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.

India Sensex set for best month since 2009 as lockdown nears end

Nupur Acharya - April 30, 2020

The BSE Sensex climbed 2.8% to 33,605.99 while NSE Nifty 50 Index added 2.7%. Both gauges have rebounded by more than 20% from March lows.

Pakistan military won’t take budget cuts easily, even for Covid. So this man has been hired

Ayesha Siddiqa - April 30, 2020

A lot of Pakistan’s defence budget may get redirected in the post-Covid era, but army isn’t going to let go. It now eyes revocation of a constitutional amendment.

Coronavirus death toll in India rises to 1,074, total cases climb to 33,050

PTI - April 30, 2020

The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 23,651, while 8,324 people have recovered and one patient has migrated.

Can’t lock down Delhi’s speed devils, police issue 4.5 lakh speeding challans in lockdown

Ananya Bhardwaj - April 30, 2020

Many of Delhi's 'violators' took to Twitter to complain that they hadn't even stepped out of their homes but were being challaned for traffic violations.

Zee News & News 18 India on Arab states, Ramdev breaks rules with ‘lauki’ juice on India TV

Kairvy Grewal - April 30, 2020

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Covid-19 cases in Delhi near 3,500 with reports of 125 fresh positive cases, 2 deaths

PTI - April 30, 2020

According to Delhi's Health Department bulletin, the total cases include 2, 291 active cases and 56 deaths due to coronavirus.

Sun Pharma’s plant-based under trial dengue drug could be tested for Covid treatment

Himani Chandna - April 30, 2020

The Mumbai-based drug-maker has submitted a proposal to the govt to conduct Phase II clinical trials of the drug to see if it can treat patients suffering from Covid-19.

Modi needs to give migrant workers a ‘New Deal’ to get them back to the cities

Andy Mukherjee - April 30, 2020

Migrant workers tossed out of cities with no food, shelter or transport won't return without a New Deal: Nest eggs for old age and healthcare.

Zee News, India TV, News18 India have OCD. They are still stuck on Tablighi Jamaat

Shailaja Bajpai - April 30, 2020

Hindi news channels are not listening to the pleas of Modi and Bhagwat who urged people not to stigmatise any particular community during the Covid crisis.

China’s virus response shows it’ll do anything to see me lose elections, Trump says

John Harney - April 30, 2020

Trump said he was considering various ways to punish the Chinese government, which he has blamed for allowing coronavirus to spread across the world.

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