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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.

India records 3.43 lakh new Covid cases, 4,000 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The active cases fell to 37.04 lakh comprising 15.41 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate improved to 83.50 per cent, the health ministry data showed.

Tikri ‘gang rape’: Activist’s dad presses charges but no autopsy, dying declaration a challenge

Bismee Taskin -
Woman’s father filed FIR 9 days after she died of Covid, and weeks after Kisan Social Army member & his associate allegedly harassed, assaulted, raped & even tried to abduct her.

US nears victory over virus as CDC lifts most guidance on wearing masks

Josh Wingrove -
The guidance shift signals a broad return to everyday life, and is also a bet that any surge in spread from relaxed guidelines won’t be enough to reverse progress in inoculations.

UK likely to speed up vaccine second doses due to fear of Covid variant from India

Alex Morales -
Cases of the B.1.617.2 strain have risen to 1,313 over the past week, Public Health England said Thursday, assessing it to be 'at least as transmissible' as the so-called Kent variant.

Officials clueless, villagers blame ‘outsiders’ as Unnao finds over 100 bodies buried by Ganga

Prashant Srivastava -
Officials have no confirmation about the identity of the dead, or whether they were Covid victims. Local villagers said many buried the bodies because they couldn't afford wood.

Doctors hint at cow dung-black fungus link as people turn to gobar for Covid ‘cure’

Himani Chandna -
A viral Reuters report says some people in Gujarat ‘going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine in hope’ it will help with Covid.

How this Covid wave has hurt Indian economy — falling indicators, lower growth expectations

Ila Patnaik -
Indian economy is expected to do better than last year, but growth could be 11% or even lower, compared to the pre-2nd wave projections of 13% and above.

‘India not alone to suffer second wave’ — message Modi govt wants to send to repair its image

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
I&B ministry says its daily meeting are routine and are meant to review functioning of the media units, says it is not aimed at countering any 'adverse media publicity'.

Suspend stir against farm laws, it’s spreading Covid in villages — Khattar tells farmers

PTI -
Haryana CM Khattar said that the agitating farmers can restart the dharnas if they wish to, once the Covid situation is under control.

Singapore police investigate another hate crime against Indian family

Gurdip Singh -
On 2 May, a 47-year-old man had allegedly uttered offensive remarks towards an Indian family and confronted a male member of the family for not wearing his mask.
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