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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.

UP to ease Covid curfew restrictions as active cases fall below 600 in all districts

PTI -
In a high-level meeting on Tuesday, CM Yogi Adityanath reviewed the Covid situation and decided to ease curbs for all 75 districts of the state, from 7 am to 7 pm, for five days.

India’s daily Covid caseload drops below 1 lakh for first time in over 2 months

PTI -
A single day rise of 86,498 cases were registered while the daily positivity rate dropped to 4.62 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday.

ICMR study finds P.2, Covid strain first found in Brazil, more severe than original variant

Mohana Basu -
P.2 or B.1.1.28.2 variant of SARS-CoV-2, however, has so far had very less prevalence, with less than 0.5% of the viral samples detected worldwide showing this strain.

China’s wet market Covid origin theory returns with study citing illegal wildlife sales

Jason Gale -
The new findings support a WHO-led research mission that concluded SARS-CoV-2 most likely spilled over to humans from animals — either directly from a bat or via another mammal.

Covid does spread some distance through air, update to 2020 Chinese restaurant study says

Sandhya Ramesh -
Researchers at Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention study 2.5 hours of restaurant CCTV footage to conclude close contact transmission did not lead to outbreak.

Centre ‘masterstroke’ in tackling 2nd Covid wave & Maharashtra’s 5 ‘gates’ to unlocking state

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Over 300 Indians urge Beijing to permit their return to country after taking Chinese vaccines

K J M Varma -
China made it mandatory for travellers coming from India, 19 other countries to get Chinese Covid vaccines, following which many Indians went to other nations to get vaccinated.

Olympic athletes, 2 other categories allowed to take 2nd jab of Covishield before 84 days

PTI -
According to SOPs issued by the Union health ministry Monday, even in these cases, the second dose will only be administered after 28 days from the date of the first dose.

Over 200 world leaders urge G7 nations to help vaccinate world’s poorest against Covid

Aditi Khanna -
The leaders backed a letter that argues that the $66 billion required for the process is affordable for G7 nations and is vital to stop the spread of new Covid variants.

Doctors in Agra successfully operate on newborn infected with black fungus

PTI -
When the 14-day-old girl was admitted to Agra's Sarojini Naidu Medical College for operation, she had no Covid symptoms, but was underweight and had kidney and heart illness.
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