After 15 cases of Coronavirus among its workforce, including one death, the BEST Undertaking, that is currently the city's lifeline, has begun daily temperature checks of employees at entry points of all bus depots.

BEST officials said that of the 15 cases, two have been categorised under 'occupational exposure' — that is, the virus was probably caught by the patients at work. In the rest of the cases, employees came to work after already being exposed to the virus elsewhere. For example, one of the infected employees was residing in a Containment Zone and the one who died had visited his native place and had been hospitalised.

"Eventually, a picture goes out that the 15 BEST employees got Coronavirus while at work. The fact that they came to work after already having been exposed to the virus elsewhere is ignored and this aspect of occupational exposure goes unnoticed. Of the 15, seven are bus conductors, four are drivers, two are electricity department employees and two are from the transport engineering department," a BEST spokesperson said.

"Temperature guns have been provided at bus depot entry points and the body temperature of all employees is being checked when they enter the premises for work. Only after due recordings, employees are allowed to proceed to work," another senior official said.

The BEST also redrew its plans and omitted conductors from several buses after cases of employees contracting the virus at work surfaced and trade unions alleged poor standards of protection for the staff.

"We had been warning since day one. The BEST has woken up after 35 days, now that employees are testing positive. Still, better late than never," said BEST Kamgar Sanghatna general secretary Jagnayaran Kahar. The union had organised a 'Demand Day' on April 21 seeking safety for BEST workers.

Conductor beats COVID-19
A BEST conductor of Goregaon depot, who has a history of asthma, and a resident of Mira Road, was admitted at Tambe hospital as a COVID-19 positive case since April 13. On Tuesday, he was discharged from the hospital.

Made to sign undertaking: BEST Power staff

BEST Power employees said that they have been forced to sign an undertaking that says they have not come in contact with Coronavirus patients and that no one in their family is positive. A BEST spokesperson said that the undertaking was necessitated because, in 13 of the 15 positive cases, the virus was probably caught by the workers elsewhere. The spokesperson added that the understanding is required to maintain a database.

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Disha totally began the year 2020 with a bang and played a free spirited avatar in her latest Malang, looking drop dead gorgeous and the hotness quotient was just on another level. The actress even stole all the limelight and this fresh new avatar was something everyone was rooting for. The character was so relatable that one could connect to it. Disha built an incredible connection with her viewers, setting the bar high with her hotness and oomph.

The duo of Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani was the hot talk of the town and Malang emerged as a widely successful film. Malang truly was a treat to the eyes and we saw Disha in the hottest avatar ever. With her recent throwback picture on her social media, Disha has already raised the temperature of the season with her hotness and one can never have enough. Disha captioned her picture as, "#malang".

 

 

 

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Disha Patani is without a doubt; the hottest actress in Bollywood and frequently serves as a fashion inspiration to many. The actress’ wardrobe is filled with elegant and classy attires that one can always be in awe off. The actress has a ginormous following on social media owing it to her sophisticated looks and frequent wonderful posts. When it comes to style Disha Patani has set quite a benchmark and she is sure to be a hoot in any attire she adheres.

Recently, the actress enhanced the audience's day by posting a different blazing hot look and a rejuvenating picture of herself on social media. She was seen wearing a blue and white striped crop top paired with a black leather skirt and blue pendant.

 

 

 

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Disha Patani is always slaying it in every attire. She is style and hotness personified! Going by the humongous craze of Disha, who also crossed over 30 million followers on Instagram, surpassing all her contemporaries (including her senior counterparts), fans are eagerly anticipating Disha's next, Radhe with megastar Salman Khan.

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Sunlight kills COVID-19 while warmer temperatures and humid weather significantly damage the virus, measured in terms of the virus' half-life or the time it takes to cut its potency in half, according to the latest breakthrough research from the US Department of Homeland Security's most advanced biocontainment lab, released at the White House on Thursday.

The coronavirus outbreak in the US has killed nearly 50,000 Americans and infected more than 860,000 till date. Research around the effect of temperature and humidity has been gaining traction for weeks, these are the most downloaded papers on research websites but this is the first time the US government has put an official stamp on initial results of temperature tests on COVID-19.

"Our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect that solar light appears to have on killing the virus, both on surfaces and in the air. We've seen a similar effect with both temperature and humidity as well. Increasing the temperature and humidity or both is generally less favourable to the virus," Bill Bryan, chief of the science and technology directorate at the US Department of Homeland Security, said.

In a room at 70-75F temperature with 20 per cent humidity, the half-life of the virus is about an hour, according to Bryan. "But you get outside and it cuts down to a minute and a half, very significant difference when it when it gets hit with UV rays," he said.

According to the same research, the virus' half-life on surfaces reduces dramatically with a combination increase of temperature and humidity. When the temperate is kept constant at 70-75F and only the humidity is cranked up from 20 per cent to 80 per cent, the virus' half-life is shown to crash from 18 hours to 6 hours. If the temperature is increased to 95F, the half-life sinks to barely 60 minutes.

Bryan said this testing was done at DHS' advanced biocontainment lab in Maryland, just outside the national capital. Pointing to charts with data from experiments on the COVID-19 virus, Bryan said the virus half-life plunges "drastically" with exposure to higher temperatures and even minimal exposure to humidity.

Bryan said the DHS biocontainment lab is the only one in America that has the capability to do the kind of testing that has led to the research on the virus' UV and temperature tolerance.

Bryan explained the mechanics of the COVID-19 temperature tolerance experiment in simple terms. He said the virus was first locked into a 5-gallon bucket and suspended in the air inside. "We're able to take a particle of a virus and suspend it in the air inside of this drum and hit it with various temperatures, various humidity levels, multiple different kinds of environmental conditions to include sunlight. And we're able to measure the decay of that virus while it's suspended in the air. This is how we do our aerosol testing."

"While there are many unknown links in the COVID-19 transmission chain, we believe these trends can support practical decision making to lower the risks associated with the virus," Bryan said. The DHS team has also tested the effect of bleach and isopropyl alcohol on the virus, "specifically in saliva and respiratory fluids".

"And I can tell you that bleach will kill the virus in five minutes, isopropyl alcohol will kill the virus in 30 seconds, and that's with no manipulation. No rubbing."

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Temperature in Somalia decreased to 26.12 celsius in December from 26.64 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Somalia averaged 26.88 celsius from 1850 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 29.60 celsius in May of 2007 and a record low of 23.72 celsius in January of 1904. This page includes a chart with historical data for Somalia Average Temperature.

Temperature in Iraq decreased to 8.92 celsius in December from 16.21 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Iraq averaged 21.78 celsius from 1819 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 37.40 celsius in July of 2000 and a record low of 3.84 celsius in January of 1911. This page includes a chart with historical data for Iraq Average Temperature.

Temperature in Gambia decreased to 26.95 celsius in August from 28.92 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Gambia averaged 27.54 celsius from 1849 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 31.66 celsius in May of 2005 and a record low of 21.63 celsius in January of 1889. This page includes a chart with historical data for Gambia Temperature.

Temperature in Burundi increased to 21.08 celsius in December from 20.68 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Burundi averaged 20.09 celsius from 1850 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 22.86 celsius in September of 2013 and a record low of 17.62 celsius in December of 1860. This page includes a chart with historical data for Burundi Average Temperature.

Temperature in Angola increased to 23.52 celsius in December from 23.43 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Angola averaged 21.83 celsius from 1857 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 25.17 celsius in October of 2005 and a record low of 17.23 celsius in July of 1932. This page includes a chart with historical data for Angola Average Temperature.

Temperature in Myanmar decreased to 19.32 celsius in December from 22.17 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Myanmar averaged 22.93 celsius from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 27.37 celsius in May of 2010 and a record low of 16.40 celsius in January of 1974. This page includes a chart with historical data for Myanmar Average Temperature.

Temperature in Andorra decreased to 7.08 celsius in December from 9.76 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Andorra averaged 11.21 celsius from 1743 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 24.31 celsius in August of 2003 and a record low of -0.92 celsius in January of 1766. This page includes a chart with historical data for Andorra Average Temperature.

Temperature in Guam decreased to 27.58 celsius in August from 28.07 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Guam averaged 27 celsius from 1903 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 28.86 celsius in June of 1983 and a record low of 24.76 celsius in February of 1905. This page includes a chart with historical data for Guam Temperature.

Temperature in Uruguay increased to 22.85 celsius in December from 19.52 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Uruguay averaged 17.17 celsius from 1832 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 25.83 celsius in January of 1997 and a record low of 8.20 celsius in June of 1916. This page includes a chart with historical data for Uruguay Average Temperature.

Temperature in Morocco decreased to 12.55 celsius in December from 15.06 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Morocco averaged 17.63 celsius from 1787 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 28.91 celsius in July of 2009 and a record low of 7.12 celsius in January of 1848. This page includes a chart with historical data for Morocco Average Temperature.

Temperature in Nepal decreased to 21.19 celsius in August from 21.37 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Nepal averaged 14.81 celsius from 1796 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 23.44 celsius in June of 2012 and a record low of 2.68 celsius in January of 1813. This page includes a chart with historical data for Nepal Temperature.

Temperature in Rwanda increased to 21.08 celsius in August from 20.02 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Rwanda averaged 19.24 celsius from 1850 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 21.66 celsius in September of 1997 and a record low of 16.88 celsius in December of 1860. This page includes a chart with historical data for Rwanda Temperature.

Temperature in Malawi decreased to 25.56 celsius in December from 25.97 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Malawi averaged 21.45 celsius from 1850 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 26.17 celsius in November of 1957 and a record low of 15.83 celsius in July of 1907. This page includes a chart with historical data for Malawi Average Temperature.

Temperature in Isle of Man decreased to 15.38 celsius in August from 16.46 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Isle of Man averaged 9.37 celsius from 1743 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 17.82 celsius in August of 1995 and a record low of -0.14 celsius in February of 1895. This page includes a chart with historical data for Isle of Man Temperature.

Temperature in Mali decreased to 21.09 celsius in December from 26.52 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Mali averaged 28.45 celsius from 1849 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 35.37 celsius in May of 2015 and a record low of 19.06 celsius in January of 1889. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mali Average Temperature.

Temperature in Algeria decreased to 13.35 celsius in December from 18.21 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Algeria averaged 22.99 celsius from 1787 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 35.83 celsius in July of 2003 and a record low of 9.53 celsius in January of 1813. This page includes a chart with historical data for Algeria Average Temperature.

Temperature in Gabon decreased to 25.37 celsius in December from 25.83 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Gabon averaged 24.27 celsius from 1856 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 27.19 celsius in February of 1998 and a record low of 20.78 celsius in July of 1890. This page includes a chart with historical data for Gabon Average Temperature.

Temperature in Maldives increased to 28.12 celsius in December from 27.76 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Maldives averaged 27.75 celsius from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 29.38 celsius in April of 2010 and a record low of 26.24 celsius in December of 1971. This page includes a chart with historical data for Maldives Average Temperature.

Temperature in Afghanistan decreased to 2.88 celsius in December from 7.73 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Afghanistan averaged 14.04 celsius from 1838 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 28.53 celsius in July of 1997 and a record low of -4.55 celsius in January of 2008. This page includes a chart with historical data for Afghanistan Average Temperature.

Temperature in Madagascar increased to 20.40 celsius in August from 19.53 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Madagascar averaged 22.75 celsius from 1787 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 26.67 celsius in January of 1998 and a record low of 18.19 celsius in July of 1907. This page includes a chart with historical data for Madagascar Temperature.

Temperature in Namibia increased to 25.25 celsius in December from 24.21 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Namibia averaged 20.50 celsius from 1857 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 26.65 celsius in February of 2013 and a record low of 13.02 celsius in July of 1890. This page includes a chart with historical data for Namibia Average Temperature.

Temperature in Qatar decreased to 19.07 celsius in December from 24.72 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Qatar averaged 26.80 celsius from 1843 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 37.60 celsius in July of 2012 and a record low of 13.89 celsius in January of 1911. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Average Temperature.

Temperature in Macedonia increased to 23.59 celsius in August from 22.33 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Macedonia averaged 10.38 celsius from 1743 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 24.69 celsius in July of 1757 and a record low of -6.20 celsius in January of 1942. This page includes a chart with historical data for Macedonia Temperature.

Temperature in Botswana increased to 18.51 celsius in August from 16.66 celsius in July of 2013. Temperature in Botswana averaged 21.88 celsius from 1857 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 28.86 celsius in December of 1972 and a record low of 12.57 celsius in June of 1968. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Temperature.

Temperature in Mozambique increased to 27.50 celsius in December from 27.16 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Mozambique averaged 23.61 celsius from 1850 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 27.95 celsius in November of 1957 and a record low of 18.06 celsius in July of 1907. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mozambique Average Temperature.