Rumita Patel
The WhatsApp universe would lead us to believe that Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) and that authors Sylvia Browne and Lindsay Harrison also foresaw this in their book. End of days: predictions and prophecies about the end of the world. In a moment of life-like fiction, people are amazed at how prescient Steven Soderberg’s…
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The preeminence of the United States (US) dollar has been underlined with a thick green line during the present pandemic. The dollar has risen against all currencies since the crisis began. That is why there was a collective sigh of relief among central banks everywhere when the United States Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it…
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India cannot fight the coronavirus pandemic if its healthcare warriors (doctors, nurses, paramedics, and hospital support staff) are unsure. This is obvious, but must be reiterated due to the rapid infection rate of members of the medical fraternity. In Delhi alone, eight doctors tested positive. In Chandigarh, two nurses and a doctor tested positive. Mumbai’s…
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The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has exposed the new nature of health threats and emergencies, linked to food systems, human-wildlife and anthropogenic conflict, and the dynamics of globalization. To counter this emergency, all governments, the scientific community and citizen groups have initiated an unmatched response. On March 25, despite fewer reported cases compared to other countries,…
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The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) may or may not be a viral flu. It is infectious, but only a third as deadly as SARS. In the recent past, the world has witnessed more deadly epidemics: SARS, MERS, Ebola, and H5N1. However, the coronavirus has been overwhelming because of the speed with which it has spread, infected…
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When I was a child, my parents taught me nasyam, the Ayurvedic home remedy for severe cold and sinusitis. The technique is to suck in large amounts of warm salt water and once it accumulates in the throat, it spits out. No amount of water should be swallowed. This procedure should be repeated several times…
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NEW DELHI: Of the total Covid-19 cases in the country, almost 20 percent have been found to be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) meeting. In addition, 19 people connected to the meeting died in different states. While Telangana has reported nine deaths, Delhi, Maharashtra and J&K have reported two deaths each. The number is…
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NEW DELHI: With up to 437 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that the increase “was not a national trend” and was mainly due to the travel of those who attended the Tablighi . Jamaat Congregation. The total number of coronavirus cases in…
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NEW DELHI: In a massive increase in new cases led by 82 in Maharashtra and 57 in Tamil Nadu, 315 new coronavirus infections were reported in the country on Tuesday, almost double the number from the previous day, taking the total number of cases detected in India galloping at 1,618. The number of deaths among…
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NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah criticized the government’s new domicile rule for the territory of the Union of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. “The injury is insulted when we see that the law does not offer any of the promised protections,” Abdullah tweeted in response to the government notification defining new rules for…
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