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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.

Not just more vaccines, India needs to vaccinate faster, open private sales, import shots

Shruti Rajagopalan -
With less than 70 million doses delivered thus far, and a population of more than 1.3 billion, India faces a staggering challenge.

Restaurants, night clubs fined in Delhi for not following Covid norms

PTI -
According to police, in South East district, 10 FIRs were registered and 330 people fined for not wearing face mask, not maintaining social distancing and spitting in public places.

PM Modi directs central teams to visit Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh as Covid cases spike

PTI -
During a high-level meeting to review the coronavirus situation, it was announced that a special campaign for Covid-appropriate behaviour will be organised between 6-14 April.

Maharashtra govt announces night curfew, only essential services allowed from 8 pm to 7 am

PTI -
Maharashtra reported 49,447 new Covid cases and 277 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.

‘Hunger Games’ salute for Myanmar, and the global Covid response ship finally sets sail

Raghav Bikhchandani -
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52 IIT Jodhpur students test positive for Covid-19 over the last week

PTI -
The students, most of them from Gujarat and Odisha, had returned to the institute to attend their mandatory laboratory sessions after undergoing online classes in their home towns.

Restaurants, bars, malls to be shut for 1 week in Pune due to rise in Covid cases

PTI -
A curfew will be in place from 6 pm to 6 am, and malls, cinema halls and places of religious worship will also be shut during this seven-day period, a senior official said Friday.

Sachin Tendulkar hospitalised as precaution 6 days after testing positive for Covid-19

PTI -
Besides Tendulkar, former cricketers Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and S Badrinath, all of whom had recently played in the Road Safety World Series, also tested positive for Covid-19.

At 3.57%, Delhi’s Covid positivity rate is rising while its testing numbers are lower

Aneesha Bedi -
Delhi reported 2,790 cases Thursday, the highest single-day figure this year, recording an over 50 per cent jump since Wednesday's 1,819.

India records single-day rise of 81,466 Covid cases, highest in 6 months

PTI -
Active cases have increased to 6,14,696 comprising 5% of total infections, while recovery rate has further dropped to 93.67%, the health ministry said.
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