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violence in America during coronavirus lockdown

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violence in America While the bulk of usa citizens seem to just accept scientific information about the deadly coronavirus and are wary of reopening the country before we are able to make certain it’s safe, one segment of the population is driving the other narrative. This group is little but vocal, and represents a predictable if threatening merging of forces. At recent protests, we’ve seen the intersection of these who doubt the statistics and science behind COVID-19, primarily funded by right-wing groups, shouting alongside the distinctive red, white and black bold-lettered signs that became the hallmark of anti-vaccine protesters. These groups have converged to spread the identical dangerous and self-defeating message: The virus isn’t an enormous deal, scientists and also the government are lying to you, and you'll be a patriot by ignoring fear of the virus and going about your business. Ironically in fact, this pandemic highlights exactly why we want vaccine...

Modi Govt Warns Indians About 'Unsafe' Zoom Meeting App

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Zoom Zoom Blog Popular video meeting app Zoom has been in the news consistently over the past few weeks for multiple privacy issues. The latest advisory issued by the Government of India’s Cyber Coordination Center, or CyCord, suggests that individuals who may be using the Zoom app for personal usage or for official calls, should follow certain guidelines to make their video meetings safer. This follows the warning by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) that Zoom is not a safe app to use. Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs had made it clear that the Zoom app will not be used government officials. The latest CyCord guidelines indicate that users must have the lock meeting option enabled (this can be done by the administrator or the person who owns the meeting) once the video meeting has started. They also suggest that every meeting should have a new ID and password, and a waiting room feature should be enabled—here, the meeting host or admin...

Coronavirus or Coivd-19,SARS-CoV-2 | Q & A

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Coronavirus Q & A Coronavirus Map  Q.  What is SARS-CoV-2 or What is COVID-19 ? coronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name given to the 2019 novel coronavirus. COVID-19 is the name given to the disease associated with the virus. SARS-CoV-2 is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans.  In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19. Q.  Where do coronaviruses come from ? Coronaviruses are viruses that circulate among animals with some of them also known to infect humans. Bats are considered natural hosts of...