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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.

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I wait for the five-minute phone call or the ten-minute video call to home. But just as we start talking, the timer ticks off. Never before have I realised the value of every second.

Traumatised, burnt out & depressed — the silent crisis of Indian doctors in the second wave

Upmanyu Trivedi -
Constant high-risk exposure to the virus, surrounded by death & long hours in sweat-drenched PPE kits that make even washroom breaks tricky, the struggle is nightmarish for doctors.

BJP eyes bigger role in UP for Modi’s man who scripted Varanasi ‘Covid turnaround’

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Former IAS officer AK Sharma is credited with making Varanasi a relatively safer place in a state where Covid has wreaked havoc, exposing administrative inefficiency & mismanagement.

Over 52 cr shots & counting — how China is racing to vaccinate 40% of population by June end

Pia Krishnankutty -
Data from China’s National Health Commission state that at least 1 crore Covid vaccine doses are being administered daily, & could reach 2 crore — equivalent to Delhi’s population — if needed.

Why men are more likely to die of Covid — US study shows testosterone levels are key

Mohana Basu -
Study published in JAMA Network Open journal urges caution against ongoing clinical trials probing hormonal therapies as a treatment for men with Covid.

Covid has stranded Muzaffarpur migrants at home — and there aren’t enough jobs for everyone

Sajid Ali -
Work in places outside Muzaffarpur has helped residents weather upheavals they experience almost every year in the flood-prone district, but Covid has stripped them of this hope.

Pieces of cloth covering bodies at ghat in Prayagraj removed, SDM says ‘unintentional’

Prashant Srivastava -
Video showing labourers picking up the pieces of cloth and bamboo sticks, marking where suspected Covid bodies are buried, has gone viral.

Moderna in talks with Cipla, likely to launch single-dose Covid vaccine in India in 2022

Payal Banerjee -
While US giant Pfizer is ready to offer 5 crore shots in 2021 itself but it wants significant regulatory relaxations including indemnification, sources said Tuesday.

Some Covid long-haulers are baffling doctors with symptoms that go on and on

Robert Langreth -
Scope of mysterious lingering symptoms triggered by Covid is getting clearer, but what’s causing them and how to treat them isn’t.

How use of antibiotics for Covid patients is worsening India’s drug resistance crisis

Jason Gale -
Amid dearth of effective treatments, doctors are turning to drugs they have on hand — many are antibiotics that other countries wouldn’t use for Covid.
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