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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.

IndiGo cuts salaries of senior employees amid coronavirus pandemic, CEO to bear 25% cut

PTI -
In an email to employees, CEO Ronojoy Dutta said the airline has to pay 'careful attention' to cash flow so that it doesn't 'run out of cash'.

Dark coronavirus humour can lighten the mood in isolation. But avoid ‘wife jokes’ please

Kairvy Grewal -
People are finding refuge in jokes during the social distancing enforced by the coronavirus pandemic. But humour can be dark, not insensitive.

‘Pay safe, stay safe’: Modi govt encourages digital payment amid coronavirus scare

Remya Nair -
The move comes at a time when India has reported 169 coronavirus cases and the government is trying to encourage social distancing to curb its spread.

Mumbai’s dabbawalas suspend tiffin service till 31 March due to coronavirus

PTI -
Subhash Talekar, spokesperson of Mumbai Dabbawala Association, said the suspension was due to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's appeal to not crowd local trains.

826 random samples test negative for COVID-19 but ICMR doesn’t rule out community spread 

Swagata Yadavar -
ICMR also says unnecessary to test asymptomatic patients at this incubation stage as even if they are carrying the virus, lower loads will result in negative tests. 

Delhi’s Sunder Nagar market closes till 31 March due to coronavirus outbreak

PTI -
This is the first time the market, known for jewellery, handicraft and restaurants, has been shut voluntarily in its 80-year history.

By failing to scale up testing coronavirus, India may have lost crucial time

Shivam Vij -
Let’s hope it doesn’t happen, but if a mass explosion of coronavirus is upon us, it will be because of the Indian government’s refusal to test a large number of suspected patients.

Skill ministry employee claims his mother is COVID 19-positive, later says it was a rumour

Jyoti Yadav -
The skill ministry is investigating a contractual employee's claims that his mother tested positive for coronavirus but later said his family was fine.

What is comorbidity — the factor that likely led to 3 COVID-19 deaths in India

Mohana Basu -
All three Indians who have died of COVID-19 had underlying health conditions that are believed to have compromised their fight against the disease.

Banned fruit from coronavirus-hit China could force closure of wholesale markets in India

Samyak Pandey -
Traders in Kolkata, Patna, Delhi are in panic over the presence of dragon fruit and banned Fuji apples from China in markets even as they face fall in sales and exports.
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Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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