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Topic: Coronavirus

Big B and Priyanka Gandhi’s corona advice, Italy gets freebies & WHO let the dogs out

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

Donald Trump said he did not shake any hands in India. That’s not true

Donald Trump not only shook hands with leaders, officials and journalists but also hugged PM Modi more than once during his India trip in February.

Govt, RBI will take necessary steps to deal with ‘fear sentiment’ around COVID-19, says CEA

CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian said govt and RBI will respond when necessary and asserted that market reaction is not reflecting fundamentals.

Stock markets fall victim to coronavirus and washing hands of dynastic politics

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

Coronavirus is not an evil Chinese bioweapon meant to inflict terror. Here’s why

Since the coronavirus pandemic took root, there have been rumours that it is actually a Chinese bioweapon that found its way out deliberately or accidentally.

Congress cites coronavirus to try & defer MP assembly session, buy time to coax its MLAs

The MP assembly session is set to begin on 16 March, while the 22 Scindia-supporting MLAs in Bengaluru are set to fly to Bhopal Friday evening.

How coronavirus spread in India — 39 of the first 50 patients came from Italy, Iran, China

India has so far been successful in keeping the COVID-19 infection from spreading within the country, according to details given by the govt.

Fever, cough, fear or myths — Indians are turning to e-doctors for all coronavirus ‘cures’

As COVID-19 hits pandemic status, the use of virtual visits — through calls and chatting — has climbed across several online healthcare platforms.

Mass tests are vital to contain coronavirus spread in India, experts say after first death

Mass testing in a densely populated country helps identify patients early, isolate them & curb mortality as well as slow down pathogen’s rate of transmission.

BCCI suspends IPL till 15 April due to coronavirus pandemic

The suspension came after Delhi govt decision to not allow any sporting event in the capital, which is also home to the IPL's Delhi Capitals franchise.

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?