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How contagious is covid? Here's what ICMR math shows

In a report released on Monday, the ICMR said, strictly implementing social distancing measures such as home quarantine of symptomatics and suspected cases will reduce the overall expected number of cases by 62% and the peak number of cases by 89%, thus "flattening" the curve and providing more opportunities for interventions.
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How contagious is covid? Here's what ICMR math shows How contagious is covid? Here's what ICMR math shows
What the world after Covid will look like

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Covid Survival Guide: What you should do to get tested

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Today's Highlights
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In a meeting with over twenty journalists and stakeholders from print media from all over the country via video confe...

No pay cut during flight ban: IndiGo assures staff

​The government, on Monday, announced the suspension of all domestic airline operations after Tuesday midnight, a mov...

Industry
India may have 13 lakh corona cases by May: Study India may have 13 lakh corona cases by May: Study
Telcos suggest free access to critical sites

According to senior executives in the sector, letters were sent to the DoT and Trai on Saturday. "Telcos do not want ...

India's jewellers brace for worst sales in 25 years amid coronavirus scare

Purchases are estimated to plummet 30% in 2020 from the 690 tons last year, N. Anantha Padmanaban, chairman of the Al...

epaper
Amid all the melee, NRIs get a tax breather Amid all the melee, NRIs get a tax breather
Facing curbs, ecommerce companies Flipkart and Amazon halt pickups from vendors

Amazon, Flipkart suspend pickups; offline retailers say warehouse closures by authorities hurting supplies....

Fearful vegetable mandis threaten to shut shop

In Mumbai and Pune, traders have issued statements that they will shutter their shops on Wednesday, while Nashik merc...

Panache
Mukesh Ambani's Covid tribute wows Mohandas Pai Mukesh Ambani's Covid tribute wows Mohandas Pai
'Next 10-15 days crucial in dealing with coronavirus'

The FICCI President says appropriate health response, collective public discipline, and acknowledgment of the economi...

Tech
SEC completes probe against Infosys on whistleblower allegations SEC completes probe against Infosys on whistleblower allegations
Covid-19 impact: Lenovo-Motorola, Xiaomi, Lava to shut factories

Xiaomi's four factories in Tamil Nadu and Noida will stop production from March 24. The Chinese smartphone maker has ...

Jobs
Tech firms switch to video interviews to hire fresh talent Tech firms switch to video interviews to hire fresh talent
Mutual Funds
How to invest in mutual funds in times of coronavirus scare How to invest in mutual funds in times of coronavirus scare
DSP Equity Fund: fund review

In times when estimates and assumptions are being questioned or proven wrong consistently due to unforeseen factors, ...

RISE
Oyo in talks with Delhi govt to offer quarantine rooms Oyo in talks with Delhi govt to offer quarantine rooms
BigBasket app, site crash on high demand

Social media firm LocalCircles in a survey claimed that around 35 per cent of consumers have said they are not gettin...

Wealth
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