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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.

Tracking Covid in Indore, Bhopal — story of delayed govt action, attempts at covering it up

Angana Chakrabarti -
Two reporters of ThePrint spent 14 days in the MP hotspots. What they found was a state scrambling its resources to ensure extensive contact-tracing and containment exercise.

What were you planning to do post-lockdown and how will you spend two more weeks?

ThePrint Team -
The nationwide lockdown in India has meant an end to social activities — such as eating out, going to the theatre, or meeting friends.

Modi got all the credit for lockdown. Now, he wants states to share risk of unlocking India

Rama Lakshmi -
Having won accolades for the bold decision to impose nationwide lockdown, Modi knows that both extension and easing of it will now bring diminishing political returns.

Delhi government launches exercise to open liquor shops everywhere but containment zones

PTI -
The excise department has directed four government-run agencies, which are responsible to sell liquor in the city, to identify outlets which fulfil all conditions prescribed by the Home Ministry.

This is how France, Italy and Spain are easing their lockdowns, one step at a time

Simon Brandon -
As the number of new cases of coronavirus infection starts to fall in these countries, shops and factories will be the first to resume operation.

Defeating Covid doesn’t just need a vaccine, but also rich countries to not monopolise it

James Paton -
Once it's developed, the next big challenge would be to ensure the vaccine reaches every corner of the world, especially when countries increasingly prioritise their interests.

If our drugs work, they will likely be effective on Covid-22, Covid-24 too

Nevan Krogan -
Our idea of targeting protein to fight coronavirus worked. We not only found multiple drugs that might fight SARS-CoV-2, we learned how and why.

After the pandemic, the US will need more immigrants

Bloomberg View -
Once the crisis subsides, the US will need to bring in more foreign talent to fill labor shortages in critical fields such as healthcare.

Covid-19 will affect children by triggering a measles spike

Harry Kretchmer -
UNICEF has warned that many children might miss out on measles vaccination because the immunisation programmes are suspended during the Covid crisis.

People who recovered from coronavirus face risk of infection again

Lisa Du -
There hasn’t been enough research to conclude why symptoms seem to re-emerge in some people, and whether they experience reinfection or if the virus persists for weeks.
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RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Defence

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Smruti Deshpande -
Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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