Friday, April 19, 2024

Topic: corona lockdown

Bihar: Compulsion deadlier than disease

After 2 new cases were confirmed on 18 April in Bihar, it has reached a total of 86 Covid-19 cases. Bihar can be seen heading with a relatively slow pace while the covid graph for other populous states like Maharashtra, UP, Delhi and other major states rises significantly.

Modi govt using Corona against Muslims like Typhus used against Jews by Nazis: Arundhati Roy

Award-winning author Arundhati Roy accused the Indian government on Friday of exploiting the coronavirus in a tactic reminiscent of the one used by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Union Govt’s Covid19 app could ramp up surveillance, experts warn

The application remains a privacy minefield and it does not adhere to principles of minimization, strict purpose limitation, transparency, and accountability, say experts at Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF).

WHO lists 6 conditions for easing lockdowns

Countries that want to lift coronavirus lockdowns must meet a series of conditions to prevent another surge of infections, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

German Court rules citizens have right to protest amid pandemic

Germany's Constitutional Court has ruled that people in the country have the right to hold political protests amid Coronavirus pandemic if they adhere to physical distancing rules, Reuters reported.

EFLU students protest online exams, call university’s decision ‘impractical’

The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad's decision to conduct the end-semester examinations online due to pandemic controlled restrictions was denounced by Students' Union of the varsity.