TopicCoronavirus

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.

Double layered bags & colour coded bins: Waste management guidelines for COVID-19 patients

PTI - April 21, 2020

The CPCB wrote to state pollution control boards to consider common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility and its staff as essential services.

Sri Lanka postpones parliamentary elections for nearly two months amid Covid-19 crisis

PTI - April 21, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has killed seven people and infected 295 others in the country.

Muslim burials soar in Indore as hospitals ‘shut out non-Covid patients’ during lockdown

Angana Chakrabarti - April 21, 2020

ThePrint visits Indore’s graveyards to find the reason behind the spike; workers & families say hospitals refused entry for heart attacks & other diseases.

Sensex plunges over 1,000 points, NSE Nifty nears 9,000 level

PTI - April 21, 2020

Sensex tracked heavy losses in banking, energy and IT stocks amid volatility in global market as international crude oil prices went into a tailspin overnight.

Covid-19 death toll in India rises to 590, total cases reach 18,601

PTI - April 21, 2020

Maharashtra has the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 4,666 followed by Delhi at 2,081, Gujarat at 1,939, Rajasthan at 1, 576 and Tamil Nadu at 1,520.

3 meals, Ramayan on TV, and a long wait to go home: Life inside a Delhi quarantine centre

Manisha Mondal - April 21, 2020

Migrant labourers and patients from AIIMS and Safdarjung hospital are waiting out the lockdown at this quarantine centre where 3 meals and a roof is welcome, but painfully so.

These are the 4 pieces of good news on coronavirus this week

Faye Flam - April 21, 2020

Long before Covid-19, scientists at University of North Carolina & Gilead began developing Remdesivir in anticipation of a new coronavirus epidemic.

Amish Devgan calls out ‘sannata’ on Palghar, Ravish Kumar attacks WhatsApp university

Kairvy Grewal - April 21, 2020

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

How Punjab kept its farm economy going and brought Asia’s largest grain market back to life

Taran Deol - April 21, 2020

Punjab has instituted a token system and the Khanna Mandi is beginning to buzz with activity again, despite a host of lockdown-related problems.

Jyotiraditya Scindia will just be a trophy on Amit Shah’s wall unless he shows his utility

Ruhi Tewari - April 21, 2020

Jyotiraditya Scindia needs to be more than a suave, English-speaking brand with an exotic last name and support in Lutyens' Delhi. That's not BJP's concern.

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