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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 reports 1.67 lakh fresh Covid cases, 1,192 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI -
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 11.69 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 15.25 per cent, according to the health ministry.

India reports 2.09 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, 959 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI -
Active cases decreased by 53,669 to reach 18,31,268 and comprise 4.43% of the total infections, while the country's recovery rate stands at 94.37%, according to the health ministry.

Karnataka lifts night curfew, to reopen schools from 31 January

PTI -
The state govt also allowed pubs, restaurants and hotels to operate at 100% capacity. However, cinema halls, multiplexes, swimming pools and gyms can't exceed 50% occupancy.

What causes long Covid? US study finds 4 factors, including viral load & Type-2 diabetes

Sandhya Ramesh -
Preliminary findings of study — conducted by Institute for Systems Biology and University of Washington, in association with Swedish Medical Center, US — published in 'Cell'.

Covid will return ‘like the flu’ after Omicron, but won’t be a pandemic: US researcher in Lancet

Mohana Basu -
According to Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) director Christopher JL Murray, over 50% of the world will have been infected by the Omicron variant by March-end.

India records 2.55 lakh fresh Covid cases, 614 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 15.52 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 17.17 per cent, according to the health ministry.

Covid-19 pandemic disrupted vital cancer care. The next global health crisis awaits

David Fredrickson -
The medical community’s speedy response to Covid-19 is encouraging. We can prevent cancer from becoming the next global health crisis.

Covid outbreak forces hosts India out of Women’s Asian Cup football, 12 players test positive

PTI -
India failed to name the required minimum of 13 players for Sunday's match against Chinese Taipei, and withdrew from the tournament, according to the AFC rule-book.

Sheriff Biden’s Ukraine stumble, and Meat Loaf’s ‘if I die, I die’ attitude to Covid

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The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

‘Outdoor classes, radio lessons’ — govt teachers suggest hacks as 3rd wave shuts schools again

Soniya Agrawal -
Following the first Covid lockdown, imposed in March 2020, students missed over 500 days of physical classes. Third wave has forced school closure again after brief window of reopening.
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