scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Monday, November 17, 2025
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.

SC says no state should deny Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of Covid victims

PTI -
A two-judge bench of the apex court Monday observed that compensation cannot be denied solely on the basis of death certificates not mentioning Covid as the cause of death.

Maharashtra schools reopen for physical classes after 18 months, attendance not mandatory

PTI -
Physical sessions have begun for Classes 5-12 in rural areas & for Classes 8-12 in urban areas. Students attending in-person classes need to submit consent letters from parents.

After dying of Covid at sea, Indian sailor remains stuck in Mauritius for past 16 days

Pia Krishnankutty -
Bejoy Sequeira, 37, died from Covid aboard MV Jabal Al Khawr on 17 Sept. Indian High Commission, DG of Shipping & Mauritian authorities are working to repatriate the body.

India registers 20,799 fresh Covid infections, active cases lowest in 200 days

PTI -
Death toll climbed to 4,48,997 with 180 fresh fatalities, active cases comprise 0.78% of total infections and national recovery rate was recorded at 97.89%, health ministry said.

Zydus Cadila pegs ZyCov-D vaccine price at Rs 1,900 to Modi govt

PTI -
The vaccine ZyCoV-D received emergency use authorisation from the drug regulator on August making it the first vaccine to be administered in the age group of 12 to 18 besides adults.

Merck Covid pill raises new hope of reducing hospitalisation & death by up to 50%

Simrin Sirur -
Molnupiravir is an oral antiviral medicine meant to be taken by patients soon after symptoms manifest themselves, says Merck citing interim data

Don’t have to wait for widespread Covid vaccination to reopen schools, World Bank says

PTI -
World Bank has noted that the experiences from countries where schools have reopened suggest that with adequate mitigation strategies, schools pose low risks for disease transmission.

Preliminary research finds that even mild cases of Covid-19 leave a mark on the brain

Jessica Bernard -
Researchers also investigated changes in performance on cognitive tasks and found that those who had contracted Covid-19 were slower in processing information.

India could have seen 29 lakh excess deaths during Covid, says preprint by US-UK team

Nikhil Rampal -
The study by researchers Murad Banaji of Middlesex University, UK, and Aashish Gupta of Harvard University, US, has been uploaded on preprint portal MedRxiv.

Dialysis, rent, EMI — cash-strapped after Covid, Indians are pawning gold to make ends meet

Vandana Menon -
In the first half of 2020, personal loans extended by banks against gold jewellery stood at Rs 1.9 lakh crore, which grew to 3.54 lakh crore in the first half of 2021.
1...697071...1,000Page 70 of 1,000

On Camera

YourTurn

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

+TFP

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.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.