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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.

HT’s 100-day coronavirus tale, Mint says safety key for India’s ‘staggered un-lockdown’

Revathi Krishnan -
A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

Indian women are locked in with their abusers, but are finding new ways to seek help

Simrin Sirur -
Several domestic abuse helplines say the number of calls has fallen since the lockdown kicked in last week. But the number of complaints hasn’t.

Is Covid-19 a Chinese weapon or an accident? Either way, world must stop playing in bio labs

Tara Kartha -
China's secrecy, ambitions, and disregard for life or environment are a problem. But so are the weapons-producing labs in US, Russia, France, Japan, North Korea and others.

Screen time limits for kids have gone for a toss as they’re stuck at home

Helene Fouquet -
As lockdowns to contain the spread of coronavirus globally keep 1.5 billion school children home, restricted screen time is becoming a thing of the past.

One worker’s grueling journey home shows China isn’t normal yet

Lulu Yilun Chen -
Bunny Fan’s ordeal shows how Beijing’s efforts to get the economy moving after China’s coronavirus outbreak is clashing with the reality on the ground.

Ramayan records 17 cr viewers for DD in first weekend, YouTube numbers double

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
BARC-Nielsen report says 5.1 crore saw Ramayan episode on Sunday while DD officials say the show along with Mahabharat & Shaktimaan have doubled Doordarshan’s YouTube traffic.

After bartan bajao, PM Modi asks Indians to light lamps, candles as symbols of hope

Neelam Pandey -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for lamps to be lit for 9 minutes at 9 pm Sunday 'to defeat despair of coronavirus', but says social distancing is imperative.

These Bengal villagers found ways to keep Covid-19 out, instead of waiting for govt help

Madhuparna Das -
Residents of tribal villages in Purulia, West Midnapore, Bankura, Birbhum voluntarily inform district authorities about people returning from other states, say officials.

‘War’ on ‘corona warriors’ disturbs anchors, Deepak Chaurasia’s Talibani Jamaat ‘faux pas’

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

5-minute coronavirus tests may give inaccurate results, Chinese firm warns

Dong Lyu -
Abbott Laboratories unveiled a coronavirus test on 28 March that can confirm if someone is infected in as little as five minutes.
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Opinion

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

Deepali Bhardwaj -
A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

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Economy

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Yuthika Bhargava -
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Defence

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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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