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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.

Mint calls for an ‘all-hands’ effort on coronavirus, HT notes lack of tests 

Revathi Krishnan -
A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

Wuhan reports 2 COVID-19 cases in 2 days, China begins withdrawal of medical staff from city

PTI -
Wuhan reported a single confirmed case Tuesday even as China reported 13 new cases overall and 11 new deaths, taking the toll to 3,237.

Army reports first coronavirus case, cancels training and events to prevent outbreak

Snehesh Alex Philip -
A 34-year-old jawan in Leh, whose father had travelled to Iran and is a coronavirus patient, is the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the Army.

Mecca to Vatican — COVID-19 proves when human beings are in peril, gods flee first

Taslima Nasreen -
Everything is on hold in Mecca. The Pope isn't communicating with god. Brahmin priests in temples are putting masks on idols. Religion has deserted coronavirus-fearing people.

Coronavirus death toll crosses 100 in US as outbreak spreads to all 50 states

PTI -
The first fatality was reported from Washington state on 26 February. Less than a month later, the toll has reached 105 with 6,500 infections.

While fighting COVID-19, India must reduce bankruptcies, bring cash transfers & tax reliefs

Suyash Rai -
Coronavirus crisis in India must be fought with unique strength of democracy – adaptability.

Pune woman tests positive for COVID-19 taking Maharashtra count up to 42

PTI -
The 28-year old had recently travelled to France and the Netherlands and returned to India on 15 March.

Brothels in Nevada to stay open with promises of more hand-washing, sanitiser use

Kelly Gilblom -
Nevada’s brothels are still open though they’re taking precautions. The Nevada Brothel Association said workers are already subjected to weekly health tests.

Last weekend, time spent watching Netflix, Amazon spiked 20% around the world

Lucas Shaw -
Amount of time people spent streaming spiked by more than 20% worldwide, including more than 40% in Austria and Spain, thanks to coronavirus restrictions.

Fox’s Tucker Carlson says govt failure inevitable, Sardesai’s rapid fire with AIIMS chief

Kairvy Grewal -
A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.
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Opinion

Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

+TFP D.K. Singh -
BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

Arikamedu is an ancient Indo-Roman trading port. There’s a reason you’ve never heard of it

Beijing is concerned about anti-China sentiment in India. New Delhi is focused on border

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Economy

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Swenja Surminski -
Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Defence

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
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.

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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