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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.

Doctors, hospital workers are also fighting abuse and violence as virus stigma, panic grows

Ari Altstedter -
Medical workers have also been attacked from Australia to the Philippines, but the situation is particularly bad in India.

Will know impact of 21-day lockdown this week or next, says top govt panel expert

Swagata Yadavar -
The coronavirus lockdown is scheduled to expire today, but several states have announced extensions while also urging PM Modi to declare one.

ICMR advises ‘pool testing’ in low-infection areas to increase number of Covid-19 tests

Himani Chandna -
Pool testing involves up to five samples in one go, rather than one at a time. If a pool comes up positive, each sample will be tested individually.

Mizoram extends lockdown till 30 April with new guidelines

PTI -
CM Zoramthanga said the intensity of shutdown in the next two weeks could differ from district to district and village to village while depending on the situation.

No discussing Bhilwara model with media, IAS officer Rajendra Bhatt in letter to officials

Fiza Jha -
District magistrate Rajendra Bhatt has warned action against erring officials under the Rajasthan Epidemic Act, 1957 and the Disaster Management Act.

Apple plans to design next iPhone like an iPad

Mark Gurman -
The highest-end new iPhone is set to have a screen slightly larger than the 6.5-inch panel on the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Republicans on US House panel accuse WHO of siding with China, helping spread ‘propaganda’

Revathi Krishnan -
Republican members of US House Committee on Oversight and Reforms have accused WHO of helping China in downplaying extent of Covid-19 pandemic.

Tell media houses not to fire employees: Congress’ Manish Tewari urges I&B minister Javadekar

Kairvy Grewal -
Manish Tewari’s letter comes amid reports of various media outlets sacking their employees, sending them on leave without pay or forcing them to take pay cuts.

WHO and China covered Tedros’ past — but what is worrying is how India fell for it

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra -
Donald Trump has been questioning WHO chief Tedros’ credentials to handle the coronavirus pandemic. It’s time others do too, including India.

After Modi’s appeal, AYUSH ministry gets over 2,000 proposals to tackle Covid-19 pandemic

Himani Chandna -
AYUSH ministry has so far received around 1,300 proposals under Ayurveda, followed by 700 under homeopathy and 100 each for Unani and Siddha.
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Opinion

I met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2005. He told me he was an admirer of MK Gandhi

Chinmaya R. Gharekhan -
Shuttle diplomacy at a high level is indicated, along the lines of the famous Kissingerian shuttles following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

Indian Muslim leaders must drop Hezbollah solidarity. Put country before Muslimness

Unilateral self-restraint has ended in Middle East. Iran, Israel not hiding behind proxies

Economy

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

Prasad Nichenametla -
The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

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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