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Toward a coherent strategy for Covid-19

Having a strategy is essential. But equally important is that the strategy accurately describe the economic problem at hand




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Migrant disaster in Covid-19 lockdown: Silencing NGOs has proved costly

With the State's civil society link broken beyond repair, the country is ill equipped to handle the consequences of possibly the largest post-Partition migration within India




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Internationalising the Covid-19 crisis

If the international community wants to avoid a wave of defaults, it must develop a rescue plan immediately




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Policy dilemma: Is the Covid-19 pandemic a demand or supply shock?

In the absence of clarity about the impact of this crisis on demand and supply, any measure undertaken presents the possibility of proving to be eminently wrong when clarity eventually emerges




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History Responds: Collecting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

What can history museums do during an epidemic? Like many institutions across the globe, the New-York Historical Society is temporarily closed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. And like so many New Yorkers, our curators and librarians are preoccupied with concern for their loved ones and grief over what’s happening in our beloved city....

The post History Responds: Collecting During the COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Behind The Scenes.




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Centre issues revised policy for coronavirus patients, only severe COVID-19 patients to be tested before discharge

According to the rules till now, a patient was considered fit to be discharged if he or she tested negative on day 14 and then again in a span of 24 hours




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India will not face serious coronavirus COVID-19 situation like some developed countries: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday assured that India will not face a serious coronavirus COVID-19 situation seen in some developed countries. He, however, said that the country is prepared for the worst-case scenario.




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16 Haj houses across India given to states for COVID-19 quarantine, isolation facilities, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

The Minority Affairs Ministry will launch the “Jaan Bhi, Jahan Bhi” awareness campaign to make people aware of social distancing and other guidelines for safety from COVID-19.




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Yogi Adityanath reviews COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (May 9) stressed on the need to understand the "chemistry of corona while administering its treatment".




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Delhi High Court extends interim bail of 2177 undertrial prisoners by another 45 days amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

The order stated, "The interim bails for a period of 45 days granted to 2,177 UTPs, ...are hereby extended by another period of 45 days from the date of their respective expiry of interim bails on the same terms and conditions."




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Delhi HC rejects petition asking COVID-19 packages for Rohingya refugees

The petition claimed that Rohingyas in Khajuri Khas, Shram Vihar, and Madanpur Khadar were not getting packages announced by the Delhi Government during the pandemic.




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Western Railway loads 6.14 million tonnes of essential goods amid COVID-19 lockdown

As the nation observes the COVID-19 lockdown to stop the spread of COVID19, it is the frontline warriors who ensure the supply of essential goods and services. Western Railway (WR) has made a significant contribution to serve the nation amid lockdown. So far, 3258 rakes have been loaded amounting to 6.14 million tons of essential goods to different states including the North East region.




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Covid-19 pandemic hits Cyient’s revenue, profit in fourth quarter

The top line and bottomline of engineering solutions firm Cyient have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The revenue of the firm in the fourth q




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Covid-19 cases doubling every 10 days: Centre

India is recording a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases every day. Over the past two days, it reported over 3,000 new cases each day. Prior to that, cases




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Covid-19: Commerce Ministry working on export package

PMO asks ministries to suggest measures to support respective sectors




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Covid-19: BJP asks Rahul to study facts before criticising Modi

Reacting to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s statement urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold more discussions with State Chief Minister




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4 Ed-Tech platforms elevating online learning amidst Covid-19

The global pandemic has resulted in schools being shut for nearly 3 months with no reopening in sight. The students in certain grades were promoted to




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Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 death




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Big Story | Has Covid-19 made matters worse for road construction companies?

Road construction companies expected a smooth road in 2020, but the coronavirus-induced lockdown has thrown fresh challenges their way. So, what lies ahead for the companies?




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Yogi Adityanath reviews Covid-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting of State government officials at his residence in Lucknow, to review the si




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TN Govt forms high-level panel under C Rangarajan to assess Covid-19 impact

Tamil Nadu has constituted a high-level committee under the Chairmanship of former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, C Rangarajan, to advise the gove




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Top multinationals from HUL to Apple brace for rising online sales post Covid-19

LG, Samsung, Vivo and Xiaomi are also rolling out hyperlocal sales platforms that will connect their offline stores to consumers searching products online so that the outlet nearest to the consumer can deliver the order, industry executives said.




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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on sports events around the world

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemicSoccer* Major League




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How a Twitter challenge during the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 results in a spurt of home-made videos on social media

When the pandemic and the lockdown that followed suddenly erased packed calendars, people made use of the space to catch up with each other. For autho




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[ASAP] <italic toggle="yes">Journal of Chemical Education</italic> Call for Papers: Special Issue on Insights Gained While Teaching Chemistry in the Time of COVID-19

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00378




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LexisNexis Offers Free, Comprehensive COVID-19 News Coverage and Practical Guidance Content from Law360 and Lexis Practice Advisor

NEW YORK – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced two free resources from Law360® and Lexis Practice Advisor® to help legal professionals, lawmakers and business leaders become better informed and successfully navigate the legal issues and intricacies surrounding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).




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Covid-19: Teachers in Tricity face salary cuts

After professionals working in private companies, teachers working in private schools of the Tricity are facing salary cuts. While a few schools have deducted around 40% of teachers’ salaries, many are yet to pay salaries at all. Most school teachers get their salaries by the seventh day of the month. This time, many teachers of various schools had not received salary till Friday. DAV Schools are among those which have deducted salaries.




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SEBI shuts down Mumbai offices due to Covid-19 scare

Two office buildings of SEBI were shutdown as an Assistant General Manager was found Covid-19 positive, sources confirmed to BusinessLine. SEBI has it




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RIL sets up India's 1st dedicated COVID-19 hospital

This first-of-its-kind-in-India centre is fully funded by Reliance Foundation and includes a negative pressure room that helps in preventing cross-contamination and helps control infection. All beds are equipped with the required infrastructure, biomedical equipment such as ventilators, pacemakers, dialysis machines, and patient monitoring devices.




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Covid-19 medical staff to get addl compensation

The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to give additional financial compensation to health and paramedical staff of AMC and private designated Covid-19 hospitals who contact coronavirus infection on duty.




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Gujarat's Covid-19 tally 7,403; death toll 449

With as many as 390 more people testing coronavirus positive since previous night, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Gujarat reached 7,403 on Friday, a health official said.




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Ahd Covid-19 waste peaked to 8,422kg in 1 day

On March 24, when the lockdown was imposed, the total biomedical Covid waste incinerated in Ahmedabad that day was 82kg. The waste was mainly from the initial admissions at SVP Hospital,




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NASCAR industry steps up to produce PPE’s in COVID-19 crisis




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NASCAR industry joins race to help COVID-19 caregivers




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The economic, social and political toll of Covid-19




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How COVID-19 makes us reimagine our workspaces and the way we work




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Did we bring COVID-19 on us?




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Why COVID-19 pandemic may change how we view individual rights




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A list of recommendations for the young ‘uns, this week on illustrated books on COVID-19




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How publishing for children in India is coping with the crisis generated by COVID-19




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Change will be the only constant in the post-COVID-19 world




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How will we tell the story of COVID-19?




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Hima Das donates one month’s salary to Assam to fight COVID-19 pandemic




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Pakistani squash great Azam Khan dies due to Covid-19 in London




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G Sathiyan pledges to donate Rs 1.25 lakh to fight COVID-19 scare




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Mithali Raj, Poonam Yadav do their bit against COVID-19, WFI donates Rs 11 lakh




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Neeraj Chopra donates Rs 3 lakh to assist battle against COVID-19 pandemic




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Epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic, China to host Asian Youth Games in 2021




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IOA raises Rs 71 lakh as contribution in battle against COVID-19 pandemic




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FIFA postpones U-17 Women’s World Cup in India due to COVID-19