In order to fight a pandemic, travel restrictions are most useful in its early and late phases, a new study suggests. Analysis of human mobility and epidemiological data by a global consortium of researchers, led by the University of Oxford in the UK and Northeastern University in the US, shows […]
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Armani to make medical overalls; LV is making hand sanitizers
Fashion brand Armani has said that it would start making single use medical overalls for hospital workers at all its Italian factories in an effort to support healthcare workers amidst the coronavirus crisis. The shortage of protective equipment and other medical devices has been one of the biggest problems dogging […]
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Acclaimed artist Satish Gujral passes away at 94
Satish Gujral, 94, one of India’s most well known artists, passed away Thursday evening. A Padma Vibhushan awardee, Gujral’s work spanned the medium: he was a muralist, a painter, an architect, a designer, and a poetry lover. From making the alphabet mural that adorns the facade of the Delhi high […]
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Here’s how to maintain peace in your relationship during quarantine
With the coronavirus pandemic forcing everyone to stay at home, being around your family members and partner for an extended period of time could be a challenge. And while it gives those in relationships ample time together, it also familiarises you to things that normally would have been avoided had they been in office. […]
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Take out all those ugly things you bought but never wore. Now is the time
It seems right now as if the world is going to end. And, why not? The fear is such. As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic that has thrown the entire world in one bowl of uncertainty and survival, where do you even begin to live, to exist, to merely […]
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Coronavirus reaches the Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage site
The coronavirus pandemic has reached Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage site, an official source said on Tuesday. Norman Wray, president of the Galapagos Government Council, told the state EcuadorTV channel that tests results on Monday established that four people had contracted the COVID-19 disease. The four permanent residents […]
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Online gaming sees a surge as millions stay at home
When two Spanish footballers took to the controls of FIFA 20 after the coronavirus pandemic saw their La Liga match cancelled, a stadium-sized virtual audience watched online. The huge digital crowd last week is part of a spectacular boom for the digital gaming industry, as record numbers flock to online servers for […]
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Covid-19: H&M warns it may need to cut thousands of jobs as crisis spreads
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB said it has shuttered thousands of stores across the globe and may drastically reduce its staff, as the company struggles to adapt to the new world order created by the spread of the coronavirus. H&M said its response to the crisis is “likely […]
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Online parties to e-therapists, how people are dealing with home alone
Trying to prevent the spread of Covid-19, has most of us working from home (WFH) and self-isolating. However, it is also important to consider the mental health consequences that could come with being quarantined for an indefinite period. After all, an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. “Boredom and isolation […]
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Is work from home a boon or bane? Here’s how to master it
An unruly bed, packets of chips scattered on the floor, an overflowing laundry bag, a stacked-up medicine cabinet, coronavirus news running 24/7, and an employee glued to his laptop. The scenario for everyone working from home, after the coronavirus alert, looks more or less the same. And like with any […]
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Argentina couple get married virtually; defy coronavirus lockdown
When Argentine couple Diego Aspitia and Sofia Cuggino got engaged to be married a year ago, they set a date in March, but like countless others across the globe, their wedding fell victim to the coronavirus lockdown. Argentina went into a nationwide lockdown last week and faced with a choice of […]
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Czech company Nanospace is sewing face masks to counter coronavirus
What do prisoners, a former first lady and textile makers have in common? All have threaded their needles to combat a dire global shortage of face masks that risks the health of millions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Just a week ago, the small Czech company Nanospace was producing bed linen using nanomembrane […]
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Dutch sex workers risk trafficking and abuse as coronavirus bites
Dutch sex workers risk being trafficked and mistreated by dangerous clients as the shutdown of Amsterdam’s sex clubs, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, is likely to drive the trade underground, according to sex industry campaigners. Lyle Muns, a sex worker in Amsterdam, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that he had stopped seeing […]
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Fashion houses Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga to produce coronavirus masks
French design houses Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga will shift their attentions from high fashion to producing surgical face masks to aid the global coronavirus assault, their parent company Kering said. “The French workshops of Kering’s houses Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent are preparing to manufacture masks while complying with the strictest […]
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Online dating during coronavirus: ‘Not a good time to be swapping spit’
Stephane, a 32-year-old financier in Manhattan, recently updated his Bumble profile to read: “Healthy male with a strong immune system and robust Purell supply.” He got a quick reply from a New York woman, who fired back a private message: “Tell me your secret—how did you get a robust Purell supply? I had […]