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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.

Ramdev withdraws remarks on allopathic medicine after Health Minister Harsh Vardhan’s letter

PTI -
The yoga guru, however, asserted that allopathic doctors should also not mock Indian medical systems like ayurveda and yoga by calling it ‘pseudo-science’.

3 ministers, 7 MLAs with hotels, resorts in focus as Goa welcomed tourists despite Covid wave

Manasi Phadke -
Goa govt’s argument for keeping tourism open was that restrictions would damage economy of beach state, a tourist hotspot that heavily depends on the sector.

Covid is short term, global investors are betting on India’s long term growth story

Subhadip Sircar -
One area of the market that’s booming is green debt. Indian firms have sold a record $4.1 billion of such notes so far in 2021.

Antibiotics, zinc, steam: Kerala doctor wants black fungus cause hunt to go beyond steroids

Simrin Sirur -
Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, a leading gastroenterologist in Kerala, cites an analysis of 210 patients to state there are factors beyond steroid use and diabetes in emerging cases of mucormycosis.

Bangladesh journalist Rozina Islam held under colonial-era official secrecy law gets bail

PTI -
Rozina Islam was arrested on Monday for allegedly using her cellphone without permission to photograph documents related to govt negotiations to buy Covid vaccines.

Sunil Bansal, head of the dairy business of Ramdev’s Patanjali, dies of ‘Covid complications’

Himani Chandna -
Sunil Bansal, who had also worked with Amul and Mother Dairy in the past, passed away on 19 May. He had joined Patanjali dairy business in 2018.

Serum Institute says executive’s remarks on Covid vaccination drive is ‘not company’s view’

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Suresh Jadav, executive director, Serum Institute, alleged Friday that the govt began vaccinating people without taking into account available stock of vaccines and WHO guidelines.

Revised India-SA proposal seeks ‘immediate’ talks at WTO to waive IP rights on Covid products

Nayanima Basu -
Revised proposal submitted by India & South Africa Saturday still firm on waiver of intellectual property rights for all Covid products. US supports waiver only for vaccines.

Arvind Kejriwal extends lockdown in Delhi for another week in view of Covid

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The CM said the process of unlock will start from 31 May if the number of cases continued to decline. Delhi recorded 1,600 new positive cases in the last 24 hours.

Why India’s devastating 2nd Covid wave should ring alarm bells in poorer corners of SE Asia

Clara Ferreira Marques -
The surges come at a time when economies & households are weakened by the consequences of more than a year of virus restrictions, and few govts are eager to repeat 2020 lockdowns.
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