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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.

Zydus Cadila’s 3-dose Covid vaccine gets approval from govt panel for emergency use in India

PTI -
If approved, ZyCoV-D will be the world's first DNA vaccine against Covid, developed by an Indian company and will become the sixth vaccine to be approved for use in the country.

AstraZeneca antibody cocktail prevents Covid in high-risk groups, study finds

Suzi Ring -
AstraZeneca said it is preparing to submit the data to regulators for potential emergency-use authorisation. Its findings may also salvage a deal with the US to purchase the drug.

UP schools to reopen for Classes 6-8 from 23 August, primary classes from 1 September

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The state has already allowed physical classes in schools for students of grades 9 to 12 with strict Covid-19 protocol from 16 August.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in smartphone data usage. Here is how much

Joe Myers -
According to reports, the pandemic boosted global data consumption by more than 30 per cent in 2020. And it's set to grow nearly as quickly this year.

SubscriberWrites: Majoritarianism and religious nationalism unite Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

Tuhin Das -
Both in India and Turkey, governments appealed to religious sentiments of the majority to garner public support during times of social and economic distress, writes Tuhin Das.

India reports 38,667 new Covid infections, 478 deaths in last 24 hours

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The active cases have increased and comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections and the recovery rate was recorded at 97.45 per cent, according to health ministry data.

Mumbai sees ‘first Delta Plus death’ — What is the new variant & where it came from

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The Delta Plus variant, also known as AY.1 and designated as a variant of concern in India, has been detected in the genome sequence of a Mumbai woman who died of Covid on 27 July.

Belief in ‘herd immunity’ was biggest illusion, paved way for 2nd Covid wave, experts say

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Experts say the biggest mistake was allowing the virus to travel freely into the rural areas, adding that eradication of the virus now is too far-fetched an idea.

1 in 6 people in Karnataka had Covid antibodies before second wave struck, sero survey shows

Angana Chakrabarti -
Conducted from 25 January to 18 February, the survey found that the seroprevalence was highest in the 50-59 age group and lowest in the 18-29 group.

Moderna’s mRNA vaccine safe & effective in teens, US clinical trial findings show

Mohana Basu -
Among the 2,489 participants who received the mRNA-1273 vaccine, the most common adverse reactions included pain in the injection site, headache and fatigue.
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