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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 death after 30 days in hospital will also be eligible for compensation: New guidelines

Simrin Sirur -
SC had asked for these guidelines on 30 June, saying compensation was a must under Disaster Management Act, and pulled up Centre last week for delaying them.

Week after reopening, Delhi govt schools are buzzing, private classrooms emptier than ever

Soniya Agrawal -
Govt school principals say attendance is in the 70-80% range since 1 September. Private schools, dogged 3rd Covid wave fears & commute issues, peg number at 10%.

Indian economy recovered more strongly compared to impact suffered due to pandemic: PM Modi

PTI -
Virtually addressing a gathering in Ahmedabad Saturday, PM Modi said India carried out reforms while big economies worldwide were busy defending themselves during the pandemic.

India records 33,376 new Covid cases, 308 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease increased to 3,23,74,497, while Covid fatality rate was recorded at 1.33%, health ministry data showed.

Compulsory leave for govt employees failing to take even first dose of Covid vaccine: Punjab CM

PTI -
CM Amarinder Singh announced the measure to ensure that those who are vaccinated do not have to pay the price for continued vaccine hesitancy.

Booster shots not required for everyone, says creator of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

PTI -
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert said immunity against Covid, among fully vaccinated people is lasting well and doses should be prioritised for countries with low vaccination rates.

PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to review India’s Covid situation, vaccination status

PTI -
The meeting comes a day after Union Health Secretary said 35 districts are still reporting a weekly Covid positivity rate of over 10% and second wave of Covid it is not over yet.

Biden imposes new rules to vaccinate workers as US witnesses spike in Covid cases

PTI -
US is reporting an average of 151,500 new cases per day, according to Johns Hopkins data and about 80 million people, that form 25% of the population, remain unvaccinated.

India registers 34,973 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 3.90 lakh

PTI -
The active cases comprise 1.18% of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 97.49%, the health ministry data showed.

Delhi hospitals set up PSA oxygen plants, but doctors say it won’t be enough during crisis

Tenzin Zompa -
Delhi hospitals have set up PSA oxygen plants as city readies to tackle the next wave, but doctors stress importance of LMO facilities in time of crisis.
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