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Topic: Coronavirus

4 important advances made this week to understand, cure and contain Covid-19

From a positive trial for an antiviral drug to new clues to how the virus spread from China, scientists across the world are working to contain & cure Covid-19.

Highest increase in Covid-19 cases in past week in Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday announced tentative steps to begin returning Europe’s biggest economy to normal with reopening of shops and schools in early May.

Humanity will overcome coronavirus pandemic, says Prime Minister Modi

PM Modi on Saturday also hailed the efforts put in by various ministries to help people during the lockdown.

India to get over 3 lakh PPE this month, Reliance, TikTok, Red Cross among major donors

A consignment for 2 lakh PPE from Singapore is on its way while Reliance Industries and Red Cross together have donated over 60,000 equipment this month.

Delhi govt orders removal of all non-coronavirus patients from dedicated Covid-19 hospitals

There are 36 govt hospitals in Delhi which have been earmarked for Covid-19 patients only. Chief Secretary Vijay Dev said people should be moved by 19 April.

What returning to work will look like in offices, cafes and factories

Social distancing will be built in, with people divided by barriers & kept apart from colleagues & customers, a U-turn from open floor plans.

I Gotta Wash My Hands: World turning to The Beatles in Covid crisis, 50 yrs after it broke up

Beatles’ songs are being sung by those in lockdown from their windows and being played for those coming out of hospitals. It’s a band that never dies.

World economy bound to suffer severe recession due to Covid-19, warns IMF

Addressing a meeting of the IMF & World Bank, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the Covid-19 pandemic had struck the world economy that was already in a fragile state.

Pregnancy in a pandemic — lockdown triggers anxiety, doctors advise patience and caution

Limited medicine supplies, inadequate healthcare support and no transport have led to fears of infant and maternal mortality.

US looking into reports claiming coronavirus ‘escaped’ from Wuhan lab in China, says Trump

Fox News had reported earlier that intelligence operatives were gathering information about the laboratory and the initial outbreak of the pathogen.

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

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?