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.

No proof that drugs for heart ailments, diabetes are increasing severity of Covid-19: ICMR

Himani Chandna - March 27, 2020

ICMR has come to the conclusion ‘after review of the available information and deriving the consensus of various scientific societies and expert groups’.

Avoid ibuprofen, ICMR tells diabetes, hypertension, heart patients in Covid-19 FAQs

Himani Chandna - March 27, 2020

The advice follows a letter published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine that suggests ibuprofen can ‘aggravate’ Covid-19 infection in diabetes and hypertension patients.

‘Too much uncertainty’ — Anxious NEET aspirants want exam postponed amid Covid-19 lockdown

Kritika Sharma - March 27, 2020

While the NTA has delayed the release of NEET admit cards, it has given no indication of whether the exams will be postponed.

Real social distancing: Special planes for India’s rich, police lathis for working-class poor

Jyoti Yadav - March 27, 2020

Thousands of working-class poor are on the move due to the coronavirus lockdown imposed by Modi with only four hours' notice, only to face a brutal police crackdown.

Curfew, an app & assured home delivery — Punjab leaves little to chance in Covid-19 battle

Chitleen K Sethi - March 27, 2020

Punjab has had 33 cases of coronavirus so far. By Thursday, more than 580 cases had been registered against those allegedly found to have violated the curfew.

RBI’s mega financial package will work only if Modi govt plans for life after lockdown

Ila Patnaik - March 27, 2020

Govt will need to get both production & consumption back on track quickly after the lockdown is lifted and also have adequate health safety norms in place.

Did pangolins transmit coronavirus to humans? Could be, but scientists still not sure

Sandhya Ramesh - March 27, 2020

Research so far indicates that the pangolin, a scaly mammal that is illegally traded, was most likely an intermediary between bats and humans, but not the only one.

How lockdown is disrupting the village economy in UP, one farmer at a time

Fatima Khan - March 27, 2020

Their milk can't reach Delhi and sugarcane can't be taken to the mills, farmers in UP's Baghpat district narrate how lockdown has hit them.

Ten cardinal principles of war that apply to Covid-19 pandemic

Raghu Raman - March 27, 2020

The choices we face now are between saving lives from the pandemic and from the economic devastation that will follow it. Both have to be tackled simultaneously.

Why Rs 1.7-lakh crore relief package may not mean an equivalent fiscal hit in 2020-21

Remya Nair - March 27, 2020

Some of the expenditures announced by the Modi government have already been accounted for in the Union Budget presented in February.

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Topic: COVID-19

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