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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.

Japan picks up Olympic Committee baton, keeps planning for games

Reed Stevenson -
The International Olympic Committee says it remains 'fully committed' to the event and there is no need for any 'drastic decisions' at this stage.

Don’t look down on TikTok. The ‘timepass’ app now has COVID-19 experts and Bollywood celebs

Unnati Sharma -
Many look down on TikTok as the app for India’s unemployed youth but it has evolved to become a unique space for all.

Students keep distance, teachers wear masks — CBSE’s COVID-19 advisory for exam centres

Kritika Sharma -
The CBSE advisory, issued Tuesday, also stated that all examination centres should have rows of benches placed at a distance of one meter from each other.

BJP will not hold protests for 1 month in view of coronavirus, says party chief JP Nadda

PTI -
PM Narendra Modi in a parliamentary party meeting Tuesday asked MPs to refrain from launching any mass agitation till 15 April.

How a 16,000-strong religious gathering led Malaysia to lockdown

Yudith Ho -
More than half of Malaysia’s 673 confirmed coronavirus cases, the most in Southeast Asia, were linked to the gathering at a mosque between 27 Feb-1 March.

How Trump, Johnson response shows sensible conversations on coronavirus have finally begun

ThePrint Team -
In episode 417 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about how Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have stopped ridiculing coronavirus. And is India testing too little?

Pratap B Mehta on corona fault lines & Abhinav Chandrachud sets an example for Gogoi

Ayush Patnaik -
Today's political, economic & strategic punditry from Shyam Saran, Uday Bhaskar, R. Jagannathan, Tamal Bandopadhyay & many others.

Coronavirus disparity: No work from home for India’s poor

Angana Chakrabarti -
As the coronavirus crisis worsens in the country, the lower income class Indians can either save their jobs or lives.

Hong Kong dog dies after release from coronavirus quarantine

Natalie Lung -
While the dog initially tested ‘weak positive’ for coronavirus, it showed no symptoms & was released from quarantine Saturday after further tests came negative.

UP to promote students of classes 1 to 8 without exams as coronavirus shuts down schools

PTI -
The UP govt Tuesday extended the closure of all educational institutions, cinemas, mulitplexes and tourists places in the state till 2 April as a social distancing measure.
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Economy

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Yuthika Bhargava -
Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

Defence

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Smruti Deshpande -
Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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