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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.

Global airlines carnage deepens as Singapore Airlines, Emirates slash flights

Will Davies -
Airlines, estimated to be facing more than $100 billion in lost revenue this year, are being forced to make unprecedented groundings and furloughing staff.

War on terror bind Modi and Bush. Now COVID-19 threatens to become new Hurricane Katrina

D.K. Singh -
From former US president George W Bush to former Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh and ex-Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang, calamities have tested the mettle of many leaders.

Social distancing is a luxury Indians earning just Rs 150 a day cannot afford

Bibhudatta Pradhan -
Quandary facing India’s informal workforce is one of starkest examples of how social inequality threatens to undermine virus containment efforts around the world.

Europe cancels $1 billion garment orders from Bangladesh as coronavirus hits demand

Arun Devnath -
The world’s second-biggest garment exporter, Bangladesh has been relatively unscathed with 27 coronavirus cases, but massive order cancellations may hit its economy.

Don’t work from your bed: What to do when working from home in time of coronavirus

Paula Brough -
You need a work-life balance when working from home too.

For streaming apps like Netflix, coronavirus is the test they weren’t ready for

Tara Lachapelle -
As much as these services brag about thousands of hours of movies and shows, truth is people may grow bored with them relatively quickly when forced to spend so much time with one.

Hypertension, diabetes increase COVID-19 risks — clinical data emerges on usual suspects

ThePrint Team -
In episode 424 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta highlights how comorbidities such as heart diseases and hypertension increase the risk of the COVID-19.

Sensex plummets over 2700 points, global markets resume free fall amid coronavirus lockdown

PTI -
Extreme lockdown measures taken by India and the world over have adversely affected investor sentiment, stoking recession fears.

Coronavirus death toll spikes to 400 in US, confirmed cases jump to nearly 34,000

PTI -
New York tops the list of coronavirus hot spots with 114 deaths, more than 15,000 confirmed cases, and reporting 5,418 new cases in 24 hours alone.

‘Can’t ensure functioning mess’ — 150 IRS trainees told to leave Nagpur academy amid lockdown

Sanya Dhingra -
IRS trainees at National Academy of Direct Taxes in Nagpur say their leave requests weren’t heard earlier when transport was available. Official says order not mandatory.
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Economy

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National Interest

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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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