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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.

Heroes without a choice and the terms and conditions of a zero tolerance policy

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

Punjab govt orders detailed audit of Covid-19 deaths to understand high mortality rate

PTI -
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh told Congress President Sonia Gandhi that his govt is strengthening its pandemic containment measures under the guidance of an expert panel.

Pakistan-linked hackers pose as Indian govt, carry out cyberattacks under Covid-19 cover

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
This hacker group has targeted Indian diplomats in the past to collect sensitive data like emails, passwords and location data.

MP goes on PR overdrive, discharges 44 Covid patients with national anthem, rose petals

Angana Chakrabarti -
Police personnel chanted 'Bharat Mata ki jai' as 44 Covid-19 patients were released from a private medical facility in Bhopal. Some patients were garlanded too.

Should Modi govt let oil crash cushion finances or will lower retail prices revive economy?

ThePrint Team -
The global oil slump has given Modi govt the cushion to hike fuel taxes to meet revenue shortfalls. But retail fuel prices still hover around pre-Covid-19 levels.

Off The Cuff with Praveen Pardeshi

ThePrint -
More tests helped identify more cases - BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, in conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, explains how Mumbai is tackling the...

Tweaking patient’s immune cells to target the virus could be potential therapy: Scientists

Mohana Basu -
A possible vaccine from plant viruses and a study that disproves presence of Covid-19 in semen — ThePrint brings you the latest research on the pandemic.

Kerala following Centre’s guidelines on Covid-19, says Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

PTI -
The Kerala govt had relaxed some restrictions but withdrew them after the Centre came down heavily on it for dilution of lockdown norms.

34 Bhopal cops test positive for Covid-19, officials blame Tablighi Jamaat event

PTI -
A top police official believes the virus entered the force after police personnel went on a search for those with links to Tablighi Jamaat in Bhopal.

Bond yields plunge as RBI readies to redeploy debt operation

Kartik Goyal -
The yield on 10-year bond dropped 20 basis points, the most since 27 March, to 6.02%, after RBI said it would buy long-term debt while selling bills.
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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

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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

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
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

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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