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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.

ICMR asks states to stop using rapid Covid-19 tests after complaints of patchy results

Swagata Yadavar -
India is currently using rapid antibody tests for Covid-19 from China, South Korea, Germany and France, alongside those from domestic manufacturers.

Indian Army to send teams to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Afghanistan to fight Covid-19

PTI -
The teams for these countries are being readied as part of India's policy of extending helping hand to all friendly countries in the region to fight the pandemic.

India set to export HCQ to Malaysia as two nations look past recent tensions in ties

Nayanima Basu -
India is learnt to have added Malaysia to the list of countries where it exports hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug touted as a promising cure for Covid-19.

UP’s ‘Agra model’ under scanner as Covid cases rise, govt says it’s due to increased testing

Prashant Srivastava -
Agra model was praised for curbing coronavirus, but cases have more than doubled in 10 days, and opposition parties are questioning UP’s Yogi Adityanath govt.

West Bengal govt not cooperating with central teams to assess Covid-19 situation: MHA

PTI -
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that central teams, visiting Kolkata & Jalpaiguri, have not been provided with cooperation and been restrained from making any visits.

ICMR approves private hospital to conduct plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients

PTI -
The permission was granted Monday under the provisions of New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019 to HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology Speciality Centre.

The joke that is Earth day and hand sanitisers instead of food for poor

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

Maoists blame US for Covid-19, police say they are frustrated as supply network is hit

Prithviraj Singh -
In its open letter, CPI(Maoist) also calls PM Modi ‘puppet’ of US President Donald Trump and says lockdown has upended lives of 10 cr migrants and daily wagers.

Is Centre interfering in Covid fight or do states like West Bengal, Kerala need hand-holding?

ThePrint Team -
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has called the Narendra Modi gov’s decision to send teams to assess Covid-19 situation in four states as a "unilateral" and "undesirable" action.

Health Ministry issues guidelines for bringing home remains of Covid-19 patients

PTI -
'No Objection Certificate' by airport health officer and 'undamaged coffins' among guidelines for mortal remains of Covid-19 patients flown in to India.
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