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Monday, June 17, 2024
TopicSocial distancing

Topic: Social distancing

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.

Australian soap opera Neighbours resumes filming, safety rules include no kissing or touching

Actors have to stand five feet apart and there are daily temperature checks on the set of Neighbours, which has been running for 35 years.

Social media claims AI seated passengers without social distancing, but here’s the fact

A video showing passengers complain about expensive ticket fare and no social distancing is being widely shared on social media.

The unruly Indian flier is about to get a crash course in airport civility thanks to Covid

As Delhi airport readies its plan to resume operations with social distancing norms in place, handling the unruly Indian passenger will be its biggest headache.

Indians bottomed up 40 days of social distancing. Now states count on them to fill coffers

The violation of social distancing norms across India during liquor sale shows the challenges Modi govt has to face ahead once the economy opens up more.

We all are ‘Too Hot to Handle’ in Covid times. Why reality TV shows are finally relatable

Believe it or not, reality TV shows like ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ are helping us cope with the Covid crisis.

Why coronavirus outbreaks could go on until 2024 despite social distancing

Social distancing might be required into 2022, with surveillance through 2024. It's not realistic to think the virus will soon recede and disappear.

What if the pandemic never ends? The world should prepare for that too

Scientists are doing all they can to defeat the virus quickly. But policy makers should be planning for the possibility that they won’t succeed.

These are the rules UGC panel wants colleges to follow when they re-open

In a report to the UGC, the expert panel has suggested that colleges should develop a foolproof plan and follow social distancing norms after they re-open to curb spread of Covid-19.

Coming soon on Netflix: ‘Social Distance’, a Covid show from ‘Orange Is the New Black’ maker

Jenji Kohan, creator of ‘Weeds’ & ‘Orange Is the New Black’, is producing ‘Social Distance’, a comedy in which actors will film themselves from their homes.

On Camera

No insult to Ayurveda. AIIMS an attempt to bring good standards of medical education—Amrit Kaur

On 18 February 1956, 'Rajkumari' Amrit Kaur, India's first health minister, moved the Bill in Lok Sabha for the establishment of AIIMS in Delhi. She wanted it to have the powers and functions of a university because it will 'probably make revolutionary changes in curriculum as well as in modes of teaching'.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.