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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.

Testing numbers absent from Delhi’s daily coronavirus bulletin despite HC order & case surge

Aneesha Bedi -
Absence of testing data despite HC orders raised concerns among health experts after Delhi registered sharpest-ever single-day spurt of cases Wednesday and the figure went up further Thursday.

India plans to expand repatriation from 15 May to bring back citizens from more countries

Nayanima Basu -
As part of the second phase of repatriation, Indians stuck in Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Ukraine, Russia, Thailand, among others, will be brought back.

We have to learn to live with the virus, says govt as India crosses 56,000 coronavirus cases

Angana Chakrabarti -
Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal says India’s doubling rate has gone down to 10 days from 12 days, indicating a jump in the number of cases.

Bastar has remained Covid-free. That’s because social distancing is tribal norm, experts say

Prithviraj Singh -
Administrators and experts say the tribal way of life is built around social distancing, and people have become more vigilant about allowing outsiders in.

Scientists develop sensor that can help smartphones detect coronavirus in 60 seconds

Mohana Basu -
Low vitamin D levels linked to higher deaths and a dialysis device that gives white blood cells a fighting edge, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Gautam Buddh Nagar reports first death due to Covid-19

PTI -
A 60-year-old man was found positive for Covid-19 and was taken to Government Institute of Medical Science Friday where he died.

UP-MP labour reform: Wooing investors post-lockdown or taking advantage of Covid crisis?

ThePrint Team -
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government passed an ordinance Friday exempting businesses from all labour laws except three for the next three years.

Nintendo profits triple as ‘Animal Crossing’ game smashes records in the time of quarantine

Taran Deol -
Six weeks after the latest edition of 'Animal Crossing' was launched on 20 March, Nintendo's operating profit has tripled to $842 million in the March quarter.

World’s most accurate antibody test has arrived. Or has it?

Sandhya Ramesh -
Most antibody tests have a high rate of either false positives or false negatives, drastically dropping their accuracy.

Focus on Covid-19 to increase malaria, tuberculosis and HIV related deaths in 5 years: Study

Revathi Krishnan -
The study further stated that due to the coronavirus pandemic, five years of progress on tuberculosis treatment could be lost.
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