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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.

Students, workers stranded across the country will soon be ferried home by states

Ananya Bhardwaj -
States have been asked to make necessary arrangements for migrant workers and students’ return aboard road transport.

A new script awaits Irrfan Khan in heaven and astrologers’ worry

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

First experiment of plasma therapy successful in Maharashtra: Health Minister Rajesh Tope 

PTI -
State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said after the success of the first experiment at Lilavati Hospital, a second is being carried out in Mumbai's BYL Nair hospital.

‘They all spoke in Hindi’: When Mizoram CM hit translation hurdle at meeting with PM Modi

Myithili Hazarika -
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Modi works directly with civil servants during Covid: Lack of trust or shielding ministers?

ThePrint Team -
PM Modi has been directly interacting with civil servants in the fight against Covid-19. A core team of 40-42 officers works under him in North Block.

Smokers could be living on edge of contracting Covid-19, say IIT study

PTI -
The study also rings warning bells for asymptomatic carriers of Covid-19 with anosmia (loss of smell) and ageusia (loss of taste) to self-quarantine themselves.

IIT-Mandi study lists 8 states that shouldn’t lift Covid-19 lockdown on 3 May

Mohana Basu -
A team of researchers at IIT-Mandi has developed a short-term forecasting model to analyse which states should be able to lift the lockdown after Sunday. 

Govt estimates show Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata could see big spike in Covid cases by 15 May

Sanya Dhingra -
The health ministry has made projections on how many new Covid-19 cases and hospital bed shortages India could face in districts across several states.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram urges Modi govt to protect salaries, wages of workers

PTI -
P. Chidambaram called upon the govt to announce a financial package for MSME sector and provide financial assistance to states to fight the Covid-19 crisis.

Two ThePrint journalists and driver test positive for Covid-19 in Vadodara

ThePrint Team -
The three have been quarantined at a railway facility in Vadodara. All three are asymptomatic and are doing well.
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Ratan Tata mettle revealed in 1980s’ PepsiCo battle. Shook up fuddy-duddy business practices

Amitabha Pande -
Ratan Tata’s political naiveté and his complete inability to engage in the ‘deal-fixing’ culture of Indian businesses made him a great ally during the PepsiCo battle of the 1980s.

Ratan Tata laid strong foundations for Tata Motors—not a nano contribution to Indian auto

Ratan Tata brought a sense of ‘we are India, India is ours’ to business: Milind Deora

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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