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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.

To achieve herd immunity, vaccine and a data-driven approach needed: WHO chief scientist

ThePrint Team -
At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan spoke on a range of issues concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the full transcript.

Coronavirus death toll rises to 872 in India, total cases climb to 27,892

PTI -
According to the Health Ministry, the number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 20,835 while 6,184 people were cured and discharged.

RBI announces Rs 50,000 cr special liquidity facility for mutual funds

Anto Antony -
India's debt markets have been reeling under the coronavirus lockdown, prompting risk-averse investors to dump assets and worsening liquidity in some corporate bond trading.

China will never accept global inquiry into the source of Covid-19

Graeme Smith -
China has started its own campaign to blame US for spread of coronavirus. Even Chinese researchers looking into the origin of the virus are facing extra scrutiny.

Negative oil prices were a warning, not an anomaly in the time of coronavirus

Julian Lee -
The negative oil price situation has arisen because there is still simply too much crude being produced in a world that can’t use it.

Why children may be the silent victims of coronavirus

Adam Minter -
The most consequential effects of this Covid crisis for children are likely to come from two areas: Health and education.

Online shakhas, free ebooks, an app contest: RSS makes big web push amid lockdown

Arun Anand -
RSS has been holding daily shakhas online during the lockdown. A special nationwide shakha session on 19 April was attended by 48 lakh people. 

Hey, Mr postman — Aaj Tak praises ‘daakiya,’ Zee News on dangers of being a Hindu in India

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

IRS officers’ tips to revive economy and how radical ideas of 1970s are lurking in the air

ThePrint Team -
In episode 454 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses the ideas presented by 50 IRS officers to revive the economy after Covid-19 that are reminiscent of 1970s India and Lenin's Soviet Union.

Bill Gates’s coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 12 months

Hailey Waller -
Bill Gates is funding production of the 7 most promising ideas for a vaccine but production will probably not start in September.
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Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

Haryana, J&K results hold one lesson—INDIA alliance should be the face in fight against BJP

China must know India is too important for South Asia to abandon. Muizzu visit is proof

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

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

Smruti Deshpande -
No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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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