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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.

Tamil Nadu sees 69 new Covid-19 cases, death of 64-year old woman takes toll to 7

PTI -
The woman, who died at Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, had co-morbid conditions like hypertension and diabetes.

Shops open on alternate days, schools shut — states want to phase out lockdown after 14 April

Moushumi Das Gupta -
No state wants a complete lifting of restrictions once lockdown ends on 14 April over fears they may not be able to contain the Covid-19 spread.

Japan unveils record $992 billion stimulus package as PM Shinzo Abe declares emergency

Yoshiaki Nohara -
Abe said the stimulus package, equivalent to 20% of the Japan’s annual economic output, is to help face the biggest crisis since the end of World War II.

Coronavirus can last on steel, plastic and surgical masks for a week, finds study

Sandhya Ramesh -
Heat of 70°C can kill the coronavirus in 5 minutes while in room temperature conditions it takes 14 days, study published in The Lancet Microbe found.

RSS affiliate asks govt to dump Huawei from 5G trials, says China trying to profit amid crisis

Shanker Arnimesh -
Amid reports of China asking Covid-19-hit countries to accept Huawei if they want medical supplies, Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s leader Ashwini Mahajan said Beijing stands exposed.

Modi govt to come up with second line of health workers to fight rising Covid-19 cases

Sanya Dhingra -
Govt says it will fast-forward the launch of its online training platform 'iGOT' to take care of training needs of the frontline workers.

UK Cabinet Office minister in self-isolation after family member displays Covid-19 symptoms

PTI -
Michael Gove, who earlier gave an update on British PM Boris Johnson's health in hospital, will continue to work from home in line with UK government advice.

Hydroxychloroquine: The special drug Trump and the world are dialling PM Modi for

Himani Chandna -
Why hydroxychloroquine has emerged as the most promising drug to treat Covid-19, and where India figures in its global demand. ThePrint explains.

Hyderabad head constable tests positive for Covid-19

PTI -
Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad Anjani Kumar requested citizens to maintain social distancing and said that it is being maintained in 95% of the areas.

Flights, railways, inter-state bus travel likely to remain suspended even after 14 April

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Exit strategy on how lockdown can be lifted in phases was discussed at a meeting of the GoM on Covid-19, which included Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Opinion

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

Yusuf T. Unjhawala -
Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance could lead to wars. It’s a step too far for India.

Chinese are seeing India as going soft. Talk of ‘consensus’ over disengagement rings hollow

Bangladesh can’t afford another coup. Yunus govt must not trust all army officers with power

Economy

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Defence

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Smruti Deshpande -
Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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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