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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.

250 Indians stranded in Iran test positive for Covid-19, Centre tells Supreme Court

PTI -
500 Indians have already been brought back from Iran, with the top court looking at fresh tests for the 250 currently stranded and the possibility of bringing them back.

Ready to operate beyond mandate to fight the pandemic: CDS Bipin Rawat

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In interview to ThePrint, Rawat also says Quick Reaction Medical Teams (QRMTs) have been readied to mobilise at short notice to meet the requirements of civil administration.

With the anti-poor lockdown, BJP is back to its upper caste, middle class, urban roots

Shivam Vij -
Demonetisation’s political gain was to rebrand the BJP as a pro-poor party. The poorly implemented coronavirus lockdown is undoing that image.

Late night shows are back: How hosts like Colbert, Fallon and Meyers are pulling it off

Taran Deol -
American hosts of late night shows are shooting from make-shift studios at home as they cover a range of issues in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.

Viral images of money on the street has nothing to do with Italy or coronavirus

Revathi Krishnan -
The image is from 2019 when robbers looted a bank in a town in Venezuela called Merida.

In Covid-19 pandemic, Modi govt focussed more on headline management than crisis management

Yogendra Yadav -
One week into coronavirus lockdown it is clear that thinking and planning began after PM Modi’s momentous decision. And PR has overridden governance.

Govt asks researchers to develop mathematical models on Covid-19 spread, will fund studies

Mohana Basu -
Science & technology ministry move follows series of notifications from its different departments asking researchers to submit study proposals to fight coronavirus pandemic.

3 more coronavirus deaths take toll to 38 in India, total number of cases at 1,637

PTI -
As of Tuesday, Maharashtra reported the most deaths (9), followed by Gujarat (6), Karnataka (3) Madhya Pradesh (3), Punjab (3), Delhi (2), West Bengal (2) and Jammu and Kashmir (2).

‘Nitish dumped Bihari workers’ — allies, opposition slam Bihar CM over coronavirus response

Shanker Arnimesh -
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar accused of being slow in his response to coronavirus crisis — be it helping migrant workers or improving healthcare infra. 

Cremate all Covid-19 victims’ bodies, regardless of religion, VHP tells govt

Neelam Pandey -
VHP terms Nizamuddin Markaz gathering that resulted in the spread of Covid-19 to hundreds ‘shameful’, urges Muslims to close all mosques that are still open.
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+TFP Praveen Swami -
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Defence

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National Interest

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Shekhar Gupta -
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