scorecardresearch
Saturday, October 5, 2024
TopicCOVID-19

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.

Delhi HC says can challenge extended Covid quarantine, but asks people not to rush to courts

Apoorva Mandhani -
The Delhi HC verdict came on a petition filed by a man who came in contact with a pizza delivery agent who tested positive for Covid.

A Sikh doctor in Canada shaving beard shouldn’t become unfair demand from whole community

Kairvy Grewal -
Dr Sanjeet Singh Saluja and his brother Ranjeet made the difficult decision to shave their beards so that they could wear PPE. But it presents a conundrum for the Sikh community.

Finding more plasma donors for Covid therapy isn’t just science, it’s a demand-supply chain

Scott Kominers -
By applying simple business strategy, a voucher-based system for patients can be the key to solving plasma shortage in countries.

World is talking in R0 values and infection rates, but coronavirus doesn’t care for such data

Mark Buchanan -
Averages are useful, to know where we're at in dealing with the pandemic, but there will be further flare-ups, easily large enough to overwhelm local resources.

WFH, online classes, binge-watching during lockdown have started another ‘outbreak’

Tarun Krishna -
It’s a collective burden for students and workers who find themselves spending more and more time on screens and gadgets to keep up with life.

Why India won’t take sides on US-China spat over Covid, despite skirmishes in Sikkim-Ladakh

Jyoti Malhotra -
China believes it can write history on its own terms and even avenge it, except the novel coronavirus is reshaping the world in brand new ways.

This Surat man buys 150 kg vegetables, 500 kg rice to feed 12,000 people twice a day

Swagata Yadavar -
Jignesh Gandhi has so far spent Rs 36 lakh on the initiative. Rest of the funds have come through his own non-profit called Alliance Club of Surat "Hope".

US sees Covid spread twice as fast in areas where major meatpacking plants have reopened

Mike Dorning -
Counties with these meatpacking plants accounted for 10% of new confirmed cases from 28 April to 5 May while representing just 7.5% of the US population.

Why DU, BHU, AMU or JNU students don’t want to go home despite trains and buses resuming

Kritika Sharma -
Students at several central universities across India say they want to stay put. It’s their best option, they claim.

Starting this week, UP govt loan fair for MSMEs amid Yogi push for industry revival

Prashant Srivastava -
The loan fair will be held online from 14 to 20 May, UP government spokesperson & MSME minister Siddharth Nath Singh said. 
1...378379380...500Page 379 of 500

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Tirupati is the story of us. It’s more than laddus

Jaithirth Rao -
The temple rituals take from multiple Hindu sects: Vaishnava, Shaiva, Kaumara, and Shakta. This integrated vision has made Tirupati the most popular temple of our time.

I met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2005. He told me he was an admirer of MK Gandhi

Indian Muslim leaders must drop Hezbollah solidarity. Put country before Muslimness

Economy

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

Prasad Nichenametla -
The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

Defence

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Smruti Deshpande -
Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

Follow us

Copyright © 2024 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.