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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.

Centre issues fresh advisory to states and UTs over new Covid variant

PTI -
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the variant has significantly high number of mutations, and thus, has serious public health implications for the country.

Everyone was at risk during lockdown. But women were real superheroes in Covaxin’s journey

Balram Bhargava -
In 'Going Viral: Making of Covaxin', Dr Balram Bhargava unpacks the story of India's indigenous Covid-19 vaccine.

Covaxin was 50% effective among health workers in 2nd wave, real-world study from AIIMS shows

Mohana Basu -
Study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases journal assessed 2,714 hospital workers from AIIMS New Delhi, who were most exposed to Covid and were primarily offered Covaxin.

China is doubling down on strict Covid zero route as it battles delta

Bloomberg News -
The current resurgence already accounts for the most infections and the most days with new cases spurred by the delta variant since May.

Organise workplace Covid vaccination to improve coverage, Centre advises states

PTI -
Union Health Ministry also asks states to involve vaccinated influential figures and community leaders to motivate people to get vaccine jabs.

Drug-resistant infections are becoming increasingly common. Here’s how we can fight it

Jayasree K. Iyer -
The lack of appropriate access to medicines gives pathogens an opportunity to infect more people and develop resistance.

Refugees are in statistical shadows. Until that changes, global poverty won’t

Bjorn Gillsater -
A lack of or gaps in data limits our ability to accurately measure poverty, the impact of crises and policy shocks on refugee populations.

Job losses, bad bosses, shut businesses — Covid ravages Delhi’s ‘seedy’, other Aerocity Mahipalpur

Revathi Krishnan -
Local hotel owners say only 40% of over 200 hotels in Mahipalpur survived Covid lockdown & are barely breaking even. Every parlour has a tale of loss, with many having given up. 

Modi govt allows Serum Institute to export 50 lakh Covishield doses under COVAX to 4 nations

PTI -
The SII will commence Covid vaccine export under the COVAX programme from 23 November. Nepal, Tajikistan, Mozambique and Bangladesh are the 4 nations that will receive the doses.

Serum Institute urges Modi govt to fast-track movement of increasing Covishield stock

Payal Banerjee -
SII's Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs is learnt to have recently communicated to Union Health Ministry that it has a manufactured stock of 24,89,15,000 Covishield doses.
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