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UK considers ‘air bridges’ with low-risk countries amid calls to ease quarantine rules

New rules, which take effect on 8 June, direct that arrivals in Britain will have to self-isolate for 14 days. Businesses warn it could devastate the industry.

Covid-19 sniffer dogs — UK’s latest idea to tackle the spread of the virus

A £500,000 government program will back clinical trials to train dogs to see if they can spot Covid before symptoms even appear.

UK’s Covid-19 boat of death and need for masks against racism in US

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Science shouldn’t dictate govt policy on Covid, it should only guide

In assessing when & how to lift lockdown, govts shouldn’t delegate responsibility to scientific and medical advisers, no matter how expert.

UK to start human trials of coronavirus vaccine tomorrow

The vaccine trials will be of a drug developed at Oxford University and UK govt will give 20 million pounds to support the research.

US, UK speed up repatriation of citizens from locked down India, Germany, France halt process

Amid uncertainty over lockdown extension, US, UK & Brazil ramp up process to send back citizens stuck in India. Germany, France, Russia put temporary halt.

Kolkata-born Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee swaps crown for stethoscope to fight pandemic

The trained doctor returned from overseas after hearing from former colleagues at an English hospital about the problems they’re facing.

UK Cabinet Office minister in self-isolation after family member displays Covid-19 symptoms

Michael Gove, who earlier gave an update on British PM Boris Johnson's health in hospital, will continue to work from home in line with UK government advice.

We may be underestimating the Coronavirus death toll

If the number of infections is underestimated, the detected fatality rate will look much higher than the real one.

Both China and India opted for SEZs. But here’s why China raced ahead and India lost track

In 'All the Wrong Turns', T.C.A Ranganathan and T.C.A Srinivasa Raghavan explain how Deng Xiaoping's SEZ project in 1970s set the pace for China's economic rise.

On Camera

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.