How to save yourself from corona, and save the world!
During corona time, the best is not to step out; in case you
go out, use hand sanitizer frequently; stay away from others
6 feet; don't touch face, eyes, nose, mouth, and if in self-
doubt, carry a stress ball; wash hands with soap thoroughly
on return - You are safe, and others too. Sure!
These are IndiaTravelTimes.com's life-saving tips:-
Stay at home and don't step out;
Avoid non-essential travel;
Avoid crowded places like markets;
Avoid crowding at hospitals/clinics for minor ailments and postpone elective
surgeries till situation improves.
Keep a distance of 6 feet from others, whosoever - This is No 1 precaution
Wash hands thoroughly and frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds
or use hand sanitizer frequently (also known as handrubs) (SEE below).
Don't touch any object/surface touched by others like packets, bags, door
knobs, water taps, lift panels, computer accessories, currencies etc. Else,
take remedial measures like hand cleaning without delay.
Don't touch your face, nose, eyes, mouth with unwashed hands. This is most
important. Corona's target is the lungs through the throat/nostrils with its
droplets.
Sneeze or cough into a tissue or folded elbow to prevent spreading the virus.
You may be carrying the virus asymptomatically: reason why corona is on a
killing spree.
Disinfect frequently places and surfaces used by other people.
Hand washing:-
Hand washing is the best way to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection
and other germs, only next to social distancing of 6 feet. Wash hands thoroughly
and frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds. During corona time if going
out is unavoidable, carry a hand sanitizer.
How to do it:
Wet hands with warm and running (if possible) water;
Add soap;
Rub hands vigorously for 20 seconds;
Wash all surfaces: backs of hands, wrists, between fingers, tips of fingers,
thumbs under fingernails (use nailbrush);
Rinse;
Keep fingers pointing down;
Dry with paper or clean cloth towel;
Turn off faucet with towel and open door with towel
How it works:
The soap-water is not killing the germs but the lather eraces and suspends
the dirt on the hands and soils. The friction motion helps pull greasy or oily
soils free from the skin. Friction of wiping hands removes more germs.
Regular hand washing with soap and water can protect you from many illnesses
caused by viruses and bacteria. Germs hide on remote, door handles, keyboards,
faucet handles, lift panels and any surface people touch. You can't see, they
are microscopic. Washing hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water
is a safeguard against infectious diseases. Otherwise, these germs may get into
your eyes, nose, or mouth and cause illnesses.
When to wash hands in normal times:
On return home from outside;
After using the bathroom;
Before touching any food or eating;
After handling animals or animal wastes;
Using hand sanitizer:-
This is not a new discovery, alcohol has been used as a disinfectant for centuries.
And it is also so commonly seen today when we are given a jab. Currently, with
corona on the rampage, alcohol-based hand sanitizers (also known as handrubs)
have come into focus. Experts say it should be used the proper way. Even so,
it does not eliminate all types of germs, according to the CDC. However, ensure
that the hand sanitizer has at least 60% alcohol to be effective and not more
than say, 80%, because, they say, some water content is required for the process
of denaturation of those pesky germs.
Remember:-
First, all dirt should be removed from hands before using hand sanitizers.
If hands are visibly dirty, go for hand wash. That is better.
Second, apply it on one palm, then rub hands together covering all surfaces
of hands and fingers till it is absorbed. It acts quickly to kill micro-organisms
on hands
Third, must use enough of it (see the label)
Fourth, don't wipe it off before it is dried
Fifth, it is less irritating to the skin than soap and water
Sixth, it can be done anywhere any time, and;
Seventh, but it won't remove chemicals like pesticides
The incident has triggered a debate on social media whether the officer refused to take orders from a party leader or he was accused of any corruption, some netizens justifying the handling in either case, that Ratnakar was blocking public welfare work! It is true the Govt machinery has been the enemy Number One of the people of this country, existing for itself and for these politicians, for well over seven decades. India will never make an inch of progress - real progress, not make-believe-progress - unless and until this machinery is eliminated.
ANALYSIS: There have been cases of Britons going to Switzerland to get rid of a miserable life. Now once the House of Lords also passes the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, terminally ill Britons can call it quits with the help of a medical practitioner here itself. But the measure when comes into practice, will have very serious social consequences, it is feared. There won't be comparisons, even as tropes in Latin American folklores. The worst case scenario is of those who are not terminally ill also trying to misuse the provision to leave this world early when life with dignity is not available. But that is, in fact, a political question and not a moral imbroglio!
The CCTV footage and the video circulating on social media do not indicate any serious abnormalities in takeoff or descent, it has been confirmed. The disaster is becoming curiouser and curiouser. The flight path was not curvy. And the aircraft maintained a steady, gliding descent with its nose straight and the wings perfectly level. The pilot's distress call does not specify what prevented lift and climb-out. Here are some expert opinions. The sole purpose is to raise travellers' awareness about air travel.
Many of the victims were charred beyond recognition, making identification difficult. Three hundred nineteen body parts have been sent for DNA matching with relatives to determine the identities.
A comment on social media on Kanimozhi's answer on the question of national language read: "Daughter of Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi. Delivered the Birthday Present to her Father!!" (Karunanidhi was born on June 3, 1924)
(Today's headlines )
Trump said, "Elon is not really leaving" and will be "back and forth" to the White House because DOGE is his "baby." "I think he’s going to be doing a lot of things.”
Musk wrote: "My scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end... The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government." Now on it will be on auto-pilot.
PROGNOSIS: DOGE was prematurely born to protect the country by aborting an impending socio-economic disaster which very few people could see coming.
Although its immediate job was to save American taxpayers billions by slashing waste, eliminating fraud, cutting Government bloat and ensuring utmost efficiency in administration for the good of the people.
(Today's headlines )
"Coming from a system like in England, empowering," she says she never had an idea of this sort of experience... being asked to “socialise with middle-aged men” who financed the event...humiliating...
Originally from Junagadh, Gujarat, Pataudi was relocated to Etawah Lion Safari in September 2019 before being transferred to Gorakhpur Zoo in 2021. Recently it was receiving treatment for pancreatic and liver infections. After tigress Shakti died in the zoo on May 7 due to bird flu, Pataudi was shifted to Kanpur. Some birds are also reported to have died mysteriously around Gorakhpur. All zoos in UP are closed for fear of a bird flu outbreak.
Three other animals too had died - a tiger, a leopardess and a female wolf. Wolf Bhairavi died last Saturday, leopardess Mona died the Thursday before that and tiger Kesari died on March 30. Some of them had Shakti's symptoms but the cause of death has not been confirmed yet.
As tourist inflow is an indicator of normalcy returning to an erstwhile terrorist infested Valley, the Government has been trying hard to make everything travel-friendly, launching lot many projects and bringing Kashmir on the national rail map that physically completes the process of Kashmir's integration with the rest of India. And that defeats the designs of Pakistan eyeing Kashmir and simply explains a recrudescence of terrorism in J&K.
"It's a big victory not just for Tamil Nadu but for all Indian States. DMK will continue to struggle for and win State autonomy and Federal polity," Chief Minister MK Stalin said.
Of 2.08 km in length, it features 99 spans and a 72.5-metre vertical lift span that rises up to a height of 17 metres, facilitating smooth movement of ships while ensuring seamless train services to the holy town of Rameswaram on Pamban island.
ANALYSIS: There is a lot of hue and cry around the world over Trump's tariffs. But tariff, simply put, is a tax. But unlike tax, it affects the exporting country too. Domestic prices will go up for some time. Nothing more will happen, good or bad!
What motivated Trump's newfound policy, apart from being a stunt to justify his existence in the White House, is a false realisation that increased tariff will make foreign goods prohibitive, thereby boosting local production, and create more jobs, and more prosperity will ring in! If that is true, India would have been shining by now: Producing own Rolls-Royce La Rose Noire Droptail and Scotch Whiskies! And what about coconut and palm oil by America!
(Today's headlines )
PROGNOSIS: It looks a Real New Trump is emerging - courageous, balanced, powerful and disinterested. Determined to save his country from the cliff, he has done quite a few draconian things that will reduce the burden of debts of the Federal entity, like the golden handshake, stopping senseless funding, pulling out of a worthless WHO. Shutting the Education Department is another. On the other hand, running it is also not the Centre's job either (We will convincingly elaborate it in the next chapter).
In India the scene is just the opposite. Centralisation is the core agenda and identity of the ruling dispensation without which it has no existence, or in other words, it exists for that set of schemes only. A realisation of this never dawned upon any Opposition party in 2014 or any time thereafter, what to talk of being able to see it coming 70 years ago! The consequence of all this violation of basic natural law of the universe we cannot predict.
THE AMERICAN CONUNDRUM: Political venom has migrated to top echelons in the US. It was reported last year NASA has become politicised, vitiated. But NASA refuted the charge. How Boeing developed a glitch but its unmanned return was smooth. When Suni-Wilmore were stranded last June, why the return was set for February? Because that comes only after January 20! SpaceX called the shots, for itself and for Trump. Then the mission was manipulated for March for a better bargain! In between, what made Elon Musk 'predict' during campaign if Kamala Harris wins he would be in jail. In politics, it is said, "the only rule is there are no rules." Difficult times for Americans too.
The terminations are part of a large-scale exercise going on all across Fed departments and organisations to reduce wasteful Government expenditure as decided by a Trump in a mess gone berserk, and improve administrative efficiency following the whims of billionaire and his associate Elon MusK and his DOGE. It has not been shared how terminations are going to raise the efficiency bar! It looks like Trump has stolen some of the prescriptions meant for India. But the American problems are quite different.
Suddenly these colonial clerks feel this effortless, little rule will tremendously enhance security and convenience for the railway passengers manifold. More stations will be covered in the next 77 years! (Also See:
New Delhi station stampede... What went wrong?)
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