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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.

Tom Hanks and wife Rita test positive for coronavirus in Australia

Shirley Zhao -
The couple had body aches and fatigue, among other symptoms, the ‘Forrest Gump’ star tweeted on Thursday.

Govt cancels visas except diplomatic, employment ones until 15 April amid coronavirus outbreak

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The move will come into effect from 1200GMT 13 March. All travellers arriving from China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain & Germany after 15 February will be quarantined for 14 days.

83 quarantined in Army facility in Manesar after returning from coronavirus-hit Italy

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The evacuees will be monitored for two weeks by a qualified team of doctors and staff members, to watch for any signs of infection.

All educational institutes, cinema halls in J&K shut till 31 March amid coronavirus scare

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However, board and competitive examinations will be conducted as per schedule, Director National Health Mission (NHM), Bhupinder Kumar added.

Two test positive for coronavirus in Mumbai

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The two, who are the first coronavirus positive cases from Mumbai, had come in close contact with two Pune residents who had returned from Dubai recently.

Funny videos, TikTok dances, serious info — how social media has responded to coronavirus

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From handwashing songs to ‘distracted boyfriend’ memes, social media users are doing their bit to spread awareness on COVID-19.

Scindia gets drenched in saffron on Holi & BJP opens doors for ‘refugees’ of rival parties

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Best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Coronavirus patients shed virus even after their symptoms subside, says German study

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The researchers, affiliated to multiple German institutes, say in their pre-print that it is unclear whether 'shedding' is infectious and advise further investigation. 

Hello & Goodbye for Scindia, #CoronagoCorona and NYT’s sedition reminder

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The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Situation in coronavirus-hit Italy & Iran a cause of great concern, says S Jaishankar

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Over 6000 Indian nationals in various province of Iran are stranded which includes about 1,100 pilgrims mainly from Ladakh, J&K and Maharashtra.
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No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

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India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

India is showing signs of trusting China again. Beijing sees a window of weakness

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Economy

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

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In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

Defence

How Op Mahadev unfolded: A day-by-day account of how the net closed in on Pahalgam terrorists

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New Delhi: The killing of the three LeT terrorists behind the Pahalgam massacre was the culmination of an operation that started immediately after the...

National Interest

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

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As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.

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