was 30-70% more transmissible than previous SARS-CoV-2 lineages & the 2020 Covid outbreak in Delhi was unrelated to any variant of concern.

Covid-19 pandemic: Green Pass must for workers in Italy, S Korea to ease curbs on gatherings

Raghav Bikhchandani -
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic

16 J&K districts achieve 100% coverage of Covid vaccine’s first dose in 18+ age category

PTI -
A total of 96,550 doses were administered Wednesday across the Union territory pushing the cumulative number of doses administered here to 13,430,141.

Allow Chhath celebrations as Covid situation in control in Delhi, Kejriwal urges LG Baijal

PTI -
The DDMA had prohibited Chhath puja celebrations at public places, including riverbanks, water bodies & temples last month citing the threat posed by the virus.
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Opinion

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

Disha Ahluwalia -
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

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Economy

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Prasad Nichenametla -
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

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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