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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.

No role in how states procure vaccines, says Centre days after it told SC it allocated quotas

Abantika Ghosh -
At press briefing, Joint Health Secretary Lav Agarwal says Centre isn't involved in states buying vaccines. Also said India’s Covid numbers are going down.

Chinese man arrested for attacking, hurling racial slur at Indian-origin woman in Singapore

Gurdip Singh -
Police said the woman was confronted by a Chinese couple during her walk who told her to wear her mask properly. The man allegedly uttered an offensive racial remark and assaulted her.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa asks Covid patients staying in hospitals ‘unnecessarily’ to go home

PTI -
The Karnataka chief minister said 503 people were in hospitals despite the advice of doctors for their discharge and were depriving serious patients of getting treatment.

Meerut is UP’s worst-hit Covid district, but villagers there still fear testing & hospitals

Taran Deol -
Meerut DM says 25% of cases are rural, but door-to-door UP govt survey only found 100 positive people. ASHA workers say patients with symptoms fear going to hospitals and dying.

Delhi’s positivity rate has dropped to 19% from 36% in April, says Satyendar Jain

ANI -
Warning that the second wave is still on, the Delhi health minister said people cannot be at ease till the positivity rate falls below 5%.

Prioritise giving second dose of Covid vaccine, minimise wastage, Centre tells states

PTI -
n a meeting held by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, states were asked to reserve at least 70% of the shots supplied from the central pool for second dosage.

Malayalam screenwriter Madampu Kunjukuttan passes away due to Covid-19

ANI -
Madampu Kunjukuttan was 81 years old. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in the year 2000 for the Malayalam film 'Karunam'.

PM Modi thanks Lotay Tshering for Bhutan’s support amid Covid crisis

PTI -
The leaders noted that the present crisis situation has served to highlight the special friendship between India and Bhutan based on mutual understanding, a PMO statement said.

UP Police file FIR, form team to probe how thousands gathered for Budaun cleric’s funeral

Prashant Srivastava -
A purported video of the funeral procession Sunday, which has gone viral, shows several participants without face masks and flouting social distancing norms.

States, UTs to receive 7 lakh additional Covid vaccine doses within next 3 days — Centre

PTI -
The Centre has so far provided over 18 crore vaccine doses to states and Union Territories free of cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 17.09 crore doses.
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