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Topic: Quarantine

‘What Do We Need to Talk About’ — first original Covid play that’s staged on Zoom

Richard Nelson's new drama is an addition to his earlier plays on the 'Apple Family'. It shows all four siblings talk about lives during the global pandemic.

Pay for 14-day quarantine or return, say cops at Karnataka border. But govt lists more options

Several people said they were forced to go back to Tamil Nadu as they couldn’t pay Rs 1,200 a day. Govt says only those willing to stay in hotels are asked to pay.

‘It’s Ramzan’ — kids of Covid-negative Tablighis ask Delhi govt why they’re in quarantine

Tablighi Jamaat members have been at various quarantine centres for over 30 days, and some of them have tested negative multiple times, but not been released.

When lockdown ends, these steps are key because delaying Covid spike isn’t flattening it

India incurred huge economic and human costs during the Covid lockdown and we must ensure that the spread of coronavirus is reduced after it ends.

Tanmay Bhat, Kaneez Surka to Vir Das: How stand-up comics are helping fund Covid-19 fight

India's stand-up comedians are using humour and tech to help healthcare workers and marginalised communities during lockdown.

Tamil Nadu is containing Covid-19 well, and it is not following Bhilwara model

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh says aggressive contact-tracing, quarantining over a lakh people and the lockdown worked in their favour.

10-month-old baby girl dies at quarantine centre in Uttar Pradesh

The toddler, who was showing measles like symptoms, was rushed to the district hospital in an ambulance but doctors declared her dead on arrival.

After nearly 15,000 deaths, this is how Italy managed to bring its daily Covid-19 toll down

Italy’s response to Covid-19 was strict and early, and along the same lines as Indian quarantine measures.

Louisiana pastor, arrested once for defying stay-home orders, continues with church service

In an interview to CNN’s Victor Blackwell, the pastor said that the depression & anxiety of living under lockdown is worse than dying of Covid-19.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.