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In Italy, printed certificates are needed to step out. In France, outdoor exercise is permitted for one hour per day.
Explained: What is the ‘rapid test’ Kerala is rolling out for Covid-19 exposure?
To tackle suspicions of whether the novel coronavirus has spread into the community and if not prevent such a scenario, the Kerala government has announced ‘rapid tests’ that will ensure speedy results within half an hour. Who all should take it? How will it be conducted? We Explain.
Explained: A cat has tested positive for coronavirus. Can your pet infect you?
What should you do if your pet has tested positive for coronavirus? Can you contract it from them? What precautions are recommended for those in a lockdown with pets?
Recovered COVID-19 patients’ plasma: what is this experimental therapy?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved use of blood plasma from recovered patients to treat severely critical COVID-19 patients.
Explained: Where does virus go from here?
A look at various possible scenarios that can happen in the COVID-19 outbreak, which one of these is most likely playing out in India now, and the role of the lockdown in addressing the situation.
Explained: What can cause a COVID-19 patient to relapse after recovery?
Coronavirus pandemic: Since the exact behaviour of the novel coronavirus is still being studied, immunity against it is not fully understood.
Construction workers, daily wage earners in Punjab: What they get, what they don’t
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Explained: Singapore’s new regulations to control the coronavirus outbreak
Under the new rules in Singapore, people violating stay-at-home and social distancing norms can be punished with a fine up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to six months, or both.
COVID-19 lockdown has cleaned up the air, but this may not be good news. Here’s why
Major cities in India, China, the United States, Italy, Spain, and the UK have experienced lower levels of toxic emissions and improved air quality since the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Airlines most in danger of going under during the coronavirus pandemic
Which airlines are most at risk? Like the virus, the crisis is indiscriminate, affecting everyone from budget operators to national flag carriers.
Explained: Sections 269 & 270 IPC, invoked against those accused of spreading disease?
India coronavirus lockdown: During the COVID-19 outbreak, penal provisions, such as Sections 188, 269 and 270 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), are being invoked to enforce the lockdown orders in various states.
Explained: The US Defense Production Act, invoked to lift ventilator production
The Defense Production Act, 1950 gives the President the power to mobilise domestic industry so that the supply of essential materials and services is maintained for purposes of national defence.
Experts explain: Is India ready for the group insolvency?
It is a well-settled legal principle that subsidiaries are a separate legal entity and holding company does not own assets of its subsidiary.
Explained: Sweden’s approach to fighting coronavirus
Sweden's PHA has urged those who feel ill with symptoms such as sniffing, coughing or fever to stay at home. It says that they should “try not to meet other people”.
Explained: What lies behind Switzerland’s high rate of Covid-19 infections per million
The Swiss government has categorised the situation in the country as “extraordinary”.
Big booster dose but interest waiver could have given small borrower a firmer cushion
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Tuesday slashed the policy rate, flushed the financial system with liquidity using multiple instruments, and used conventional as well as unconventional tools to support the economy.
Explained: Can alternative medicine work against the coronavirus?
In the absence of a scientifically proven cure or preventive for novel coronavirus infection, should one use alternative medicine?
An Expert Explains: How India is building up defence during lockdown
The 21-day lockdown is likely to only delay largescale transmission of novel coronavirus in India, not eliminate it completely, most experts say.
Ahead: bumper crop, multiple challenges
Will farmers, labourers and machines (combines, threshers and tractor trolleys) be able to move freely to harvest the produce and take it to the mandis?
Explained: Why only a fraction of those with coronavirus suffer acutely
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