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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.

Woman tests positive for Covid-19 after death in Bikaner, 50 people quarantined

PTI -
PBM Hospital had handed the woman's body over to her family Friday afternoon & results of her Covid-19 test came positive that night, said officials.

Mumbai man cycling to J&K home gets a lift in truck, CRPF airlifts ailing father to hospital

Azaan Javaid -
On hearing his father's ailment, Mohd Arif planned to cycle more than 2,100 km to reach home in Rajouri district of J&K from Mumbai. CRPF intercepted him in Gujarat.

Covid-19 cases rise to 4067 in India, death toll stands at 109

PTI -
According to the ministry's data updated at 9am, 21 fresh deaths were reported from Maharashtra, two each from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and one from Punjab.

A JNU lab is working on a revamped BCG vaccine with Covid-19 protein to fight pandemic

Jyoti Malhotra -
Immunologist Dr Gobardhan Das believes countries with mass BCG immunisation, like India, have a better chance at fighting the novel coronavirus.

No paid leaves, lack of access to healthcare — world’s workers hit by coronavirus pandemic

Ceri Parker -
A survey conducted by the International Trade Union Congress in 86 countries shows that only 21% of them are providing paid sick leave to the workers.

India has 2 of Asia’s 50 best restaurants, but it’ll be a while before you can dine there

Kristine Servando -
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list is selected & voted on by a panel of 300 food writers, critics, chefs, restaurateurs & foodies—half of them women—across Asia.

‘Aasha ka diya’, ‘distant yet together’ — how prime time news marked 9 mins, 9 pm

Kairvy Grewal -
A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Wuhan is beginning to open with just one goal: Survival

Bloomberg News -
Consumer advocates fear that an emphasis on health over privacy could undermine the protection of civil liberties, similar to what happened after 9/11.

What is rapid antibody test that India has cleared for Covid-19 and how it will help

ThePrint Team -
In episode 436 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the process involved in rapid antibody tests and new experiments related to plasma therapy.

Zoom CEO promises to fix security and privacy after trolls invade coronavirus haven

Hailey Waller -
Zoom has been hit by trolls interjecting porn or hijacking meetings and drawn regulators’ scrutiny about privacy.
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Economy

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Defence

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Smruti Deshpande -
Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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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