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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.

Envoy Sandhu meets Anthony Fauci for his ‘insights’ on Covid situation, vaccine efficacy

PTI -
The meeting came a day after US' top public health expert Fauci termed India's Covid situation very desperate and suggested the govt marshal all its resources, including armed forces.

Surprise, surprise, Bihar’s Buxar has 6 ventilators. No surprise: No one to operate them

Jyoti Yadav -
None of the 6 ventilators given last year from PM Cares fund is operational. Even before Covid, Buxar was dependent on Varanasi & Patna for treatments that required ventilator support.

India’s Covid tragedy is a propaganda tool for Chinese State. Not even dead are spared

Aadil Brar -
On Chinese platforms Sina Weibo and Baidu, official accounts have posted messages mocking scenes of funeral pyres at India's cremation sites.

‘Future is bright’: RBI opens Rs 50,000-cr funds tap for vaccine makers, hospitals, healthcare

Remya Nair -
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says second Covid wave is not insurmountable, immediate priority is to protect lives and livelihoods, central bank will remain proactive.

1 Covid death in this UP village was followed by another 25. But official toll is silent

Bismee Taskin -
Doctors on the ground in Shahjahanpur say residents of the village are reluctant to get tested, though residents deny this. Local authorities admit to delayed test reports.

Death of Covid patients due to non-supply of oxygen ‘not less than genocide’: Allahabad HC

PTI -
The high court also ordered probe into news reports circulating on social media regarding death of Covid patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts.

Will vaccinate all employees by month-end, says Air India after pilots’ body threatens stir

PTI -
Indian Commercial Pilots Association had demanded vaccination camps across the country for the flying crew on a priority basis amid the second wave of the pandemic.

India’s soul has been seared. Wounded spirits more damaging than the countless Covid deaths

Shyam Saran -
It’s good that the Char Dham Yatra has been suspended. Vaishno Devi pilgrimage must also be called off. The gods will understand.

Hetero Labs in Hyderabad seeks nod to make tocilizumab, key drug for Covid treatment in India

Himani Chandna -
There is no clarity yet on the possible arrangement between Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, the original manufacturer of tocilizumab, and Hetero.

Up to 530% spike in poll states, 152% after Holi — the big culprits in India’s new Covid wave

Abantika Ghosh -
Experts say these superspreader events have been the main reason behind the surge in numbers during the ongoing second wave of the pandemic.
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