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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.

227 police personnel including 30 officers test positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra

PTI -
Of the 227 infected, 22 constables and 8 officers have recovered. 172 constables & 22 officers are undergoing treatment, while 3 police officers, all from Mumbai, have died.

May Day irony during Covid-19 and ‘exit strategy expert’ Rahul Gandhi

Shubhangi Misra -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India spends 1% GDP on Covid relief, can do more: IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath

ThePrint Team -
Speaking at the digital Off The Cuff, Gita Gopinath also said there was a lot of uncertainty around DGP forecasts, which are being revised based on ground realities. Read the full text here.

Is govt right to send migrants back on trains as lockdown eases & economic activity resumes?

ThePrint Team -
About 1,200 migrant workers left Telangana for Jharkhand Friday on a special train.

To stop entry of ‘corona carriers’ from Delhi, Haryana digs up roads after sealing borders

Jyoti Yadav -
Haryana Police has dug up roads in several villages located along the Delhi border. A govt official, however, said no such order was issued.

Wage support, loan relief, interest-free working capital — govt plans lockdown aid for MSMEs

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The package for MSMEs is likely to be announced next week even as hectic parleys are on between finance ministry & PMO over its contours.

Delhi govt announces four dedicated helplines for ambulance services

PTI -
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain tweeted details about the numbers, which were set up to ease the pressure on the ambulance helpline.

What words can’t say — pregnant, and in quarantine, this nurse can only wait for now

Praveen Jain -
This young nurse in Vadodara is asymptomatic and feels fine. Not knowing the effect of the virus on her unborn child has been harder for her to deal with.

Scientists find unique micro blood clots in lungs causing death in severe Covid-19 patients

Mohana Basu -
US launches trial to test efficacy of blood pressure drug to a 3D-printed ventilator that can work without electricity, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Fans, mosquito nets, pool testing — the plan to get Delhi courts working after lockdown

Apoorva Mandhani -
A committee is looking into measures courts need to take to ensure there isn't a spread of coronavirus when court buildings resume functioning after lockdown.
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A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Shekhar Gupta -
Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

Ratan Tata’s least acknowledged and biggest contribution was to Assam

Ratan Tata mettle revealed in 1980s’ PepsiCo battle. Shook up fuddy-duddy business practices

Economy

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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