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TopicCoronavirus

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.

India registers 44,658 new Covid cases, 496 deaths in last 24 hours

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The active cases rose to 3,44,899 and now comprise 1.03% of the total infections while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.63%, the health ministry said.

Half of hospitalised Covid patients have persisting symptoms after a year, Lancet study says

Mohana Basu -
Shortness of breath & lung impairments lasted the longest – 1 in 3 people experienced them, especially if they had severe Covid, study says.

Will supply 20 crore doses of Covishield in September, SII notifies Modi govt

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In a production plan submitted to the Centre in May, SII’s director communicated that the production of Covishield would be ramped up to 10 crore each in August, September, said sources.

Second Covid wave not over yet, September and October crucial months, Centre cautions

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Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan Thursday said India is still in the midst of second wave & urged people to celebrate upcoming festivals adhering to Covid appropriate behaviour.

India’s R value drops further to 0.83, but metros see rise in infections

Mohana Basu -
Among states, West Bengal has the highest R value of 0.96. Meanwhile, Kerala's R value dropped to 0.87 this week from 0.93 last week.

India records over 46,000 new Covid infections in last 24 hours, active cases rise to 3.3 lakh

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Active cases comprise 1.03% of the total infections as daily positivity rate has stayed below 3% for the last one month. The death toll has risen to 4,36,365 with 607 fresh fatalities.

Time running out to study Covid origins, WHO scientists warn as they lay out 6 priorities

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Scientists from WHO-China team, tasked with studying origins of Covid, said unidentified animal hosts and early human infections have to be traced immediately because of waning antibodies.

Forget Covid origin, the new question is when the first coronavirus case was

Abantika Ghosh -
A series of articles in journals report circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in different countries way before officially recorded. US House Committee addendum has added to the chorus.

States to get over 2 cr vaccine doses, should inoculate teachers on priority, Mandaviya says

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According to the Union health minister, the additional doses will be made available in August and all states have been asked to vaccinate all school teachers before Teachers' Day.

Covid vaccine efficacy dropped to 66% as delta variant became dominant, says US CDC

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Observational study which tracked over 4,000 healthcare workers echoes evidence from Israel & UK suggesting Covid vaccines lost some potency in preventing infections as delta variant spread.
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