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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.

SubscriberWrites: How Modi’s handling of Covid-19 crisis is lethal for his image and BJP’s political fortunes

Mir Affan Hashmi -
Mir Affan Hashmi argues that the pandemic is Modi’s biggest ever challenge and could end up as a textbook on failed governance.

What is gain of function? Research field back in focus as Covid linked to China ‘lab accident’

Mohana Basu -
Gain of function research focuses on growing generations of microorganisms under conditions that cause mutations. For years, there has been an ethical debate around it.

Modi is now a visibly diminished PM, has run out of what he had in plenty these 7 years — luck

TN Ninan -
Modi govt has failed citizens on vaccines, testing kits, oxygen, hospital beds. PM’s image can recover, but he needs to show he can steer a ship in a storm, not hide in his cabin.

‘Look into possibility of implementation’: SC stays Allahabad HC order on Covid management

PTI -
The SC bench said there are some observations in the order which may be well-meaning but passed by the court in anxiety to provide relief to the general public.

PM Modi gets teary-eyed talking about lives lost to Covid virus

PTI -
During a video conference with doctors, PM Modi pitched doorstep treatment for those affected by covid with a new mantra ‘Jahan bimaar, wahin upchaar’

Centre-state vaccine tussle, and the advent of India’s ‘global channel’

Sukriti Vats -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

DMCH calls ThePrint report on terrible conditions ‘baseless’, our reporter narrates what she saw

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint stands by the report. Darbhanga hospital's allegation that the correspondent misbehaved with officials is untrue. There was no altercation or unpleasant argument.

Ready to strengthen dialogue, scale-up tech collaboration with India amid pandemic: IMF

Lalit K Jha -
IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said it sees speeding vaccination campaign, providing fiscal resources to the health sector and social support as immediate policy priorities for India.

India, 10 other ‘populist’ govts mishandled pandemic in 2020, Sweden institute report says

Pia Krishnankutty -
Working paper by Sweden's V-Dem Institute says the pandemic policy response score is lower and excess mortality higher in populist governed countries than in non-populist ones.

Not only oxygen, Delhi is struggling for water too. Covid is making it worse

Sonia Grover -
Covid-19 has made Delhi’s recurring water issue infinitely worse. Appropriate measures & technological interventions can lessen the supply-demand gap.
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How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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