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.

Modi govt allows pharma firms to tweak clinical trial rules during Covid-19 lockdown

Himani Chandna - March 31, 2020

Over 2,500 active trials are said to be underway in India for drugs aimed at patients suffering from cancer and hepatitis B, among other things.

UP puts 18 districts on alert to trace people who attended Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat event

Samyak Pandey - March 31, 2020

State administration inspects Markazi Masjid in Lucknow’s Kaiserbagh-Aminabad area and takes 6 foreigners for Covid-19 testing.

Only home ministry can issue lockdown orders, says govt, tells other ministries to stop

Amrita Nayak Dutta - March 31, 2020

The message was conveyed to ministries and departments through a letter written by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba.

Doctors & health staff, regular patients no longer need curfew passes in Punjab

PTI - March 31, 2020

Banks and ATMs have also been allowed to operate the whole week, according to the state home department's revised guidelines amid the nationwide lockdown to curb Covid-19.

Tablighi Jamaat blames ‘govt planning’ as BJP, AAP attack it for spike in Covid-19 cases

Fatima Khan - March 31, 2020

Organisers of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation say it took place before the nationwide lockdown kicked in, and the sudden curfew stalled evacuation efforts.

72 new Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra with 59 in Mumbai alone, biggest rise in single day

PTI - March 31, 2020

This takes the total number of coronavirus patients in Maharashtra to 302, a health official said.

More than 2,100 foreigners linked to Tablighi Jamaat entered India since 1 January

Snehesh Alex Philip - March 31, 2020

Home ministry sources say efforts are on to trace 824 of these foreigners who left for different parts of India from the Nizamuddin Markaz mosque in Delhi.

Malaysian woman tests positive for Covid-19, first in Jharkhand

PTI - March 31, 2020

The woman, who is among the 24 persons found staying in a mosque in Ranchi, is absolutely normal and asymptomatic, said an official.

What is Tablighi Jamaat? Organiser of Delhi event behind spike in India’s Covid-19 count

Snehesh Alex Philip - March 31, 2020

Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Banglewali Masjid in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area was attended by thousands on 10 March. Many among them have tested positive for Covid-19.

Charulata to Edward Hopper — coronavirus quarantine is breathing life into art again

Fiza Jha - March 31, 2020

There is relatability in minimalist art and by reviving it, we are contemplating our own architecture of loneliness during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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