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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.

Bihar reports first coronavirus death as 38-year-old man succumbs at AIIMS Patna

PTI -
Munger resident Saif Ali, with travel history to Qatar, was admitted to hospital with kidney ailment Friday and tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday.

Delhi police arrests two for operating gym despite closure order in wake of coronavirus

ANI -
Delhi government ordered an immediate shut down of gymnasiums, spas and other such facilities till 31 March in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

Punjab orders complete lockdown to fight coronavirus, Karnataka seals its borders

Chitleen K Sethi -
Punjab’s decision comes after its number of COVID-19 cases spiked from 3 to 13 Saturday, while Karnataka is worried about community transmission.

All India Trinamool Congress asks all MPs to withdraw from Parliament due to coronavirus

PTI -
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien wrote to presiding officers of both houses urging then to wind up the proceedings of the House on 23 March.

Trump pushing for hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment, but scientists say more evidence is needed

Mohana Basu -
A French study shows promising results for hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus, and when used with azithromycin, it significantly reduced viral load.

Plague passport to detention — Epidemic Act was a medical surveillance tool in British India

Tarangini Sriraman -
The Epidemic Act was enacted to crack down on people — cart-drivers, sweepers, cleaners — who fled municipal limits in the aftermath of the 1896 bubonic plague.

Shaheen Bagh marks janata curfew by holding ‘symbolic protest’, petrol bomb hurled at it

Fatima Khan -
Protesters sitting in batches of 5 people, others have left their footwear to mark the janata curfew. No injuries in petrol bomb incident.

Coronavirus, Chernobyl, Katrina no accident, were predicted but not averted

Raghu Raman -
US agency CDC had predicted COVID-19. Ebola, SARs were nature’s alarm bells. Yet, human greed and narrow parochial goals suppressed those warnings.

263 Indians brought back from Italy sent to ITBP quarantine facility

PTI -
A special Air India flight landed around 10 am at Delhi airport and all the passengers were taken to quarantine after thermal screenings.

‘Janata curfew’ impact: Cities across India deserted, many trains & flights suspended

Samyak Pandey -
People have responded positively to PM Modi’s call for a ‘janata curfew’ from 7am to 9pm Sunday, to combat the spread of the coronavirus across India.
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