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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.

Selloff due to coronavirus erodes nearly Rs 12 lakh crore investor wealth

PTI -
Trading was on halt for 45 minutes in an early session Friday after the BSE plummeted 3,389.17 points.

COVID-19 leads to ‘paranoia’, ‘gloomy’ economy & questions for governments

Ayush Patnaik -
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Abheek Barua, M.K. Narayanan, Syed Ata Hasnain & many others.

Instagram influencers are still sharing posts of sunsets and resorts, coronavirus be damned

Sarah Frier -
With airlines dropping flights, countries tightening borders, and concerts being cancelled — there's only one place to escape coronavirus outbreak: Instagram.

China’s love for wildlife meat to its authoritarianism — how coronavirus got out of hand

ThePrint Team -
In Episode 413 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains China's obsession with exotic meats and how its authoritarian system led COVID-19 grow into a pandemic.

Online is the future of education and thanks to coronavirus it’s already here

Stephen L. Carter -
From the serious — twilight of the handshake — to the trivial — the end of locker-room access after sporting events — life is expected to be different after the virus burns itself out.

‘World War C’, ‘Pandemonium’, ‘Bloody Thursday’ — papers record first COVID-19 death in India

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.

Cancelled sex parties, quarantine porn, kissing ban — how coronavirus is killing sex life

Samira Sood -
NBA season is off, IPL and Olympics are under a cloud, govts are urging against physical contact — thanks to coronavirus pandemic. But here’s what happens when COVID-19 enters the bedroom.

Pandemic, epidemic, endemic — what these mean and how they are different from each other

Fiza Jha -
The World Health Organization has finally declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, after months of only referring to the coronavirus outbreak as an epidemic.

Corona ‘gyaan’ across channels, Tharoor-Sibal as ‘head & shoulders’ on Times Now

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

US financial markets need to shut down temporarily like they did after 9/11

Conor Sen -
It’s better to shut down most of the physical economy for 3 weeks rather than shut down a moderate amount of physical economy for 3 months.
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China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

+TFP Praveen Swami -
India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

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Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

National Interest

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Shekhar Gupta -
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?

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