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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.

Omicron worries hit Indian economy just when it seemed poised to recover lost ground

Ila Patnaik -
Uncertainties around the variant could potentially increase restrictions, impacting the nascent recovery visible in the contact-intensive sectors.

Modi govt urges states to conduct mock drills, ensure full functionality of oxygen equipment

PTI -
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked to ensure that the gap between equipment and systems delivered to the districts & installed at healthcare facilities is reduced to zero

Delhi logs 4 more Omicron cases, variant hasn’t spread in community, Satyendar Jain says

PTI -
A total of six people, all with travel history to foreign countries, have been tested positive for Omicron in Delhi. The first patient was discharged from LNJP hospital Monday.

Why are you ashamed of PM’s photo on vaccination certificate, Kerala HC asks petitioner

ANI -
Court said the petitioner is wasting judicial time and it will dispose of the petition if it doesn't find any merit. The plea was submitted by an RTI activist Peter Myaliparampil.

Centre asks states, UTs to maintain strict vigil on Covid situation

PTI -
In a letter, Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in case of any district reporting a surge in cases, rise in positivity rates, intensive action and containment as per framework must be initiated.

India records 624 Covid deaths in 24 hours as Goa, Kerala, Chandigarh update data

Mohana Basu -
Kerala, Chandigarh, Goa add 225, 256 and 94 deaths, respectively. India’s 7-day average of daily fatalities has mostly remained below 400 over the last month.

Booster shot of Pfizer vaccine can cut mortality from Delta variant by 90%, says Israeli study

Mohana Basu -
Data culled from 54-day study period involving 8 lakh participants aged over 50, some of whom had got the booster shot.

Effective against other variants, Regeneron antibody cocktail fails to tackle Omicron: Study

Mohana Basu -
The study, primarily involving researchers from the Frankfurt-based Goethe University, has not yet been peer-reviewed. It has been shared on the preprint portal medRxiv.

Slight uptick in cases in Bengaluru but don’t expect 2nd wave kind of scenario: Civic body chief

Anusha Ravi Sood -
BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta says 'finding source of Omicron' is very difficult, but 'task at hand is to test, isolate patients and trace contacts of every case'.

AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail gets US nod for Covid prevention in those with low immunity

Mohana Basu -
According to company Evusheld 'neutralises all previous SARs-CoV-2 variants to date'. AstraZeneca now intends to apply for approval in India.
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