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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.

Army doctor who visited quarantine centres in Delhi, Manesar tests positive for coronavirus

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The doctor has been moved to Delhi’s Base Hospital for treatment, while his office block and residential building have been locked down.

350 people test positive for Covid-19, 18 die in Maharashtra

PTI -
The total number of cases in the state rose to 2,684 and the death toll is now 178, the highest in the country.

Extend visas of Indians stranded in US: Modi govt asks Trump administration

Nayanima Basu -
Amid a growing clamour for India to rescue its citizens stranded abroad, Modi govt has been speaking to US about extending visas under all categories, including H-1B.

UAE poet Tariq Al-Mehyas draws fire for ‘racist’ comment against Indians, Bengalis

Kairvy Grewal -
Twitter users in UAE criticised Tariq Al-Mehyas for his 'racist rhetoric' and also called him a hypocrite for his comments.

PM Modi’s unilateral Covid-19 crisis management strategy is evolving

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ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Coronavirus death toll in India rises to 353, total cases jump to 10,815: Health Ministry

PTI -
Maharashtra has reported the most number of deaths at 160, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 50, Delhi at 28, Gujarat at 26 and Telengana at 17.

If you have flu symptoms, tell us — new health ministry advice to detect more Covid-19 cases

Swagata Yadavar -
Joint Secretary at the health ministry Lav Agarwal says people can either call Covid-19 helplines or contact frontline medical staff to report themselves.

Amazon is hiring 75,000 more employees to keep up with coronavirus-induced consumer demand

Fiza Jha -
In March, Amazon announced 100,000 new jobs and a global investment of over $350 million globally to increase pay for its employees.

Coronavirus hits Rafale deliveries to India, first four fighters expected in July, not May

Snehesh Alex Philip -
France will remain under lockdown until 11 May, delaying the delivery. Indian personnel are now undergoing limited training that had completely stopped in March.

At Haryana epicentre Nuh, officials fighting virus with help from Muslim priests, panchayats

Jyoti Yadav -
Nearly 34 villages and two towns in Nuh are in complete lockdown as 45 of Haryana’s 185 Covid-19 cases are from the district. 
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Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

India’s edible oil prices keep rising despite policy shifts. Govt needs a better strategy

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Economy

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

Defence

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Smruti Deshpande -
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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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