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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.

Potted plants, sofas —the ‘jugaad’ dumbbells for fitness freaks during coronavirus lockdown

Unnati Sharma -
Social media is flooded with videos of celebrities and Instagram influencers exercising in their homes during coronavirus quarantine.

Antibody test or RT-PCR. Both needed to fight Covid-19. Don’t rake up controversies

Vijay Chauthaiwale -
Antibody test data will give an key insight on the spread of the virus and various factors affecting the collective immunity. It is not possible with RT-PCR.

Abbott Laboratories launches 5-minute coronavirus test that is portable

Kairvy Grewal -
The test employs molecular technology, which is highly valued by the scientific community for its accuracy.

Crumbling Covid-19 infra at Delhi mohalla clinics keeps doctors away, patients helpless

Aneesha Bedi -
Doctors at AAP’s mohalla clinics are rattled by the Covid-19 diagnosis of a colleague. While some continue to work, many are staying away over safety worries.

India hitting period of exponential growth in Covid-19 cases, can see 30,000 deaths by May

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Total number of Covid-19 cases in India spike to 873, death toll at 19

PTI -
According to the Health Ministry's data, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 775, while 78 people were either cured or discharged.

Coronavirus pandemic is our Harry Potter moment — an event that changes life forever

Rachel John -
As Thomas Friedman said, coronavirus has put us at the cusp of a historical divide. There’s BC, before coronavirus, and AC, after coronavirus, from here on.

Why Modi, Trump & others are angry at WHO’s handling of Covid-19 crisis 

ThePrint Team -
In episode 429 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how WHO’s reputation has been damaged by its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Why India’s wealthy happily donate to god and govt but loathe helping needy and poor

Kaveree Bamzai -
Be it Amitabh Bachchan or Virat Kohli, India’s rich and famous are quick to lecture or follow PM Modi’s diktat. But selfless charity is missing among most Indians.

‘Excuse to destroy our people’: Far Right groups weaponise coronavirus to further their agenda

Kairvy Grewal -
Several extremist groups, worldwide, have employed both conspiracy theories and calls for targeted violence against communities to push their Far Right ideologies.
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Opinion

India has 2 women CMs now. Atishi and Mamata Banerjee are both victims of bad PR

Shailaja Bajpai -
Women look up to women in power as role models. But so far, Atishi’s public image is that of a woman-in-waiting rather than a woman-in-charge.

Normalising India-China relations is an economic need. Modi is right to seek peace

Should India trust US? Answer that with strategic realism, not Cold War conspiracy theories

Economy

Tamil Nadu govt & Ford go way back. How carmaker’s return is new chapter in story that began in 1995

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.

Defence

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Smruti Deshpande -
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

National Interest

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Shekhar Gupta -
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.

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