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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.

Google approves BevQ, a Kerala app that will manage liquor queues virtually

Kairvy Grewal -
The app has been developed by a Kochi-based startup Faircode Technologies Private Limited to avoid reopening of liquor outlets & serpentine queues outside them.

Resuming cricket in a bio-secure environment is unrealistic, says Rahul Dravid

PTI -
The former India captain was responding to the England and Wales Cricket Board's plans to set up bio-secure venues to host Pakistan and the West Indies later this summer.

Sharad Pawar has taken lead role in Maharashtra Covid crisis, and Shiv Sena doesn’t mind

Haima Deshpande -
Senior Shiv Sena leaders say they don't see Pawar’s role as interference, adding that his experience is valuable.

Covid-19 death toll in India rises to 4,167, number of cases climbs to 1,45,380

PTI -
According to the Union Health Ministry, India has registered an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 new cases since Monday 8 am.

11 orders in over 2 dozen Covid cases — how Gujarat HC has put BJP govt in the dock

Apoorva Mandhani -
Gujarat was the first high court to take cognisance of Covid-19 on 13 March. Since then, it has taken the state govt, central govt and private hospitals to task.

Jobless workers’ crisis can be Congress’ suit boot ki sarkar moment. It can embarrass Modi

Ruhi Tewari -
If handled astutely, the crisis affecting lakhs of poor labourers can help Congress corner Modi govt and come out of a deep rut of political irrelevance.

India and China should lower their border tensions, talk more: Ex-envoy Bambawale

Nayanima Basu -
Former envoy Gautam Bambawale lauds India’s move to seek probe into the origins of ‘Wuhan virus’ saying it's 'absolutely essential from a humanitarian point of view’.

First flight takes off at 4.45 am as Delhi’s IGI airport reopens after 2-month lockdown

Suraj Singh Bisht -
At IGI airport, visitors were seen wearing bodysuits, masks, gloves & face shields as they queued up on the first day of domestic travel.

ICMR & Lancet HCQ study aren’t at odds. One is on preventing Covid, other about treating it

Angana Chakrabarti -
A Lancet study Friday said HCQ raises chances of death and irregular heart rhythm. On the same day, ICMR advised expansion of HCQ usage as prevention drug.

States blame Modi govt’s ‘unilateral decisions’ for chaos at airports as flights resume

Moushumi Das Gupta -
State govt officials say they were taken by surprise when the Centre on 21 May announced that domestic passenger commercial air services will resume from 25 May.
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