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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.

Twitter India launches COVID-19 page for updates from authorities

Apoorva Mandhani -
Page is updated in real time, listing tweets from official handles of the PM, union ministers, chief ministers, state cabinet ministers and state and union ministries. 

India’s lead time against coronavirus is fast eroding. We need more than Sainyam and Sankalp

Rakesh Sood -
February gave India a valuable lead time as no new cases were recorded while 5,000 cases were reported in over 60 countries, including South Korea, Italy and Iran.

People respond to Prime Minister Modi’s appeal by clapping and clanging utensils

ANI -
To express their gratitude to medical professionals battling COVID-19 pandemic, people came out on their balconies and clapped their hands and banged utensils.

States to designate certain hospitals to only treat Covid-19 patients, says Health Ministry

PTI -
According to the Health Ministry, the total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 341 Sunday, including 41 foreign nationals.

Modi’s Janata curfew historic but govt must do these 5 things now to stop COVID-19 spread

Ravikumar Chockalingam -
Coronavirus travelled much of the world before coming to India. This has given us a wealth of information and empowered us with an invaluable resource — time.

Queen’s royal aide tests positive for coronavirus

PTI -
The Queen has shifted out of Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle indefinitely as a precaution after all her engagements were cancelled.

Anand Mahindra offers resorts as COVID-19 hospitals, donates 100% of salary to set up fund

Samyak Pandey -
Industrialist says Mahindra Group will get its manufacturing units to make ventilators, amid fears that India could be in ‘Stage 3’ of coronavirus spread.

Coronavirus should finally make us act on illegal wildlife trade

Simon Evans -
COVID-19 is revealing full scale of China’s wildlife trade industry, with the temporary ban on 20,000 captive breeding enterprises and 54 different species.

CAA protest organiser Tabrez tests positive for COVID-19, being treated at LNJP Hospital

Fatima Khan -
Jahangirpuri anti-CAA protest was one of many taking place across the national capital, and has now been called off. Tabrez says he visited it twice recently.

Delhi government to mark all homes with persons advised home quarantine for COVID-19

PTI -
Markings aimed only at cautioning others, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He appealed to the people to not stigmatize such families.
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