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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.

Shut bars don’t mean you start throwing house parties, and being host to coronavirus

Shubhangi Misra -
Teens partying in Germany or those gallivanting at a spring break in the US have acted nothing less than bio hazards, probably infecting hundreds of people.

Indian students in UK demand to be sent back despite travel restrictions due to coronavirus

PTI -
Students sought refuge within Indian High Commission and refused alternate accommodation while India's ban on travellers from UK & Europe remains in place until 31 March.

Experts question malaria drug endorsed by Trump as COVID-19 cure but people stockpiling it

Kristen V Brown -
Patients who actually need hydroxychloroquine haven't been able to get it after others have started stockpiling it following Trump's tweet.

Fifth coronavirus death in India, second casualty in Maharashtra

PTI -
A 63-year-old man died of the virus in Mumbai Sunday. The BMC stated the patient had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and ischemic heart disease.

India can save up to 10,000 lives with proper isolation & quarantine: Epidemic specialist

Swagata Yadavar -
Giridhar R. Babu backs PM Modi’s ‘janata curfew’, saying if isolation & quarantine aren’t implemented, India will have 6 lakh COVID-19 cases by May.

Is there enough on Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon to see us through coronavirus isolation?

ThePrint Team -
With PM Modi’s ‘Janata Curfew’ nudge, malls and theatres closing, online streaming platforms have become entertainment of choice in times of social distancing.

Chaos emerges in journals as they loosen standards for papers on COVID-19

Faye Flam -
Ibuprofen went from recommended to discouraged, based on a Lancet paper that expresses due uncertainty.

Govt caps COVID-19 tests at Rs 4,500, urges labs to conduct them for free

Swagata Yadavar -
Only NABL-accredited labs will conduct the test for coronavirus. Each will be given a registration number, which they would have to display prominently.

Moradabad jail suspends meetings till 31 March, distributes medicines for COVID-19

PTI -
Authorities said that they have stopped the entry of visitors and are distributing many ayurvedic and allopathic medicines to increase the immunity of prisoners.

Treat health workers who die handling COVID-19 cases as ‘armed force martyrs’: Pvt hospitals

Himani Chandna -
Private hospitals have also proposed converting some of their less popular branches into coronavirus isolation centres.
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