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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.

Bombay HC suggests appointing nodal officers for celebrities helping people get Covid drugs

PTI -
Maharashtra had appointed nodal officers to keep an account of the procurement & distribution of Remdesivir and other drugs in state-run, municipal and private hospitals & centres.

Centre allows employees with medical qualification to undertake practice, teleconsultation

PTI -
Such practice is to be undertaken during spare time and on a purely charitable basis, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.

Disheartening to see some states complaining about Covaxin supply intentions — Bharat Biotech

PTI -
In a tweet Wednesday, Bharat Biotech Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella said the company has already dispatched Covaxin lots to 18 states on 10 May.

When ‘hell’ came floating on Ganga — Bihar village in shock after 71 bodies wash ashore

Sajid Ali -
Bihar’s Chausa borders UP’s Ghazipur district, and state government and also Buxar district administration believe the bodies came downstream from the neighbouring state.

PM Cares Fund approves procurement of 1.50 lakh ‘Oxycare’ systems developed by DRDO

ANI -
The 'Oxycare' system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents a patient from sinking into Hypoxia, which can be fatal, the DRDO said.

Bengaluru residents go 80 km for Covid shot as medical hub just doesn’t have enough vaccines

Neelam Pandey -
As of Wednesday, Bengaluru has 11 vaccination centres for 18-44-year-olds, with an average of only 150 shots per day at each of them.

WHO hasn’t associated term ‘Indian Variant’ with B.1.617 Covid strain, health ministry says

PTI -
The health ministry dismissed 'unfounded' media reports that termed B.1.617 Covid variant as an 'Indian variant' — a strain that WHO recently said was 'of global concern'.

RSS worker Modi followed on Twitter dies of Covid. PM didn’t help despite plea tweet, family cries

Fatima Khan -
Amit Jaiswal's family hoped Modi would 'intervene' after they posted a tweet from his account, tagging the PM & CM Yogi, and said they were 'facing issues' regarding his treatment.

Covid pandemic: England now open to hugs, Brazil suspends AstraZeneca for pregnant women

Shubhangi Misra -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Modi govt expects second Covid wave surge to come down ‘sharply’ by July

Abantika Ghosh -
International experience is that during the second wave numbers go up sharply but come down even faster, says NITI Aayog’s V.K. Paul.
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