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Topic: COVID-19

Social bubbles — how Belgium, New Zealand & Germany are helping citizens meet friends, family

The general principle of a social bubble is that each household is allowed to interact with only one or two other families. The idea is to help ease emotional distress.

Are Indian states capable of marking Covid zones and planning their own exit strategies?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the Covid lockdown exit strategy.

Poor not afraid of Covid but of dying of starvation, says Gujarat HC, asks for ‘humane touch’

The HC has asked the advocate general and govt pleader to come up with concrete plans to alleviate the problems of the migrants.

Daily drills, AC upgrade & more — how Delhi Metro is preparing for post-lockdown times

DMRC shut down Metro services on 22 March, three days before the nationwide lockdown came into effect, as India rallied to check the spread of Covid-19.

Scientists identify new bat coronavirus that sheds light on how SARS-CoV-2 evolved

Children, teens at higher risk of complications to bowel abnormalities in patients, ThePrint brings you the latest research on Covid-19.

Delhi HC says can challenge extended Covid quarantine, but asks people not to rush to courts

The Delhi HC verdict came on a petition filed by a man who came in contact with a pizza delivery agent who tested positive for Covid.

A Sikh doctor in Canada shaving beard shouldn’t become unfair demand from whole community

Dr Sanjeet Singh Saluja and his brother Ranjeet made the difficult decision to shave their beards so that they could wear PPE. But it presents a conundrum for the Sikh community.

Finding more plasma donors for Covid therapy isn’t just science, it’s a demand-supply chain

By applying simple business strategy, a voucher-based system for patients can be the key to solving plasma shortage in countries.

World is talking in R0 values and infection rates, but coronavirus doesn’t care for such data

Averages are useful, to know where we're at in dealing with the pandemic, but there will be further flare-ups, easily large enough to overwhelm local resources.

WFH, online classes, binge-watching during lockdown have started another ‘outbreak’

It’s a collective burden for students and workers who find themselves spending more and more time on screens and gadgets to keep up with life.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.