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Topic: Coronavirus

Eight UK doctors have died fighting coronavirus, all of them immigrants

According to a report by NYT, foreign doctors in the United Kingdom have found work in practises that put them on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Karnataka ministers, legislators to take 30% pay cut to fund fight against Covid-19

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa says all political parties consented to the move before the ordinance was passed Thursday.

Vaccine for TV and Modi-Trump’s ‘bruised’ friendship

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

Modi-Trump’s friendship, Leander Paes’ tennis frypan, Bagga’s helping hand

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Zoom app is now India’s third lockdown favourite, beats Facebook and PUBG

In the spurt of post-lockdown downloads, Zoom has far surpassed wildly popular apps whose fame predates that of the video-conferencing portal. 

Delhi govt to fine, award jail term to those not wearing masks when outdoors

Chief Secretary Vijay Dev issued an order stating violators would be fined between Rs 200 and Rs 1,000 or get a six-month jail term.

Review cautions how hydroxychloroquine could be potentially harmful for treating Covid-19

From a study on how smokers are at higher risk of infection to another on impact of lockdown on physical health & mental well-being, ThePrint bring you latest research on coronavirus.

‘Super spreader’ infects nearly 100 people in Jaipur, Rajasthan gets second Covid-19 hotspot 

In Jaipur locality of Ramganj, almost 100 people have been infected by a 45-year-old man who returned from Oman and ignored quarantine rules.

Pakistan’s Hazaras to India’s Muslims – people are finding Covid-19 scapegoats

Since the Black Death plague in 14th century, when people went after Jews, beggars, and foreigners across Europe, every disease outbreak has been followed by racism and xenophobia.

Delhi High Court cancels summer break to make up for work loss due to Covid-19 lockdown

The high court has also cancelled the summer break of subordinate courts and resolved that the courts shall continue functioning during the entire vacation month of June 2020.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘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?