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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.

BJP’s Karnataka MP calls Delhi’s Tablighi Jamaat event ‘corona jihad’

ANI -
Udupi Chikmagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje said 'efforts to spread coronavirus' throughout the country began at the Tablighi Jamaat event at Delhi's Nizamuddin.

Trump says he dialled Modi for urgent supply of hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 cases rise

Himani Chandna -
India, a top player in the manufacturing of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, had limited its export last month to ensure domestic supply.

The four stages of Covid-19 transmission & why India maintains it is not yet in stage 3

Sandhya Ramesh -
ICMR Saturday released new containment guidelines, acknowledging and preparing for a potential community spread.

Home ministry adviser, CRPF DG in quarantine after indirect contact with Covid-19 patient

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The CRPF’s chief medical officer tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday, and many officers who came in indirect contact with him have self-quarantined.

Why S. Korea’s Dalgona coffee trend should remind India of its food-diplomacy potential

Arunima Gupta -
Three ingredients are all it takes to make Dalgona coffee, but it’s everywhere from FB to TikTok to Instagram. India must tap into its culinary soft power too.

China reports 30 new coronavirus cases, including 5 locally transmitted ones

PTI -
The overall confirmed cases in China have reached 81,669, with 1,376 patients undergoing treatment and 76,964 others having recovered.

ICMR lays out fresh protocol for rapid antibody-based blood test in Covid-19 hotspots

ANI -
The top medical research body has framed a new strategy for coronavirus clusters.

‘Mamata is misleading people and lying’ — opposition alleges suppression of Covid-19 data

Madhuparna Das -
While the Opposition says Mamata Banerjee wants to mislead people into believing she has controlled the infection, the TMC rubbishes the claims.

Modi-Trump hold phone conversation, talk of India-US partnership in fight against Covid-19

PTI -
The two leaders had an 'extensive' telephonic conversation and agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to fight COVID-19

PM Modi ‘sings raag deepak’ and internet trolls will kill coronavirus

Soham Sen -
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Opinion

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

R Jagannathan -
A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

PM Modi is rescuer of India’s stolen heritage. He’s reclaiming country’s past, lost identity

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Falling fertility rates won’t stop economic growth. See Tamil Nadu

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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