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Topic: Coronavirus

J&K High court stays cutting down distinctive 16-20 million Russian poplar trees

ThePrint had reported that the J&K administration had begun cutting the trees, citing an earlier HC order, on the grounds that the female variety could spread Covid-19.

India would’ve had 8.2 lakh cases without lockdown & containment measures: Health Ministry

As Modi govt prepares to extend lockdown, health officials talk of successful Agra model, 1,035 cases recorded in last 24 hours.

Modi govt likely to extend lockdown for 2 more weeks, announcement soon

There will be more relaxations in the second phase of lockdown, post 14 April, with the govt looking to allow certain farm and manufacturing activities in a graded manner

Secrets of the North Korean model and the need for modern-day resurrections

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

Passengers to reach airport two hours early with protective gear when flights resume: CISF

Airport security Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) announced a new necessary post-lockdown plan for passengers to prevent spread of coronavirus.

Vaccine against coronavirus could be ready by September

Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, told The Times that she is 80 per cent confident the vaccine would work, and could be ready in six months.

UPSC candidates want exam postponed, govt says ‘too early’ to decide

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted that 'no one has a clue' when the civil service exam will be held due to lockdown while several aspirants are petitioning the government to postpone it.

Had China not been so strict about Wuhan, coronavirus would have stayed in Wuhan

In The Coronavirus, Swapneil Parikh, Maherra Desai and Rajesh Parikh write about the days to disaster in Wuhan and how the virus spread because China wanted to keep mum.

‘Act responsibly’: Muslim IAS-IPS officers’ plea to community after Tablighi Jamaat episode

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Bhopal’s health dept, led by its IAS secy, becomes new corona hotspot, half city’s cases linked

More than 30 officials of the city's health department have tested positive for Covid-19, and more than 50 cases in the city are related to it.

On Camera

DMK ‘rising son’ Udhayanidhi Stalin should brace for challenges. Power isn’t a birthright

In the Indian political setup, the BJP and the communist parties are probably the only ones who have been able to circumvent the hereditary leadership tag.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?