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.

Mass quarantine patients with mild Covid-19 symptoms: Chinese experts warn Italy

Bloomberg News - March 30, 2020

According to experts advising Italy on the pandemic, Wuhan made an error in asking patients with mild symptoms to self-quarantine at home instead of hospitalising them.

6,000 quarantined, 28 lakh people checked — inside Bhilwara, Rajasthan’s Covid-19 ground zero

Swagata Yadavar - March 30, 2020

Bhilwara locked down before the country did, after staff at a private hospital tested positive. Since then, it has set up a district war room, turned hotels into isolation centres, conducted house-to-house survey.

Gujarat reports 69 coronavirus cases, death toll rises to 6

PTI - March 30, 2020

Of the total 69 Covid-19 cases, 33 cases are of local transmission, while 32 patients have foreign travel history, an official said.

3D printers making masks to why social distancing is best bet — top research on Covid-19

Mohana Basu - March 30, 2020

Travel restrictions only help stop transmission in the early and late stages of the pandemic. ThePrint bring you the latest research on Covid-19.

Centre asks automobile manufacturers to make ventilators in view of growing Covid-19 cases

PTI - March 30, 2020

The Health ministry has already asked Bharat Electronics Ltd. to manufacture 30,000 ventilators in the next two months in collaboration with the local manufacturers.

Local transmission increasing, say Pakistan officials as total cases rise to 1,625

PTI - March 30, 2020

Pakistan has seen a rapid rise in cases with 54 being detected in the last 12 hours. Punjab and Sindh are currently reporting the highest number of cases.

Mumbai start-up builds AI-based X-ray technology to help track Covid-19 progression

Himani Chandna - March 30, 2020

Qure.ai had built a way to detect TB through chest X-rays, and has now adapted it to identify patients who need to go in for Covid-19 testing.

Covid-19: Jaffrelot says welfare state needed, Sajjid Chinoy wants income support

Ayush Patnaik - March 30, 2020

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Sajid Chinoy, Manu Joseph, Rahul Mazumdar, and many others.

AICTE tells technical colleges to help students complete internships from home

Kritika Sharma - March 30, 2020

AICTE has told institutions to instruct students to abide by social distancing guidelines and not take up any internship that involves travel or contact with outsiders.

Marking Covid-19 patients should not leave a social mark in India

Taran Deol - March 30, 2020

The act of marking carries historical baggage. If India wants to mark those infected with coronavirus, it must think of sensible ways that don’t outlive the crisis.

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