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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.

US to donate 50 crore Pfizer vaccine doses to 92 low & lower-middle-income countries

Lalit K Jha -
This is the largest purchase & donation of vaccines by a single country and a commitment by the Americans to help protect people around the world from Covid, the White House said.

India to receive share of 8 cr unused US vaccines through COVAX: State Department official

Lalit K Jha -
The US will allocate nearly 1.9 crores of the first tranche of 2.5 crore doses of unused Covid vaccines through COVAX to countries in South and Southeast Asia, and Africa.

India reports over 6,000 Covid deaths in a day for first time as Bihar revises figures

PTI -
The health ministry's data recorded 94,052 new Covid cases and 6,148 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate was at 5.43% and the recovery rate had improved to 94.77%.

This is what makes India’s Delta variant of coronavirus so worrisome

Sam Fazeli -
It has about a 40% higher transmission rate compared with alpha, which already had a 50% higher transmissibility than the original Covid strain, based on data coming out of the UK.

Pfizer wants it, so do Serum Institute & Moderna — but what exactly is indemnity?

Himani Chandna -
In the realm of Covid vaccination, indemnity has emerged as a key buzzword because of the breakneck speed at which vaccines have been developed and rolled out.

No time to lose, conclude talks on vaccines patent waiver by July-end: India to WTO

PTI -
India along with 61 co-sponsors submitted a revised proposal in May on TRIPS waiver for all WTO members regarding prevention, containment, and treatment of Covid.

Govt tells states, UTs not to share data on vaccine stocks & temperature storage in public

PTI -
The health ministry in a letter stated that sharing the vaccine data on eVIN system is 'sensitive information', and advised to use it only for programme improvement.

Blast inside madrassa in Bihar’s Banka kills Imam of adjoining mosque

PTI -
Banka police say it is not clear if the blast killed the Imam or whether he was buried alive in the debris of the mosque, which had been shut due to Covid.

Mamata questions Modi govt’s decision to distribute 25% Covid vaccines to private hospitals

PTI -
The Bengal CM also opposed the imposition of GST on medicines, equipment and vaccines required for the treatment of Covid.

Govt employees to get 15 days of special casual leave if parents test positive for Covid

PTI -
An order issued by the Personnel Ministry also said the government employee shall be granted commuted leave up to 20 days if he/she tests Covid positive or is in home isolation.
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