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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.

How to lift the coronavirus lockdown? Learn from Austria and Denmark

Lionel Laurent -
If there’s a lesson to heed from the likes of Austria and Denmark ending such a shutdown should be done very, very carefully.

AIIMS releases guidelines on reuse of PPE, says depletion of stocks due to Covid-19

PTI -
According to the guidelines, decontamination of PPE kits for purpose of reuse is not recommended as it might degrade performance of the equipment.

Vaccine candidates from engineered viruses and ancient tobacco plants — latest on Covid-19

Mohana Basu -
From research on how loss of forests can raise risk of diseases to study identifying which Covid-19 patients need ICU care, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Let’s talk about men — the new vulnerable group in Covid-19 times

Pia Krishnankutty -
In South Korea, more women than men tested positive for the coronavirus but 54 per cent of those who died due to the infection were men.

FIR filed against Congress MLA Siddharth Kushwaha for violating Covid-19 lockdown

PTI -
Police said the MLA led a protest in Satna, Madhya Pradesh Tuesday, in violation of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Is talk of lifting lockdown premature or is it necessary to allow some economic activity?

ThePrint Team -
As the Narendra Modi government considers the option of extending the Covid-19 lockdown beyond 14 April, concerns around its impact on the economy are growing.

Ritesh Agarwal’s Oyo sends thousands of workers outside India on leave without pay

Saritha Rai -
Oyo hasn’t yet determined the precise number of workers to be furloughed because it is sorting through local labour laws in various countries.

ICMR studying BCG vaccine for Covid-19, won’t advise without enough evidence: Top scientist

Himani Chandna -
ICMR scientist Nivedita Gupta says task force discussed using BCG to build immunity among at-risk groups, but there’s ‘miniscule’ evidence of its efficacy.

Doctors & health workers warriors who need to be protected against Covid-19: SC to Centre

PTI -
The Supreme Court heard three petitions via video conference, seeking protective kits, medical masks, face shields and goggles for doctors and healthcare workers.

Covid-19 forces BCCI and cricketers to brace for loss of income, pay cuts

Lokendra Pratap Sahi -
With the IPL looking ever likely to be scrapped, the BCCI is staring at massive losses. Will it cut retainerships of players and salaries of staff?
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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

Shibani Mehta -
For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


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India should steer clear of an ‘Asian NATO’. Its strategic flexibility is at stake

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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