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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.

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Bjorn Gillsater -
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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.

More people drank excessively during the pandemic. We must address our alcohol problem

William Stilley -
Alcohol addiction has existed for thousands of years. But an OECD report said that drinking habits have significantly changed since the pandemic.

India registers 11,106 new Covid cases, 459 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 42 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 145 consecutive days now.

Raigarh instilled FOMO in people. That’s how it became a fully vaccinated district

Bhim Singh -
The Raigarh experience holds important lessons for India’s leaders in ensuring universal vaccination in a time-bound manner.

India registers 11,919 fresh Covid cases, 470 deaths in last 24 hours

PTI -
Active cases have gone up to 1,28,762, accounting for 0.37% of total caseload and the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.28%, according to the Union health ministry's data.

India records 10,197 new Covid cases, active cases lowest in 527 days

PTI -
According to the Union health ministry data, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.82% and the national recovery rate at 98.28%, the highest since March 2020.
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