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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.

China risks 1.6 million deaths if Covid Zero policy abandoned, says Chinese university study

Peter Vercoe -
The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that immunity induced by China’s vaccination campaign in March would be 'insufficient' to prevent an Omicron wave.

In rebuttal to WHO, Modi govt claimed 99.9% deaths registered. NFHS-5 pegs 2019-21 figure at 71%

Abantika Ghosh -
NFHS-5 India report, based on fieldwork done from 2019 to 2021, was released Thursday. It gives death registration level as 83% for urban, 66% for rural households.

WHO estimates over 47.4 lakh excess deaths in India in 2021, Modi govt questions data again

Mohana Basu -
WHO’s new estimates show full death toll associated directly or indirectly with Covid pandemic across the world between 1 Jan 2020 and 31 Dec 2021 was approximately 1.49 crore.

Congress’ problems run deep. BJP is being clever by focussing on Rahul Gandhi’s private life

ThePrint Team -
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‘Covid is not fully gone, remain alert,’ Modi tells state heads after rise in cases

ThePrint Team -
The Prime Minister asked chief ministers to scale up infrastructure; said children should get vaccines at the earliest.

Drug patented in 1960s can halve recovery time in mild & moderate Covid cases, study finds

Mohana Basu -
Citing the findings of a clinical trial involving 200 patients, a team of researchers has urged the Health Ministry to include antiviral drug Indomethacin in the country's Covid treatment protocols.

Delhi govt’s new SOP for schools – check all entry gates, ensure quarantine room

Soniya Agrawal -
The Delhi Directorate of Education Schools asked schools to guide students to not share their lunch and stationery with others.

India’s Covid R value crosses 1 for the first time since January, Delhi & UP register 2.12

Mohana Basu -
India’s overall rise in R, an indicator of how fast infection is spreading, from 0.77 in March to 1.07 this month is primarily driven by a spike in cases in Delhi, UP and Haryana.

First, Beijing failed to prevent Covid in Shanghai. Now, it’s struggling to censor criticism

Aadil Brar -
The Shanghai lockdown isn’t just about the Covid-19 pandemic but also about the elite politics between the Shanghai and Beijing regions.

What is mucosal immunity & how nasal sprays and vaccines will help fight Covid-19

Sandhya Ramesh -
Nasal vaccines and sprays have been subject of discussion since early days of Covid, with research finally making headway into actually testing them for mucosal immunity.
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