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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.

This is what the world looks like when everyone stops driving

Julian Lee -
Enjoy the stillness. Cities around the world have become noticeably quieter with far fewer cars out on the roads.

Covid-19 cases in India climb to 17,265, death toll rises to 543

PTI -
The highest number of fatalities was reported from Maharashtra with 223 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh (70), Gujarat (63), Delhi (45) and Telengana (18).

Home Ministry objects to easing of lockdown curbs by Kerala govt

ANI -
The Home Ministry said Kerala's decision to allow opening of restaurants and MSME industries, and bus travel in cities amounts to dilution of its lockdown guidelines.

Rich Americans escaped to bunkers in New Zealand as coronavirus struck

Olivia Carville -
For years, New Zealand has featured prominently in doomsday survival plans of rich Americans worried that, say, a killer germ might paralyse the world.

There’s more to Rahul’s return. Sonia Gandhi now has a sunset clause for Congress veterans

D.K. Singh -
The team of the future that Sonia is building ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s impending return as Congress president is picked based on love-at-first-sight principles.

The curious case of South Asian countries and coronavirus

ThePrint Team -
In episode 448 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into how coronavirus has affected the Indian subcontinent differently, new findings on HCQ and Remdesivir trials.

Arnab Goswami wants total lockdown to continue, ABP News lauds Yogi’s ‘UP Model’

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

Intelligence reports show Maoists are using lockdown time to regroup in Bastar

Ashutosh Bhardwaj -
The Maoists may have declared a ceasefire due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has given them the perfect breather to reestablish fortresses in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar.

How state govts are crowding out cash-strapped companies from debt market

Divya Patil -
State govts are planning to crank up bond sales by 18.2% this quarter from a year earlier to make up for a decline in tax revenue due to slowdown.

Modi govt bans air-lifting of patients as some lockdown curbs intensify

Anurag Kotoky -
Planes carrying patients will only be allowed to fly if local authorities determine treatment isn’t available at the point of origin.
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Beijing is concerned about anti-China sentiment in India. New Delhi is focused on border

+TFP Rishi Gupta -
Chinese officials emphasised a desire to rejuvenate bilateral ties. Their advice? Don't make the border dispute the focal point; pursue economic relations with an open mindset.

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party mustn’t be AAP of Bihar. Let’s hope no anarchy, corruption

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Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

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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