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Topic: Pandemic

Facebook wrongly blocks coronavirus news as spam but it’s not the first time

After multiple users reported that articles on COVID-19 were taken down for violating community standards, Facebook said it was a bug.

Japan picks up Olympic Committee baton, keeps planning for games

The International Olympic Committee says it remains 'fully committed' to the event and there is no need for any 'drastic decisions' at this stage.

Research in China finds anti-viral drug Favipiravir effective in treating coronavirus

The influenza drug which was approved for clinical use in Japan in 2014, is to be included in the diagnosis and treatment plan for COVID-19

COVID-19 patient helps scientists map virus immune response

A woman, who recovered in 10 days, produced white blood cells that targeted virus-infected cells and spurred the production of antibodies.

Devi Shetty, Harsh Pant on tackling coronavirus, Nitin Pai says this may be last pandemic

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Abheek Barua, M.K. Narayanan, Syed Ata Hasnain & many others.

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.

China’s love for wildlife meat to its authoritarianism — how coronavirus got out of hand

In Episode 413 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains China's obsession with exotic meats and how its authoritarian system led COVID-19 grow into a pandemic.

Pandemic, epidemic, endemic — what these mean and how they are different from each other

The World Health Organization has finally declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, after months of only referring to the coronavirus outbreak as an epidemic.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.