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TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

Snorkel masks as protective gear to new antibody test — 5 top research news on Covid-19

Kids could be silent carriers of Covid-19 and pollution levels dip in UK. ThePrint brings you top developments across the world on the coronavirus front.

Covid-19 outbreak pushes Beijing to draft law banning hunting, consumption of wild animals

China's most important local administrative body is working on a draft legislation that penalises wildlife hunting & consumption.

Coronavirus is expediting iPhone makers’ plans to move beyond China to countries like India

The move in production out of China has been underway since the trade war between Washington and Beijing reached its zenith last year. Now, Covid-19 is expediting that.

Employees of South Korean daily isolate themselves at printing facility to fight Covid-19

The printing press employees of JoongAng Ilbo in Daegu voluntarily decided to isolate themselves to avoid halting production of newspaper.

Think you’re too young to be hospitalised by coronavirus? This chart shows you’re wrong

Fatalities were highest in people over 85 years old, but the World Health Organization warns younger people against complacency.

Not enough grains to manufacture atta, maida, sooji as lockdown hits supply chain

Stakeholders say lack of labour and disruption in supply chain have led to shortage of raw materials to manufacture essential commodities like atta, besan and other products.

Why India’s experience in eradicating polio is unlikely to help in fight against Covid-19

India managed to successfully eradicate polio but the fight spanned decades and came with the help of a low-cost oral vaccine. 

A second coronavirus shockwave is hitting Chinese factories now

Emerging pattern of shipment cancellations poses grave risk to chances the world’s second-largest economy can repair damage from closures in February.

All you want to know about hantavirus that killed a man in China this week

Hantaviruses are a family of viruses that spread in rodents and to humans from rodents. It is caused by inhalation of excreta particles or aerosols from infected rats.

‘All this commotion’ — Bolsonaro calls Covid-19 shutdowns a crime that’s destroying Brazil

Many Brazilians, including his ministers, have criticised Bolsonaro for his lightweight response on coronavirus and insensitivity in the face of a pandemic.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.