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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.

Ticking ‘time bomb’: Study predicted re-emergence of ‘SARS-like virus’ 13 years ago

Kairvy Grewal -
Researchers at The Hong Kong University said there was a 'large reservoir' of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, warned against wet markets being a source of such infections.

Twelve new coronavirus cases reported in Gujarat, total rises to 30

PTI -
Out of the 12 cases reported Monday, five are of local transmission, while others have history of travel to Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, France and the UK.

PM’s wife, ministers, officials — how coronavirus is travelling though corridors of power

Srijan Shukla -
From Canadian PM's wife to health minister in Britain to Spain's first family, the world's most powerful people are getting infected with the coronavirus.

Amitabh Bachchan tweets, then deletes fake information on COVID-19

Sandhya Ramesh -
Amitabh Bachchan said viruses are potent during the new moon, and making noise destroys them. The tweet was almost wholly factually incorrect.

Delhi High Court, district courts suspend operations till 4 April as COVID-19 cases grow

PTI -
The High Court said only matters of extreme urgency will be placed before the registrar or joint registrar telephonically and hearing will take place through video conferencing.

Here’s how not following govt orders on COVID-19 can land you in jail

Apoorva Mandhani -
Several states and 80 cities are under lockdown as central and state govts issue orders to help prevent spread of coronavirus. And if you don’t obey, this is what could happen.

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill without discussion

PTI -
The govt said it was an 'extraordinary situation', a reference to the coronavirus pandemic, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the bill for passage.

India’s democracy deficit comes in the way of its battle against COVID-19

Shivam Vij -
Critical questions about India’s handling of COVID-19 are being brushed under the carpet of propaganda and there is a brazen lack of accountability.

Transmission of coronavirus through newspapers, currency possible but unlikely: Experts

Mohana Basu -
While there is limited research on the subject, existing studies indicate that coronavirus can persist on paper surfaces for four to five days.

Stock markets are going into a shock every time a new lockdown is announced

Moxy Ying -
Concerns are rising over a sharp drop in business activity and a potential recession that follows the lockdowns, especially in Asia.
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Opinion

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Shailaja Bajpai -
Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

How did Durga’s popularity survive Mughal & colonial rule? Bengali zamindars made it happen

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Imran Khan’s party expects Jaishankar to save Pakistan democracy. And Modi to free him

Economy

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Defence

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

Smruti Deshpande -
No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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