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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.

Shillong doctor with no travel history dies, pilot son-in-law clarifies he tested negative

Bismee Taskin -
Dr John L. Sailo Ryntathiang, owner of Shillong’s Bethany Hospital, was diagnosed with Covid-19 Monday, becoming the first case in Meghalaya.

India to help 180 stranded Pakistanis return home via Attari-Wagah border

Nayanima Basu -
As many as 41 Pakistani nationals will return home Thursday via the Attari-Wagah border. The MEA has arranged cars to bring the Pakistanis to the border.

Who is Vinay Dubey? The self-styled migrant mascot arrested for Bandra ruckus

Haima Deshpande -
Vinay Dubey, a native of UP, is accused of asking migrant labourers from north India to gather at Bandra to demand passage back home.

China’s data on asymptomatic Covid cases shows most people never get sick

Bloomberg News -
The phenomenon of asymptomatic transmission is a puzzling feature of the virus that’s allowed the pandemic to spread wider & faster than previous outbreaks.

Does your district fall under the red, white or green zone? See the full list to find out

ThePrint Team -
The government has drawn up containment plan as the number of Covid-19 cases continue to rise. See the full plan here.

Global coronavirus infections touch 2 million mark

Angelica LaVito -
It took about four months for the virus to infect 1 million people and only 12 days for that number to double.

Covid-19 death toll in India rises to 392, Wednesday sees 1,118 new cases: Health ministry

PTI -
The number of active Covid-19 cases in India stands at 10,197, while 1,343 people have been cured and discharged, according to the government.

Agriculture, manufacturing units will drive GDP but more relief needed, say industry bodies

Remya Nair -
The govt Wednesday issued fresh guidelines for phase 2 of the lockdown, allowing hospitals, agricultural, manufacturing sectors, among others, to function.

Mumbai reports 183 new Covid-19 cases taking total tally to 1,936

PTI -
The death toll due to the pandemic in the city rose to 113 with two patients succumbing Wednesday, BMC said.

Inform public not to use HCQ and azithromycin without prescription, Modi govt tells states

Himani Chandna -
Amid incidents of hoarding and self-prescription of these potential drugs for Covid-19, health ministry says awareness must be spread about their ‘rational’ use.
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Economy

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Yuthika Bhargava -
Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

Defence

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Smruti Deshpande -
Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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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