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Covidiots are basically those who indulge in conspiracy theories that claim that the pandemic isn’t real, and refuse to practice social distancing or wear masks because they believe themselves to be invincible. On the other side of the covidiot spectrum, we have the toilet roll hoarders, the sanitizer stockpilers, and the ones who store so much stuff their homes look like supermarkets.

Like the thousands of Germans staged protests in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions or ‘thali’ beating, ‘go corona go’ chanting friends who took out a procession back at home during the ‘janta curfew’

TikTok Trends That Ended in Disaster

Sanjana

Chinese video-sharing service TikTok has seen rapid growth in recent months and garnered the attention of mainstream media. Tons of challenges have gone viral, with even celebrities, around the world, jumping on the bandwagon.

But a darker, deadlier side of these unwise trends runs the danger of causing serious bodily harm or property damage. These are obvious dangers that can be sensed by any sensible person but somehow the craze to follow what’s going on in social media is blocking the minds of youngsters. Have a look at these yourself, and stay away from such challenges.

Health Women

Is Covid-19 different for men and women?

Ayshi

Viruses don’t usually discriminate but it has been observed that the impact of Covid-19 is markedly different for the two major genders. The health, social and economic impact of the virus itself and the pandemic is different for men and women globally.

The death rate comes as the first surprising difference! Till date least 7 lakh people have lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The worldwide data of COVID fatalities suggests that males are more susceptible to COVID-19 as compared to women and even fatalities among the males are higher, and India is no exception.

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Considering International Travel? Read this first…

Sanjana

While the pandemic has rendered air travel arduous, it’s not an impossibility, as thousands of people still need to fly for various reasons — whether to get back home to their family or to travel to another place for work.

One such passenger shared her travel experience to Hong Kong, and many people are calling it “the future of travel” due to the meticulous checks and precautions taken by the staff and other officials at the Hong Kong airport. Journalist Laurel Chor travelled from Paris to Hong Kong via London and documented her experience by live-tweeting.

Memes Flood Social Media After PM Modi’s Speech

Sanjana

On May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation amid the coronavirus crisis. In his speech, the PM announced a massive economic package of 20 lakh crores called ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’, which approximately amounts to 10% of India’s GDP. While citizens listened to the much-awaited speech hoping for some clarity on how to move forward and deal with the pandemic — the use of tough, obscure Hindi words only confused them further.

Within minutes of the speech being aired, Twitter was flooded with memes by netizens, especially non-Hindi speaking ones, claiming to not having understood a single word of it.

Technology

Home utility gadgets for lockdown times

Gautam Singh

Gadgets were invented to make our lives easy, however, during the ongoing pandemic, they appear to be saviours. It isn’t about luxury anymore, with domestic help gone, these gadgets have become a necessity to make our lives smooth and comfortable.

We’ve listed some of the gadgets here that can help in making your life easier during the lockdown. Check these out as Some of these might come in very handy!

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Unsung Heroes Of COVID-19

Nikita Syal

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

In these tough times, there is a need for all humankind to come together and fight the epidemic. But having said that few of us have taken the ownership to fight the virus head-on.

Being on the frontlines these unsung heroes and warriors are creating history to save mankind from this epidemic. Doctors, nurses, health workers, police, cleaners, NGO’s and volunteers battle every day to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Many good and inspiring stories and heroes have sprung in the past few days which are no less than blessings for some.

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Funny! Animals observing social distancing.

Udit Agarwal

As people around the globe adjust to social distancing rules to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus Outbreak, it seems that animals have also been observing us. And while humans are resisting the change, not adhering to guidelines and find it difficult to maintain social distancing but these animals from around the globe seem to have no such trouble.

Netizens across the world have shared some of the amusing photos of animals observing social distancing better than humans. What comes so easy to animals seems elusive to humans.

Health Quick Reads

Only Reliable Sources for COVID-19 Info & Updates

Nikita Syal

At present wherever you turn, you will hear news and get information on Coronavirus. But amidst all this sharing of news and data, we also end up consuming fake information, which might seem convincing, and which we often forward to our acquaintances without checking the authenticity of the source.

This chain leads to unauthentic information being believed by folks who receive them. WHO has defined this process of sharing fake information as “infodemic.” The question then becomes where to get reliable and timely information on which you can depend on.

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Covid-19 – What puts you at higher risk?

Roshani Makhija

COVID-19 is still very new, with limited information regarding risk factors, but some data is becoming very apparent based on the experiences in China, Italy and other countries. Based on currently available information older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

Data from China shows that the fatality rate of healthy individuals having no underlying condition is 0.9%. Read about the conditions which significantly increase the fatality rates.

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