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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.

Covid vaccines likely saved 20 million lives, cut potential toll by half, says Lancet study

Mohana Basu -
Imperial College London team says if WHO’s vaccine targets had been achieved, ‘1 in 5 of the estimated lives lost due to Covid in low-income nations could have been prevented’.

Does long Covid affect kids? How? What ‘largest coronavirus study on kids’ in Lancet says

Mohana Basu -
Ailments like headache, fatigue & abdominal pain more likely to last longer in children who've had Covid than in uninfected kids, finds study by researchers at universities in Denmark.

Pfizer’s Covid vaccine safe & effective for children under 5, says US FDA

Fiona Rutherford -
A lower rate of adverse reactions was seen in trials of the youngest kids, compared with trials of older age groups, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report said.

Maharashtra records highest Covid cases in 4 months, Mumbai sees 42% jump in 24 hours

ThePrint Team -
On 28 May, for the first time in state, 4 patients of B.A.4 sub-lineage and 3 cases of B.A.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant were found.

DGCA asks airlines to deboard passengers who refuse to wear face mask

PTI -
The aviation body also said airport operators must increase announcements & surveillance to ensure passengers follow Covid-appropriate behaviour at all times.

DCGI approval in, but here’s why you can’t choose Corbevax as your booster just yet

Abantika Ghosh -
Corbevax was, over the weekend, approved for heterologous use as a Covid booster shot by apex drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India.

How an airport nail salon chain became the frontline of US Covid testing systems

Riley Griffin -
Through a partnership with US CDC, XpresSpa launched a surveillance operation to hunt for new and emerging Covid variants among international travellers in close to 50 of its locations.

DCGI approves Corbevax as first heterologous Covid booster dose for adults

PTI -
A press release from Corbevax maker said it could be administered as a booster after six months of administration of primary vaccination for restricted use in emergency situation.

Covid not as bad for Indian economy as 2008 global financial crisis, says former CEA Subramanian

ThePrint Team -
Former Chief Economic Advisor K.V. Subramanian lauded steps taken by India during pandemic & said resorting to policies adopted at the time of 2008 crisis may have led to 4 times more inflation.

Less than 20% of students in India could access education in pandemic, learning suffered

Saswati Paik -
In their book 'Covid 19 pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India', Saswati Paik and Roshan M Samueltalk about the psycho-social effect of the pandemic on children.
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