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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.

Time to be strong & united as Covid-19 cases double in less than a week, says Kejriwal

ANI -
25 COVID-19 cases have been reported from Delhi so far and five people have died

Paramilitary forces suspend movement of personnel till 5 April in wake of coronavirus

PTI -
Union home ministry has asked all the forces to ensure that no one travels for routine duties, goes on leave or comes back from leave to join duty till 5 April.

Woman with COVID-19 symptoms dies in Haridwar

PTI -
The woman had come back from the US on 6 March. She had been hospitalised Sunday morning after her health deteriorated.

Hospitals to conduct ‘mock drills’ to deal with COVID-19 during Sunday’s janata curfew

Apoorva Mandhani -
Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal announced Saturday that 1000 hospitals were trained through video conferencing to conduct these drills.

NCP tells MPs to help govt agencies fight Covid-19 & not return to Delhi for Parliament

PTI -
The budget session of Parliament is currently in progress and many MPs had returned to their respective constituencies during the weekend.

Twitter antakshari, composing songs — how ministers & celebs are observing janata curfew

Simrin Sirur -
Individuals and companies have also offered free services to help pass the time during Sunday’s ‘janata curfew’, called to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

SAI centres to be used as quarantine facilities for COVID-19: Sports ministry

PTI -
All training camps at SAI centres, barring for those preparing for the Olympics, have been cancelled, and athletes have been advised to return home.

Passenger trains cancelled till 31 March due to COVID-19, buses & metros also suspended

Samyak Pandey -
High-level committee chaired by Cabinet Secretary asks states to lock down districts where coronavirus cases have been detected, allow only essential services.

T20 to coronavirus to RSS — 6 books you need to read in self-quarantine

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint with Penguin Random House India brings you the must-reads in March and April while self-isolating during the pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic can lead to these 8 good things too

Charles Foster -
The lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic will pay dividends in the future and help human beings prevent worse ones.
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