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.

Covid cases are rising in Europe after easing restrictions ‘brutally’, WHO says

Kanoko Matsuyama - March 23, 2022

Hans Kluge, WHO’s director for Europe, said countries like the UK, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy and Germany have lifted the Covid curbs 'from too much to too few'.

Govt revokes strict Covid restrictions under disaster act, face masks to continue

ThePrint Team - March 23, 2022

Rules relaxed from April 1; Home ministry advisory to states, UTs has, however, warned that we still need to be watchful of the situation.

Lockdown, 2nd Covid wave — new book chronicles India’s story covering two years of pandemic

ThePrint Team - March 22, 2022

Published by HarperCollins India, 'The Great Shutdown' by Jyoti Mukul will be released on 25 March on ThePrint's Softcover.

Even mild Covid can cause brain shrinkage and affect mental function, new study shows

Sarah Hellewell - March 19, 2022

Many people who have had Covid report feelings of ‘brain fog’, fatigue and problems with concentration and memory long after their initial symptoms resolve.

With Covid going down, 75% rise in cinemagoers in last 2 months, poll finds

Monami Gogoi - March 18, 2022

In December 2021, 14% of respondents had plans to visit a cinema hall once in the next two months which rose to 41% in March 2022 – a three-fold rise, says LocalCircles survey.

UP lifts Covid restrictions, allows swimming pools & anganwadi centres to reopen

PTI - March 17, 2022

For weddings and other events, people can attend in full capacity of the venue with the mandatory use of masks and observance of Covid protocols, the govt said.

Corbevax is India’s ‘lowest priced vaccine’, saves exchequer Rs 1500 cr, Biological E says

Rishika Sadam - March 17, 2022

Hyderabad-based Biological E has priced its vaccine at Rs 990 in the private market. For the government, however, the vaccine is at just Rs 145, making it very affordable.

‘Haven’t even seen a cadaver’ — despair grows for medical students as China won’t call them back

+TFP Kritika Sharma - March 17, 2022

Thousands of Indians studying medicine in China returned as Covid struck in early 2020. Classes have since been held online, depriving students of key practical experience.

China’s Covid 2022 crisis is world-changing in a different way from 2020 & it’s not apocalyptic

Tim Culpan - March 16, 2022

Manufacturers have shifted away from China to locales including India, the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia. In many ways, the rest of the world has prepared to work around China.

Mental health effects of severe Covid could last up to 16 months, Lancet study finds

Mohana Basu - March 15, 2022

Study conducted by team of researchers from University of Iceland, Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Copenhagen University Hospital of Denmark.

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