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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.

Govt defends CoWin certificate as UK nod for Covishield fails to resolve travel row

Abantika Ghosh -
The Indian Covid vaccination certificate is in line with template developed by the UN and International Civil Aviation Organisation, say govt officials.

India logs 26,964 new Covid infections, 383 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI -
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,27,83,741 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33%, according to health ministry data

When should kids wear a mask: On school bus, in classroom, outdoors? Here’s what experts say

Abantika Ghosh -
With schools taking steps to reopen as number of Covid infections remain manageable, the debate over masking children — especially if they should and how young — is growing.

CBSE waives off registration, exam fees for students who lost parents due to Covid

PTI -
CBSE examination controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said that the schools will have to provide the details of those students who have lost both parents after verifying the genuineness.

UK has issue with India’s CoWin certification, not vaccine. Travel restrictions to remain

Nayanima Basu -
Travelling from India to UK is not going to get easier from 4 Oct, despite most Indians receiving Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Jaishankar meets counterpart, asks for resolution.

India’s R value drops to 0.92, but Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru still over 1

Mohana Basu -
R value, which indicates how fast Covid-19 is spreading, registers a drop to 0.92 from last week's 0.98. Maharashtra and Kerala, states with high active caseloads, also register drop.

61% post-vaccine adverse events linked to Covid shots in govt study, none fatal

Abantika Ghosh -
Report comes 7 weeks after meeting by AEFI committee, and 10 weeks after the last report. In the time since, India administered over 48 crore doses.

India registers 26,115 new Covid cases, 252 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI -
According to health ministry data, active cases comprise 0.92% of the total infections, lowest since March 2020, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.75%

Pfizer Covid vaccine safe for kids aged 5-11 yrs, shows robust antibody response, trail finds

PTI -
Pfizer and BioNTech SE said phase 1/2/3 trial initially enrolled up to 4,500 kids between 6 months to 11 years in the US, Finland, Poland & Spain from over 90 clinical trial sites.

Covid fight ‘too slow & unequal’, need to end pandemic: UN secy gen Guterres

PTI -
At the UN General Assembly, Guterres outlined five points to achieve sustainable development goals, which he said were getting 'further out of reach' due to climate change and Covid.
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