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The study provides strong evidence that virus transmission to others can happen from one to three days before a person shows symptoms.

Novel coronavirus can be transmitted even before symptoms show up

The existence of presymptomatic or asymptomatic transmission makes contact tracing more challenging

The Milky Way as photographed at Merak, on the banks of Pangong Lake in Ladakh.

Stargazers have much to look forward to thanks to lower pollution levels and clearer skies due to the lockdown

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Update on India’s war against COVID-19

D. Balasubramanian

This involves detection, protection, prevention, prescription and, not the least, participation

Line of attack: Prime drug targets are viral proteases which help the virus replicate and the spike protein.

Coronavirus: TCS uses AI for drug discovery

Shubashree Desikan The researchers have identified 31 candidate molecules to target the main protease which helps the virus replicate

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Photo: @ICMRDELHI

ICMR rule book on ‘large outbreaks’

Special Correspondent It also detailed guidelines on the use of rapid antibody testing kits

Doctor Philip Supply, Research Director for the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), holds on March 22, 2018 in Lille, northern France, the original test tube containing the strain of Bacillus CalmetteGuerin (BCG) discovered by French researchers Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin in the early 20th century.

Coronavirus | Correlation does not mean causation, say doctors about BCG vaccine study

R. Prasad The protective effect is a biologically plausible hypothesis.

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File photo of a student taking online classes at home, with his companions, using the Zoom APP during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Today’s cache | Zoom’s response, backing up your documents, and more

John Xavier Today's cache is your daily download of the top 5 updates from the world of technology.

Is Disney+ Hostar a worthy competitor to the other OTT platforms in India?

streaming How does Disney+ Hotstar compare to Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ in India?

Divya Kala Bhavani As Disney Plus makes a splash in our binge-watching routines, we place tech giant-versus-tech giant in this breakdown of streaming services across the country

The community mobility reports are now available for 131 countries, including India

COVID-19: Google data shows drop in movement in public areas

Yuthika Bhargava Health officials can go to the ‘COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports’ website, pick their country and download a PDF that charts the community movements

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Notes from a terrace

Aatish Nath Instead, it’s the snippets of life I see on the peepal tree that ease my days indoors

How you can bring the sparrows back

K Jeshi N Dhanasekar of Coimbatore’s Chittukuruvigal Arakattalai Trust has some tips for the return of the once-ubiquitous bird

Small Indian Civet

Urban wildlife spotting during COVID 19 lockdown

Anasuya Menon While wildlife experts caution against fake news, the lockdown has certainly had a positive impact on urban wildlife. Now, birders take on a balcony safari as Bird Count India commences a 21-day lockdown birding challenge

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Farmers’ groups said there were large gaps between allocation of funds and actual expenditure.

Budget 2020 | Rail, flight services to transport farm produce

Special Correspondent FM announces ‘Kisan Rail’ programme

A ‘kasturi manjal’ plantation

How three friends are giving a new lease of life to ‘kasturi manjal’ or wild turmeric

Athira M The spice is becoming extinct and is also facing threats from a counterfeit variety

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Watch | Steep rise in India’s COVID-19 cases

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Coronavirus | Rate of spread has slowed relatively, says Health Ministry

Contain the spread of Coronavirus and misinformation: A list of fact-checking platforms

Coronavirus | Why 21-day lockdown period?

Data

Coronavirus | Patient data from Singapore and South Korea shows physical distancing is the only option

Coronavirus | No community transmission yet, says Health Ministry

Coronavirus | Four ICMR labs to become approval centres for test kits

Undisturbed mass nesting of Olive Ridleys at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery

Turtles are safe as tourists and locals stay away from the coast due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

Coronavirus | How Union Ministers are coping with social distancing

Home Minister Amit Shah is said to have cancelled all appointments with people other than Ministry related.

Watch | A history of pandemics since the 20th century

A video on some of the major pandemics that have occurred since the 20th century

Amazon Prime Video introduces ‘Profiles’ option, similar to Netflix

With multiple members of the family logging in during this period of lockdown, streaming site debuts option to log in from different profiles

Our Coronavirus lockdown reading list for you

There have been plenty of viruses in the literary world. This time, we look at the ‘Contagion’ equivalent for books: about pandemics, real and imaginary

Multiplayer video games to keep you social during the COVID-19 lockdown

Whatever you comfort level in gaming is — novice, hardcore or just unsure — there is something on this list for everyone

The stars look down: Mango Education’s online star gazing session teaches people about the night sky

There is so much time to stand and stare and that is exactly what Mango Education is encouraging the young and old to do

Data | How prepared are India's States in health infrastructure to tackle COVID-19

Andhra Pradesh had the lowest hospital-population ratio while Bihar had the lowest bed-population ratio

Coronavirus | How safe are newspapers, WHO clarifies

Likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods low, it says

ECHS allows veterans to stock medicines

Veterans can purchase all medicines based on the prescription held — prescribed by polyclinics, service hospitals and empanelled hospitals.

COVID-19: Doctors cautious over use of malaria drug as preventive

The Council cautioned the general public against the unrestricted of the drug, stating that “it is still at experimental stage and is not recommended for public use.”

Coronavirus | Zoos face ‘severe hardships’ in arranging food, water for animals amid lockdown of States and UTs

Central Zoo Authority writes to States and Union Territories to specify supply of food and drinking water, and upkeep and health care of captive animals as “essential services” to exempt them from restrictions.

This doctor uses Coronavirus quarantine time to make ‘Carantine’ videos

Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi, an ENT surgeon based in Bengaluru, discusses why he reaches out to the public via comedy and his new medico-humour web series ‘Starting Troubles’

Experts speak on tackling COVID-19

The Hindu brings to you a series of articles from medical experts on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic

Actor Kevin Bacon starts #IStayHomeFor challenge during Coronavirus lockdown

The Internet challenge has roped in Elton John, Emma Watson, David Beckham and more celebrities

How to keep your gadgets clean while working from home

MetroPlus speaks to experts about which chemical agents are safe for gadgets and how to avoid physical clutter in your space

Data | Kerala leads States in testing for coronavirus, Maharashtra in infections

Nearly 36% of all COVID-19 cases in India have emerged from just Kerala and Maharashtra

Mental Health Matters: The need for a comprehensive approach to TB Care

With survivors speaking out more frequently about their experience of TB and mental health, there is evidence of depression, loneliness, anxiety and low self-esteem associated with the disease.

Coronavirus | Study warned of epidemic in February

Focus must have been on finding transmission in community.

TB and Coronavirus: A curable and incurable crisis

A lack of availability of drugs for a disease like TB — that affects 30 lakh Indians each year — is a blunder.

To be or not to be?: Four philosophy podcasts you can listen to during Coronavirus lockdown

Staying indoors for a while? We have you covered. For your weekly list of podcasts, we begin with the ones that cover philosophy. To be or not to be?

How the gaming community is benefitting from social distancing

Video games in the time of Coronavirus: Multi-players, fitness experiences, gamified learning, and more; here’s why the gaming community is benefitting from social distancing.

AIIMS to shut down OPD from March 24 till further notice: Order

AIIMS had issued a circular postponing all non-essential elective procedures and surgeries and directed for only emergency life-saving surgeries with effect from March 21.

Coronavirus | Preventive drug for healthcare workers cleared

The coronavirus pandemic has currently affected over 3,40,000 people globally and claimed more than 15,000 lives. India has reported 471 cases with 441 active cases and nine fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

Coronavirus | Supreme Court places plea for more testing labs, isolation centres before government

Representation also demands immediate steps to facilitate thermal screening at public places.

Coronavirus: Facebook, Instagram reduce video quality in Europe

Facebook and Instagram will “temporarily reduce” video bit rates in Europe to help partners handle Internet “bandwidth constraints” as more people stay at home amid the growing coronavirus pandemic, reports Engadget

Tech giants partner with U.S. government to provide resources for COVID-19 research

From volunteering to manufacturing masks and ventilators to ramping up production of essential medical supplies and general items, the country’s private sector have joined America’s war against coronavirus in a big way, President Donald Trump said

Fish fossil show how fins evolved into human hands

Their evolution into four-legged vertebrates was one of the most significant events, says study

Data | Where does India stand on the coronavirus curve?

India’s rise in cases is mimicking the exponential rise seen in the early days of some Western countries

Mir, the first modular space station

The first modular space station to be assembled in orbit, Mir served as a space laboratory for over 14 years. Before its planned re-entry and destruction on March 23, 2001, Mir had hosted over 100 astronauts from 12 countries. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the space station that was a first of its kind...

Coronavirus | IIT-Delhi team develops cheap COVID-19 test

‘Probe-free detection assay’ sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune.

Social solidarity, physical distancing, extended lockdown needed to fight COVID-19, says Dr. Bobby John

Dr. John explains how India and Indians could deal with the looming crisis.

What the Covid-19 pandemic means for the doctors at the frontline

Fighting disease and death, here’s what medical professionals go through personally, and how their families feel about what they do

There is no doubt that more testing should be done, says virologist Naga Suresh Veerapu

‘It’s bizarre to limit sample testing to 100 or 1,000 per week’

Coronavirus | A silent scourge that sweeps the globe

The world grapples with a new enemy, SARS-CoV-2, and no one knows for how long.

When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?

What are scientists working on to tackle the pandemic? How long will it take after clinical trials?

Coronavirus | Why are only a fraction of cases tested?

What is the Indian Council of Medical Research doing to expand the search for infected persons?

Coronavirus | No new local COVID-19 cases for third day straight in China; sharp rise in cases from abroad

The country’s National Health Commission said that on March 20, seven deaths and 36 new suspected cases were reported on the mainland, with all the deaths reported from Hubei province and its capital Wuhan.

Long-tailed macaques show rich tool-use behaviour

Tool use and object manipulation were observed in six behavioural contexts involving eight different types of objects

Coronavirus | Vaccine was rapidly synthesised as novel coronavirus sequence was available, says virologist Gagandeep Kang

It will take at least a year, if not longer, before we have a vaccine for commercial use, says Dr. Kang, who is the executive director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad.

A step closer to developing a potent drug against novel coronavirus

The presence of the inhibitor in the lungs even after 24 hours is significant because the virus affects the lungs

Musical scales are a prehistoric gift to us

During the last a few months, several groups have come up with interesting publications on how music affects the mind. The first is a report on March

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The Disaster Response Force teams of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation wearing protective gear and spray disinfectant chemical at medical shop amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, in Hyderabad on March 23, 2020.

202K | COVID-19 | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India

People gather to buy vegetables at the wholesale market in Azad Pur Sabzi Mandi in New Delhi on Saturday.

62K | Coronavirus India lockdown Day 11 updates | April 4, 2020

An official from the Power Grid Corporation said though there will be some pressure but the grid operators are well prepared to handle the sudden drop in power demand. Photo: File

58K | Coronavirus | Modi’s blackout call puts power grid managers on high alert

52K | Explained | Here’s how our power system will be managed during lights-out

A pharmacist reaches for a bottle of Hydroxychloroquine at the Medicine Shoppe in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. on March 31, 2020.

49K | Trump requests PM Modi to release Hydroxychloroquine ordered by U.S.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 5, 2020. Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi

45K | Coronavirus India lockdown Day 12 updates | April 5, 2020

36K | Switching off lights might affect power grid, says Nitin Raut

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), rests as she trips inside a train in Tokyo.

32K | A nation built to withstand a pandemic

The government says it will not change its decision to not allow any passengers, including Indians, to fly here from about 37 coronavirus-affected countries, until the lockdown ends. | Representational image

23K | Coronavirus | Thousands of Indians stranded overseas are disheartened as govt. refuses to lift passenger ban