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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.

Kolkata lawyer ‘curses’ judge with coronavirus infection, slapped with contempt notice

Apoorva Mandhani -
The lawyer wanted an urgent hearing for his case involving the auction of his client’s bus seized by a bank.

How the coronavirus recession is like World War II

Tyler Cowen -
There is a lot of discussion about the Great Recession of 2008 but the coronavirus crisis has more in common with World War II.

India will see COVID-19 community transmission but these steps can help, says ICMR study

Swagata Yadavar -
ICMR paper offers 2 scenarios — optimistic and pessimistic — to present its projections of the spread of coronavirus in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata.

Delhi, Hong Kong, Chile — how mass protests have changed shape after coronavirus outbreak

Pia Krishnankutty -
Hong Kong pro-democracy protests reduced to small flare-ups, Chileans are banging pots and pans from balconies in unified protest against inequality.

When social isolation means hiding out in a 5-star resort

Jen Murphy -
Some wealthy outliers are sheltering exactly where they were when the coronavirus news started to ripple around the world—in intimate, remote, five-star hotels.

Why surgeons in Europe and America don’t want to operate right now

Therese Raphael -
Surgeons who are on the front lines are most at risk, not simply of catching coronavirus, but of getting its most severe form.

Pets shouldn’t die inside shops in COVID-19 lockdown: Animal welfare board to state govts

Sanya Dhingra -
The letter by Animal Welfare Board of India came a day after it wrote another Monday urging all states to ensure animal fodder is made available across states.

What is PPE, and why it is essential in the fight against coronavirus

Angana Chakrabarti -
Complaints from medical professionals about a shortage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is concerning as the number of coronavirus cases rise in India.

PM Modi urges people to keep up their fighting spirits as coronavirus cases cross 500 mark

PTI -
With the lockdown hitting the industry, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman also said an economic package to help tide over the crisis will be announced very soon.

95-year-old woman in Italy recovered from COVID-19 ‘without any antiviral medication’

Samyak Pandey -
The woman, Alma Clara Corsini, from northern Italy, was only given antibiotics by the doctors. She was discharged from the hospital on 20 March.
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