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04/Apr/2020

For those tracking global events in connection with COVID-19, the national lockdown announced on the night of 24th   March could not have come as a surprise. The big shock was 4 days later when we watched (on TV and social media) thousands and thousands of workers, now jobless, migrate from different cities in the country and make a beeline to their villages – the biggest mass-migration since partition.


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27/Mar/2020

Medical professionals are at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, with a caveat! Senior doctors, especially those above 65 years, are better advised to practice social distancing and isolation - not unlike the rest of the population.


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15/Mar/2020

There's a disease more dangerous and destructive than the virus that is going around... It has infected over seven billion people in the world; resulting in mayhem, a global economic slowdown, cancellation of all major sporting events and activities, closure of schools and colleges in many countries and tremendous physical and mental distress all around. It has brought the world to its knees and shows no signs of abatement in the near future. It is yet to be given a name but some have proposed 'Coronitis' and is defined as <em>‘a mortal fear of getting infected by COVID-19’.


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