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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.

India reports 38,667 new Covid infections, 478 deaths in last 24 hours

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The active cases have increased and comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections and the recovery rate was recorded at 97.45 per cent, according to health ministry data.

Mumbai sees ‘first Delta Plus death’ — What is the new variant & where it came from

Sandhya Ramesh -
The Delta Plus variant, also known as AY.1 and designated as a variant of concern in India, has been detected in the genome sequence of a Mumbai woman who died of Covid on 27 July.

Health ministry approves Rs 14,745 crore under Covid emergency response package to states, UTs

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The Union Cabinet approved the package worth Rs 23,123 crore last month. The scheme is to be implemented from 1 July to 31 March 2022.

First nasal vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech gets nod for phase 2 trial

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BBV154 is the first of its kind Covid-19 jab to undergo human clinical trials in India which is an intranasal replication-deficient chimpanzee adenovirus SARS-CoV-2 vectored vaccine.

Not in favour of mixing two Covid vaccines for better efficacy, says Cyrus Poonawalla

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If cocktail vaccines are administered and if the result is not good, then SII may say that another vaccine was not good or vice versa, Poonawalla added.

Belief in ‘herd immunity’ was biggest illusion, paved way for 2nd Covid wave, experts say

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Experts say the biggest mistake was allowing the virus to travel freely into the rural areas, adding that eradication of the virus now is too far-fetched an idea.

Mumbai reports first death due to Delta Plus Covid variant, second in Maharashtra

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The 63-year-old woman was fully vaccinated and died in July. Her 6 close contacts have tested positive for Covid, of which two are infected with Delta+ variant, according to BMC.

India logs 40,120 new Covid cases, records highest-ever recovery rate of 97.46%

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According to the health ministry data, the death toll climbed to 4,30,254 with 585 new fatalities recorded in last 24 hours.

1 in 6 people in Karnataka had Covid antibodies before second wave struck, sero survey shows

Angana Chakrabarti -
Conducted from 25 January to 18 February, the survey found that the seroprevalence was highest in the 50-59 age group and lowest in the 18-29 group.

WHO forms new expert group to continue research into origins of Covid in Wuhan

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The new advisory group, SAGO, will also be responsible for advising WHO on development of a global framework to study emergence of future emerging pathogens with pandemic potential.
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