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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.

It’s an interim report, oxygen needs are dynamic, says AIIMS chief on Delhi oxygen debate

PTI -
In the report, the five-member sub group headed by AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said that Delhi's oxygen needs were 'exaggerated' by four times during the second Covid wave.

Covid-19 will win if stakeholders fight each other, says Kejriwal after oxygen controversy

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The Delhi CM's remarks come a day after AAP and BJP hit out at each other over a report that said Delhi's oxygen needs were exaggerated four times over during the second Covid wave.

Muzaffarpur to Mexico City — Lockdowns reduced urban crime by over a third around the globe

Amy Nivette -
This hibernation of crime in public spaces was relatively short lived. Crime levels started to creep up again a few weeks after lockdowns began.

Global herd immunity remains out of reach– 99% of people in poor countries are unvaccinated

Maria De Jesus -
Public health experts estimate that approximately 70% of the world’s 7.9 billion people must be fully vaccinated to end the Covid-19 pandemic.

SubscriberWrites: Science is more crucial than ever, but pseudoscience has flourished during pandemic

Arpit Mathur -
From over use of steroids and wrong medication to the promotion of ‘Coronil’ and alternative cures, Covid has shown how ‘anti-science’ we are, writes Arpit Mathur.

Over 1.45 crore Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs, says health ministry

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The states and union territories have so far got over 31.17 crore vaccine doses through the free-of-cost channel of the central government and direct procurement.

Delta most transmissible variant, spreading rapidly in unvaccinated populations: WHO chief

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Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Covid-19 Technical Lead, WHO said the Delta variant is a dangerous virus and is more transmissible than the Alpha variant.

India records 48,698 Covid-19 cases, 1,183 deaths in a day

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The weekly positivity rate declined to 2.97 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data.

An alien kind of grief — how surge of Covid deaths has changed the way we mourn 

Sandhya Ramesh -
For a month starting April, daily Covid toll hovered between 3,000 & 4,000, climbing even higher some days. Adding to trauma were reports of people dying for want of medical attention.

Govt asks 8 states, UTs to take up speedy containment measures in view of Delta Plus variant

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Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the variant has been detected in districts like Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, Surat in Gujarat, Faridabad in Haryana and Bikaner in Rajasthan.
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