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Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Topic: COVID-19

‘Work from home impossible with 2G net’ — Abdullah to PM as Kashmir faces COVID-19 lockdown

Abdullah cited the detection of Kashmir’s first COVID-19 case and said high-speed internet was a necessity because authorities had locked down ‘large parts of the Valley’.

‘Do the five’: Health ministry advisory on coronavirus pops up on Google search

A ‘hand’ icon has started appearing on Google search, which leads to a health ministry advisory on the precautions needed to check the spread of COVID-19.

No new cases in China to clean Venice waters — the latest on COVID-19

From new research on coronavirus to how other countries are coping, ThePrint brings you top developments from across the world.

Schools shut over COVID-19, govt plans delivery of grains or cash for mid-day meal recipients

HRD ministry is set to tell states to provide students with either food grains or cooked meals delivered to their homes, or to send cash to their parents.

Sample of 72-year-old man from Punjab who passed away tests positive for COVID-19

Health authorities did not confirm the exact cause of his death and there was no immediate confirmation from the Union Health Ministry either.

Karnataka’s Kalaburagi first district to be locked down after India’s first COVID-19 death

Kalaburagi administration imposes Section 133 and 144 of CrPC and seals border with Maharashtra after the dead man’s daughter and doctor tested positive.

Delhi anti-CAA protest organiser in quarantine after sister tests positive for COVID-19

The organiser said he had visited the anti-CAA protest site at Jahangirpuri a couple of times after his sister is believed to have contracted coronavirus.

826 random samples test negative for COVID-19 but ICMR doesn’t rule out community spread 

ICMR also says unnecessary to test asymptomatic patients at this incubation stage as even if they are carrying the virus, lower loads will result in negative tests. 

By failing to scale up testing coronavirus, India may have lost crucial time

Let’s hope it doesn’t happen, but if a mass explosion of coronavirus is upon us, it will be because of the Indian government’s refusal to test a large number of suspected patients.

What is comorbidity — the factor that likely led to 3 COVID-19 deaths in India

All three Indians who have died of COVID-19 had underlying health conditions that are believed to have compromised their fight against the disease.

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Your place or mine? This dating question comes with extreme risks, dirty pillows & toilets

Don’t call him to your place the first time. He could be a stalker who now has your address. Or worse. He overstays his welcome, clogs your toilet, picks his nails, and snores.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.