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.

Not 19 lakh, but 1.5 lakh children have lost parents to Covid, India strongly refutes Lancet study

Mohana Basu - February 25, 2022

Updated government figures show 10,386 children have been orphaned, 1.4 lakh have lost a single parent, while 492 children have been abandoned in the pandemic.

Lift curbs for social & religious events after careful analysis, Centre tells states, UTs

PTI - February 25, 2022

Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said states and UTs should continue with testing and surveillance, clinical management and vaccination.

India expands Covid genome sequencing network, 6 pvt labs in Bengaluru, Delhi, Ahmedabad added

Mohana Basu - February 25, 2022

Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia or INSACOG was set up in Jan 2021. As of 10 Jan 2022, India sequenced 1,28,901 samples, accounting for less than 1% of infected people.

India records 13,166 fresh Covid infections, active cases fall to 1.34 lakh

PTI - February 25, 2022

New Delhi: India logged 13,166 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,28,94,345, while the active cases declined to 1,34,235,...

India’s cumulative Covid vaccination coverage exceeds 176.52 crore

ANI - February 24, 2022

New Delhi , February 24 (ANI): With the administration of more than 30.49 lakh (30,49,988) COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's...

Active Covid cases in India decline to 1.48 lakh

PTI - February 24, 2022

New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) India logged 14,148 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,28,81,179, while the active cases dipped to...

Learning from Covid, Modi govt plans big AI push for disease surveillance across India

Abantika Ghosh - February 24, 2022

The health ministry has signed an MoU with a private company to develop an AI-based tool that will scan media reports and track disease outbreaks.

As Covid cases decline, 59 per cent citizens plan to travel in upcoming months, survey finds

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay - February 23, 2022

While 12 per cent have booked tickets, most are likely to follow through closer to travel date.

Covid-19: Hong Kong starts mandatory testing, Uganda proposes to impose fine on anti-vaxxers

Tenzin Zompa - February 23, 2022

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid 19: India registers 15,102 fresh cases, but recovery jumps to 98.42 per cent

PTI - February 23, 2022

Active Covid caseload declines to 1,64,522 in last 24 hours; daily positivity rate keeps low at 1.28 per cent.

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