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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020
Stigmatisingof COVID -19patients and
their families isresulting in casesturning up late athospitals, withh e i g h t e n e dbreathlessness,and this couldmean increasedmorbidity andmortality, says Dr Randeep Gule-ria, director of AIIMS. 80% of patients need only supportivecare, while 20% would require enhanced attention, and ofthese, only 5% need ventilators, he adds.
STIGMA ATTACHED TO COVID CANCAUSE MORE DEATHS: AIIMS HEAD
The family of late Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s best-known theoretical physicists, has donated his ventilator toa National Health Service (NHS) hospital in Cambridge to
add to the additional supplies required during the coronaviruspandemic to treat infected patients. The 76-year-old physicist, whohad motor neurone disease, used the ventilator constantly from2013 until his death in 2018. The hospital says the ventilator has
now been added to its fleet after an inspection by the hospital’s clinical engineering team.PM Modi recently shared a finance
ministry tweet to highlight stepstaken by his government to help the
“most vulnerable” sections of societyduring the coronavirus-induced lock-
down. The ministry saidmore than 33 crore poor peo-
ple received financial as-sistance of `31,235 croretill April 22 under thePradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Package.
PM MODI HIGHLIGHTS STEPS TAKENTO HELP MOST VULNERABLE
SECTIONS
Playing behind closed doorswould not be upsetting, itwould be a different experience, that
is something most of the players would nothave ever experienced. To not have anyonein the stadium would be a different challengewhen you hit a boundary or six or get a wicket,you need to hear the response from the crowd toget some energy,” says Sachin Tendulkar.
Serena Williams’ coach,Patrick Mouratoglou, and2019 Australian Open semi-
finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas arestarting an auction to raise money for tennis players rankedoutside the top 100 and in need offinancial help during the coron-avirus pandemic. Mouratoglouand Tsitsipas tweeted about ‘Beyond 100 Support’ – they saythe funds will go to professionalsin both men’s andwomen’s tennis.
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STEPHEN HAWKING’S FAMILY DONATESHIS VENTILATOR TO UK HOSPITAL FORCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS
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SERENA WILLIAM’S COACH ANDTSITSIPAS LEND HELPING HAND
INSECT NUMBERS DOWN 25%SINCE 1990, GLOBALSTUDY FINDS
The biggestassessmentof global in-
sect abundancesto date shows aw o r r y i n gdrop of al-most 25%in the last 30 years, with ac-celerating declines in Europe. Theanalysis combined 166 long-termsurveys from almost 1,700 sitesand found that some species were
bucking the overall downwardtrend. In particular, freshwater insects
have been increasing by 11% each decadefollowing action to clean up polluted riversand lakes.
What not to do when
lockdownends
Most of youwould be wait-ing to meetyour extended
family members andfriends after the lockdownis over. However, remem-ber that even if COVID-19cases reduce in India, thevirus won’t disappearovernight. So, it will bemore important than everto safeguard your healthpost lockdown (wheneverthat happens).
DON’T PLAN A VACATION: Itwas mainly the movementof people from one coun-try to another which led tosuch a worldwide spread ofthe disease. Even if thelockdown rules are re-laxed, don’t plan a familyvacation for few months.
DON’T STOP WASHING
HANDS: One good habitwhich the spread ofCOVID-19 has inculcatedin people is hand hygiene.Don’t stop this good habitof regularly washing yourhands as it will keep youhealthy, even when coronavirus is gone.
DON’T PUT AWAY FACEMASKS: As the saying goes‘Precaution is better thancure’, it is the best optionto still use your face maskswhile in public. Ditto forsocial distancing.
NOT TAKING CARE OF RES-PIRATORY HYGIENE: It’s abad habit to cough orsneeze openly in public.Cover your mouth with atissue or cough and sneezein your folded arm. Thisetiquette saves people frommany viruses.
What:A study byPrinceton Uni-versity (PU) and
the Centre for Disease Dynamics,Economics and Policy (CDDEP) —a health advocacy group — has saidthat countries like India may be bet-ter off depending on herd immuni-ty to tackle COVID -19 rather than alockdown.
Why: Herd immunityrefers to a scenarioin which a large sec-
tion of the population becomes im-mune to a disease through vacci-nation or prior illness.
How: Since there’s novaccine, develop-ing herd immunity
involves deliberately introducing
the virus among the populace. Astudy advocates releasing thepathogen in a controlled manner bylifting the lockdown and allowingthe workforce to resume their jobs,predicting that 60% of the Indianpopulation will develop herd immunity by November.
WILL IT WORK
Theoretically, yes —measles, which isextremely contagious,with one person able toinfect 18 others, needs atleast 95% of the popula-tion to become immune inorder to develop herdimmunity. It was declaredeliminated in 2000.COVID-19, which is far lesscontagious in that oneperson can infect 2-3 newpeople, requires 60% ofthe population to beimmune, in order for herdimmunity to kick in
People of our country arefighting this war with theadministration... We are also
fighting poverty... I am proud that allof us are part of it... All of us are soldiers in this fight.
When people talk about thisperiod they will talk about ourpeople driven initiatives. Our
‘taali, thaali & diya’ initiatives havekept spirits high.
Our farmers are working dayand night in their fields toensure that no one goes hun-
gry...there are people who are givingup rents and there are people whoare giving up their pension. I bow andrespect the 130cr people of thiscountry for what they are doing during this time.
Every sector has been inno-vating during this period...whether it be people from
aviation or railways, they are allworking to make our lives easier...they are working hard to deliver medicines and other essentials to allparts of the country.
People around the world arefalling back to Ayurveda andYoga to fight COVID-19. Weneed to be more confident
about our old teachings.
We need to wear masks... ithas become a part of our dailylives... it has not happenedbefore but this is the new
reality. Our perception about maskswill change very soon.
The month of Ramzan hasbegun. Last time, duringRamzan, we never imagined
that something like this will happen.We have to be more resilient andreserved during this Ramzan so thatwe can celebrate Eid when it comes.
We should not be over confi-dent. We should not presumethat COVID-19 will not enterour homes, offices and
colonies...we have to stay vigilant. Weshould ensure that we are never negligent...I appeal to you again, ‘Do Gajj Doori...Bahut hai Zaroori’.
NEWS
SPORTS
INTERSTELLAR COMET IS AN UNUSUALVISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE
A stronomers say that interstellar visitor 2I/Borisovis in some ways very different from comets thatcome from our own solar system. Close study of the
comet, which is now zooming through our solar system,is also revealing insights into how other star systems mighthave formed, according to new scientific studies publishedrecently. “This is the first time we’ve ever looked inside acomet from outside our solar system,” says astrochemistand study lead author Martin Cordiner from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, in a statement, “and it is dra-matically different from most other comets we’ve seen be-fore,” he adds.
Most tennis playersonly make moneywhen they are able to entertournaments. But all tennisevents are suspended atleast until mid-July
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How social distancing started
Fourteen years ago,two federal govern-ment doctors,Richard Hatchett
and Carter Mecher, metwith a colleague in Wash-ington for a final review ofa proposal: telling Ameri-cans to stay home fromwork and school the next time the country was
hit by a deadly pan-demic.When they
p r e s e n t e d
HOW A 14-YEAR-OLD HELPED WITH THECONCEPT➤ Laura Glass, then 14, had done a classproject in which she built a model ofsocial networks at her Albuquerque HighSchool, and when her father, RobertGlass (a senior scientist at Sandia inNew Mexico) looked at it, he wasintrigued. Students are so closely tiedtogether — in social networks, on school
buses and in classrooms — that theywere a near-perfect vehicle for a conta-gious disease to spread. Glass piggy-backed on his daughter’s work toexplore with her what effect breaking upthese networks would have on knockingdown the disease.
➤ The outcome of their research wasstartling. By closing the schools in ahypothetical town of 10,000 people,only 500 people got sick. If theyremained open, half of the populationwould be infected.
their plan, it was met withskepticism and a degree ofridicule by senior officials.Hatchett and Mecher wereproposing that Americansin some places might haveto turn back to an approach,self-isolation, first widelyemployed in the MiddleAges.
It required the key pro-ponents — Mecher, a Department of Veterans Affairs physician, and Hatch-ett, an oncologist turnedWhite House adviser — toovercome intense initial opposition.
Read the entire storyhere. Know about how theBush government con-tributed to this concept
Love cars?Pe n c i l sr e a d y ?
Paint yourown Mercedes-Benz with colouringtemplates that have been tailor made to keep children busyand learn more about automobiles. Check outhttp://mb4.me/Kidsartwork and also #coloryourbenz.The best artworks will be featured in Benz FB album.
Be a creative geek!Aset of fun, construc-
tive and creative ac-tivities for younger
kids (4-8+) to do with built-infeatures of iPad and iPhoneare here. 1. Use the Camerain Time-lapse mode to filmbuilding a pillow fort. 2. Cre-ate a name photo collage withfound letters around thehouse.Where to access: activityguide in apple.co/creativ-ityforkids.
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Big Q:Do you thinkherd immunity
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PLAYING BEHIND CLOSEDDOORS WOULD BE UNIQUEEXPERIENCE: TENDULKAR
S.F. AND COMIC KIDS
GARFIELD
FAMILY CIRCUS
CURRICULUM EXERCISES
Q1. What percentage of earth surface is cov-
ered by India?
Q2. Fill in the blanks:
A. The present forest area of India, according to
satellite data, is ____.
B. India's highest annual rainfall is reported
from _____.
Q3. Identify the following:
Answer: (1) 2.4 per cent (2) A) decreasing B) Mawsynram,
Meghalaya (3) Meteora, Greece
Radiance: radiant
brightness or light,
warm, cheerful
brightness, etc.
Synonymous words:
brilliance, effulgence,
gleam, glitter, glow,
light, incandescence,
luminosity, lustre,
resplendence,
shine, etc.
Examples:
nHe found in their livesa radiance which hesucceeded in capturingon his canvas.
nShe was blinded by theshine of the diamonds inthe three-stringednecklace.
nNothing can match thelustre of Basra pearls.
WUZZLESWord Wise
02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”
GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET
ACTIVITY
FUN-ZONE
e-learning in time of corona !
The corona pan-demic brought anabrupt end March
2020 classes. This leftschools with new chal-lenges, especially class Xand XII students quar-antined at home.
Most schools haveinitiated an action plan,to continue the classesthrough e-learning,which could trend, evenafter we tide over thepresent crisis.
Online classes wouldbe a different experiencefor both teachers and students. We could organise a bit be-fore setting out.n Contents of the lesson plan could be packaged in a lu-cid and visually appealing manner with quick pointers toonline resources, for students who are curious.n Standardisation of contents will bring in a similar ex-perience to different groups of students.n e-learning contents can also be tailored to cater to thestrengths and weaknesses of individual student require-ments.n e-learning provides flexibility in time and continuity inlearning and are available any time to access or re-visit.n Students can plan their day, for any other activity, theyare passionate about and want to be part of.n Digital learning platforms provided by the Ministry ofHuman Resources Development, with curriculum linked,curated content are available for reference.
Radha Vishwakumar, principal, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Sr
Secondary School, Manvila, Thiruvananthapuram
ADITI S DEVAGIRI, Class III, Euro School,North Campus, Bangalore
AYUSHEE CHANDRA, Class VI, HillwoodsAcademy,
ADITI RATH, Class VII, Mother's Public School,Bhubaneswar
BHAAVYA GARG, Class VI, Delhi Public School,Hyderabad
SANVI KHURANA, Class IX, Greenway ModernSchool, Dilshad Garden, DelhiFROM THE
PRINCIPALS DESK
Want to boost your generalknowledge? Take this excitingtest. Rest assured, it will really test you!
Q1:Which way does
Earth spin?
A: From west to east.
B: From east to west.
Q2:Which of these
is a moon of Jupiter?
A: Enceladus B: Io
Q3:The asteroid belt is located
between which two planets in the
solar system. Which ones?
A: Earth and Mars
B: Mars and Jupiter
C: Jupiter and Saturn
D: Saturn and Uranus
Q4:In which year was the first exo-
planet discovered?
A: 199 B: 1992
Q5:How long does it take for light
from the Sun to reach Earth?
A: 1 minute, 20 seconds
B: 8 minutes, 20 seconds
C: Instantaneous D: 24 hours
Q6:Which of these can be formed in a
supernova?
A: White dwarf
B: Neutron star
Q7:Which year did the Spirit and
Opportunity rovers land on
Mars?
A: 1999 B: 2004
Q8:How old is the solar system?
A: 5,000 years B: 5 million years
C: 5 billion years D: 500 billion years
Q9:How many planets are there in
our solar system?
A: Eight B: Nine C: Ten D: Eleven
Q10:Which planet looks reddish in
the night sky?
A: Jupiter B: Saturn
C: Mars D: Mercury
Q11:Which planet has the solar sys-
tem’s highest mountain
Olympus Mons?
A: Jupiter B: Uranus C: Venus D: Mars
Rock the TESTSPACE
Theme: Solar system
ANSWERS TOPIC: SPACE Theme: Solar System 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. D
Step 1:
t Take any bright colouredpaper and draw verticallines of 3 inches apart fromeach other as shown.
Step 2:
t Fold along the dotted linesand cut it.
Step 3:
t Openthe paperstrip andglue ends
together.Paste red
colour paperat the top and
bottom of thelantern.
Things Required
n Coloured papern Crafty gluen Penciln Scissorsn Ruler n Mirror, sequins
Making a paper lantern
Step 4:
t Now decorate the lantern withmirrors and sparkles. Your lanternis ready. Put a diya inside and it’lllook beautiful.
Arhaan Mathur,class V, Shiv Nadar
School, Noida
