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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.

At 89 cases, Delhi records lowest daily count of new Covid infections this year

ANI -
Daily infections dropped below 100 for the first time since 16 February, when 94 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the capital.

PM Modi boasts of world’s largest free Covid vaccine drive as Centre revises policy

PTI -
In a Twitter post, the Prime Minister also said the biggest beneficiary in this phase of the vaccine drive shall be the poor, the middle class, and the youth of the country.

Centre has allocated only 15 lakh Covid vaccine doses to Delhi for July: Manish Sisodia

PTI -
The Deputy CM Monday called India's vaccination drive 'mismanaged' and added that it will take around 16 more months to inoculate Delhi's entire population at the current rate.

Covid pandemic: Cuban vaccine shows good results, Israel’s trained dogs sniff out virus

Taran Deol -
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

As world learns to live with Covid, it may also stop counting every positive case

Todd Gillespie -
If hospitalisations & deaths stay low, Covid could begin to look less like an unmanageable pandemic & more like a seasonal disease like influenza. For policy-makers, that’s the goal.

India records 53,256 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, recovery rate rises to 96.36%

PTI -
According to health ministry data, the death toll climbed to 3,88,135 with 1,422 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 65 days.

This one Indian sector beat bleak Covid trend, saw profits, promotions & salary hikes

Angana Chakrabarti -
Some of India's top IT companies did take a knock as the pandemic first emerged and the nation went into lockdown, but the recovery was quick and the trend holds.

India, China, US — Birthrates are declining globally

Darrell Bricker -
It’s not just because of Covid pandemic. The biggest force is urbanisation.

Too early to tell if Covid booster shot is required, WHO’s chief scientist Swaminathan says

Jason Gale -
Data from countries introducing precautionary extra inoculations later this year — particularly for vulnerable people whose immunity may wane faster — will inform WHO’s guidance.

Delhi records 135 new Covid cases, 7 deaths in past 24 hours

PTI -
The deaths are the lowest in the national capital since 1 April, as the positivity rate dipped to 0.18 per cent, according to data shared by the Delhi govt's health department.
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