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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.

Covid-19 situation especially serious in Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad, Chennai, says MHA

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Home Ministry in a statement said that violations of lockdown measures reported in some parts of the country pose a serious health hazard to public.

West Bengal’s ‘Chinese’ model and different ‘disposable’ protective gear

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‘Had you not been PM’ — praise and a poem for Modi during video chat with sarpanches

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PM Narendra Modi told the sarpanches that coronavirus has thrown up new challenges and it’s important that villages become self-reliant.

Armed forces put non-operational expenditure on hold amid Covid-19 fund crunch

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also tells top commanders to ensure operational preparedness, so that ‘adversary’ can’t exploit current situation.

Clinical trial to test if HCQ, HIV drug can prevent infection in Covid-19 ‘contact persons’

Mohana Basu -
From electronic stockings for bed-ridden patients to artificial antibodies trial — ThePrint brings you the latest research on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gram panchayats, unsung warriors finally emerging as states’ saviour in Covid battle

S Chandrasekhar -
Modi's video conference with sarpanchs puts gram panchayats in the news. But it's their work among migrants and against Covid that should take the spotlight.

One in five New York City residents tests positive for coronavirus antibody, shows survey

Mohana Basu -
A survey of over 3,000 people in New York State show that 13.9 per cent had antibodies against Covid-19, meaning they were exposed to the virus without knowing.

5 detainees who attacked healthcare workers test positive for Covid-19 in Karnataka

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A total of 126 people was arrested in connection with violence against the health workers and police in minority-dominated Padarayanapura ward on 19 April in Karnataka.

Remdesivir fails to treat Covid in China trial, drug maker says too soon to draw conclusion

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The antiviral remdesivir was earlier reported to show promising results in curing critically ill patients. Drug maker Gilead Sciences said investigators were still analysing test data.

Vikram Mehta on advantages in oil crisis, Deepak Nayyar on why India fares better than many

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Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

Shekhar Gupta -
A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

Modi’s ‘Billionaire Raj’ is making India more unequal. So, freebies are a necessity

Economy

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Swenja Surminski -
Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Defence

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

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Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

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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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