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Will the armchair coronavirus experts please sit down

These armchair epidemiologists believe they can project the trajectory of Covid-19 but it's serious science.

What scientists know (so far) about how Covid-19 spreads

There is evidence that pre-symptomatic people or those with mild symptoms are driving much of the spread of the virus, but there is still a lot we don’t know.

This is how coronavirus lockdowns have worked in China, S. Korea, Italy and US

Even as China moves to lift a quarantine on the original virus epicentre of Wuhan after stanching the outbreak, India and much of Europe are locking down.

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus, is in isolation at home in Scotland

The Prince of Wales’ wife, Camila, has tested negative for Covid-19.

3 US Navy sailors test positive for Covid-19 aboard aircraft carrier with crew of 5,000  

The 3 sailors have been airlifted from USS Theodore Roosevelt, and those who came in contact with them have been quarantined. 

11 killed as ‘Islamic State’ gunmen storm gurdwara in Kabul, India calls attack cowardly

Upto 200 people are still believed to be trapped inside the Kabul gurdwara as rescue operations are underway.

Brazilian gangsters impose curfew as President Bolsonaro calls coronavirus a ‘little flu’

Threatening messages are being circulated in the slums of Rio de Janeiro by gangsters saying they will 'teach people to respect' an 8 pm shutdown.

Pakistan suspends all domestic flights till 2 April to curb spread of coronavirus

The nationwide tally of the Covid-19 patients has soared to 990, with the highest number of cases in Sindh.

Social media trends #MakeChinaPay as Covid-19 forces people into indefinite quarantine

The novel coronavirus outbreak began in China's Hubei province and has now spread to 197 countries with 19,000 deaths worldwide.

G20 leaders to have virtual summit Thursday for ‘a coordinated global response’ to Covid-19

King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will chair the virtual summit that follows a telephone conversation between PM Modi and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman last week.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.