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- World Day of the Sick is the feast day of Roman Catholic church which was celebrated on February 11.
- This day was instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1992.
- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new coronavirus disease as ‘Covid-19’.
- The new name is taken from the words "corona", "virus" and "disease", with 2019 representing the year when it emerged.
- G. Narayanan, a senior ISRO hand from Kerala, has taken over as chairman and managing director (CMD) of NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL).
- NSIL is the newly formed commercial arm of the Indian Space agency.
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