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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.

Vitamin D, good hygiene — chief of India’s top nutrition body shares key Covid tips

Aneesha Bedi -
Dr R. Hemalatha, director of ICMR’s National Institute of Nutrition, sheds light on the importance of nutrition, and other Covid questions.

Two senior IAS officers in PMO appointed to World Bank, World Trade Organisation 

Sanya Dhingra -
While IAS officer Rajiv Topno will serve as senior advisor in World Bank, Brajendra Navnit will be ambassador to the Permanent Mission for India (PMI) at WTO. 

40 Covid apps across India: Lack of coordination or needed for micro-management?

ThePrint Team -
India now has nearly 40 Covid-19 apps, including Aarogya Setu. The purpose of these apps range from contact tracing to providing health information and issuing e-passes.

Modi govt wants colleges, universities to help study AYUSH practices for Covid-19

Kritika Sharma -
A UGC circular has instructed all colleges and universities to get their faculty and students to download the ‘Ayush Sanjivani’ app.

Glitches, poor coverage: India’s digital payment failing labourers when they need it most

Krittika Chavaly -
Developing countries such as Thailand and Kenya have already scaled up their infrastructure to deploy Covid relief efforts. Here's how India can fix its cash transfer system.

Health ministry shuts offices for 2 days, issues guidelines as Covid cases rise among staffers

Himani Chandna -
The health ministry has issued an office memorandum that strictly lists out social distancing measures and dos and don'ts. Employees are advised to look out for and report symptoms.

Beijing eases flight ban day after US suspends passenger flights from Chinese airlines

Bloomberg News -
In early January, there were about 325 scheduled flights a week between China and the US, but that slid to only 20 a week by mid-February.

Masks, temperature checks & long wait outside hospitals — Ahmedabad limping back to normal

Soniya Agrawal -
Shops have opened and people can be seen on the roads in Ahmedabad while the number of patients being brought to hospitals is still on the rise. 

Delhi’s LNJP hospital fears staff shortage ahead of ‘Covid peak’ as 150 doctors get exam leave

Tarun Krishna -
Between infected doctors, examinations and deployment of doctors to other facilities, LNJP is looking at a ‘severe shortage’ of healthcare workers.

AAP accuses RML Hospital of giving erroneous Covid test results, late submission of report

PTI -
AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha said the Delhi govt re-tested 30 samples RML which were declared Covid-19 positive, out of which 12 were found to be negative and two inconclusive.
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In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Ajay Ahlawat -
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Economy

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

Mrinalini Dhyani -
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Defence

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

National Interest

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

Shekhar Gupta -
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.

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