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Topic: COVID-19

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.

The virus spreads through liquid particles when the infected person coughs, sneezes or breathes – it has a high multiplication rate. Therefore, the world had taken measures to quarantine or isolate those infected. While the disease can be mild and recoverable, those older or with underlying medical conditions are more likely to be adversely affected. The disease caused according to WHO estimates 3 million deaths in 2020.

The ‘no mask’ rules in US just follow science

Faye Flam -
Evidence that vaccines protect others is of a stronger and more direct kind than evidence that masks do. So, getting vaccinated is more likely to help than wearing a mask.

Congress MP Rajiv Satav passes away days after recovering from Covid

PTI -
Satav, considered close to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, had tested positive for Covid on 22 April. The 46-year-old leader was later diagnosed with a new viral infection.

Clean, sanitise, refrigerate, wait — a day in the life of a morgue worker in Delhi

Tenzin Zompa -
Morgue workers say that despite wearing PPE & taking precautions, patients’ relatives don’t want to come near, and end up misidentifying bodies.

Journalist Sunil Jain dies due to post-Covid complications, PM Modi says ‘left us too soon’

PTI -
Sunil Jain was the managing editor of the Financial Express newspaper. A regular Twitter user, Jain had last posted about his health on 3 May after he was admitted at AIIMS.

Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines

PTI -
This comes in the backdrop of some clinicians writing to the Principal Scientific Advisor cautioning against the "irrational and non-scientific use" of convalescent plasma.

SpiceJet crew spends 21 hours inside aircraft at Zagreb airport over RTPCR test rule change

PTI -
On arrival in Zagreb on Tuesday, the crew, including four pilots, as well as cabin staff, was told that the orders have changed.

Govt, administration, public — all dropped guard after first Covid wave: Mohan Bhagwat

PTI -
Addressing a lecture series, Bhagwat said the country should stay united and work as a team in these testing times, instead of pointing fingers at each other.

BJP alleges links between Congress & Navneet Kalra, accused of hoarding O2 concentrators

PTI -
Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi is lawyer of all such "criminals" and black-marketeers, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said, hitting out at the opposition party.

Banned ULFA (I) outfit announces ceasefire for 3 months due to Covid-19

PTI -
United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) Commander-in-Chief Paresh Barua made the statement in an e-mail to the media. Assam currently has a caseload of 3.15 lakh.

Air India lifts 35 tonnes of mineral used in O2 production plants from Rome to Bengaluru

PTI -
Additionally, the national carrier is going to airlift zeolite mineral for DRDO from multiple locations across the world during the coming weeks.
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