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Canadian PM Announces Shutdown From Quarantine

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada was closing its borders to most foreigners except for Americans. Stay home as much as possible advised Justin. The Canadian PM and his family are under isolation after his wife Sophie tested positive for COVID-19.

Canada takes strict measure

The move comes after the number of coronavirus cases in Canada jumped from a few dozen two weeks ago to more than 400 and four deaths. Earlier the virus was traced to foreign travels but today local transmission of the virus is also traced.

Exemptions to US

Justin said that US citizens were exempted because Canada had high level of integration of the two economies and the coordination that they had. Also, the exemptions are provided to air crews, diplomats and immediate family members of Canadian citizens. Also, truck drivers that make regular deliveries across Canada borders. Also, the government will help its citizens that are stranded overseas because they are suspect.

Continental response

The measure is called continental response to the deadly outbreak. The Transport Minister Marc Garneau told that the measure would take effect starting midday on Wednesday. And the response integrates critical supply chains to continue supply of food and essential goods that Canadians need in their daily life.

Canada has begun to shut down after the announcement. Everything including courthouses to gyms and from restaurants to schools, every business is shutting down. Airlines are directed to Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver that have good public screening methods.

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Tom Hanks Recovers From COVID-19 But His Wife Still Suffers From The Infection

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Tom Hanks, who was recently down with COVID-19 along with his wife Rita Wilson, has been released from the isolation. The couple was in Brisbane, Australia when they got infected with deadly coronavirus. While Tom Hanks was released from quarantine in an Australian hospital, his wife is still under recuperating from the infection.

Tom and Wilson in Australia

He was busy shooting for the biopic of Elvis Presley when he and Wilson, both 63, got COVID-19. Wilson is a singer and songwriter. She performed in many concerts in Sydney and Brisbane before getting infection. The Australian authorities had been tracking people they were in contact with as their contacts could also get infected.

The couple thanked their Australian caregivers and urge their fans to follow the advice of experts. They posted their run-in with COVID-19 on social media.

They were staying in a Gold Coast penthouse while working on the Lurhmann film in which Tom Hanks is essaying the role of Elvis’ long-time manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Tom is believed to have returned to the penthouse after getting discharged from the hospital.

Australia has a total of 400 COVID-19 cases but number of deaths reported is only 5.

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Viral

Coronavirus Infects Spreads To Uttarakhand

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The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 110 that includes 17 foreigners – 16 Italian tourists and a Canadian. Uttarakhand reported its first case of COVID-19 on Sunday. The number of people died due to coronavirus is two – one each from Delhi and Karnataka.

Coronavirus spread in the country

With 32 positive cases, Maharashtra has the highest number of COVID-19cases in the country. Kerala has recorded 22 cases and it includes three patients that were discharged last month. Uttar Pradesh has 12 coronavirus patients and Delhi has 7. Ladakh has 3 patients of coronavirus and Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana have two each. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab have reported one case each.

Steps taken to contain the virus

According to health ministry data, 12,76,046 passengers have been screened at 30 designated airports. The government has traced the 4,000 people that came into contact with 93 COVID-19 patients. Also, there are 42,000 people under community surveillance.

The data further says that are sufficient personal protective equipment (PPEs). Also, that over 80,50,000 N95 masks and PPEs have been procured for health workers.

The government said that there was little need to panic because it wasn’t a community transmission. The infection had been tracked and there had been only a few cases of local transmission. It further said that it wasn’t a health emergency in India.

It also clarified that the suspected case of COVID-19, a 71-year man in Maharashtra, was tested negative. He returned from Saudi Arabia recently and died in a private hospital.

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Viral

COVID-19 Test Only For Selected Persons

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A suspected case of coronavirus was turned back by RML hospital because he had no history of foreign travel and nor was in contact with a coronavirus patient. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has directed the hospitals to test those selected cases.

ICMR guidelines for coronavirus testing

The government body said that all the people with viral symptoms need not to be tested for COVID-19 because there had been on “community transmission” in India. “Community transmission” is a case where the source of a disease remains obscure.

Special Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, Sanjeev Kumar, said that the country is utilizing only 10% of its total capacity to test COVID-19. He further said that the coronavirus test is free and that the country has a much higher capacity but it was utilizing only 10% of it. Also, 80 lakh masks and safety equipment had been bought for health workers.

Experts criticized the approach

Ramanan Lakshminarayan, founder and director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) criticized the approach saying that the people would spread the disease, if they didn’t know that they were infected. He said that the country was capable in both public and private but the question was that whether the country was deploying that capacity.

The government said that 10,000 tests could be performed daily utilizing 1 lack kits distributed across many centres. But the government should conduct tens of thousands of tests daily before the situation goes out of control.

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Top Celebrities

Taylor Swift Donned These Outfits During Her Performance Tour

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Taylor Swift can make the world sing and dance on her performance. Also, she can dazzle the audiences with her iconic looks. The Blank Space singer has received multiple awards in multiple tours in the latest Reputation Stadium Tour, she was more popular due to her outfits.

Taylor and Camila in Miami

Dressed in a violet-pink leotard, she gave a stunning performance with singers Camila Cabello and Charli XCX but it was her outfit that remained the center of attraction for the audiences in Miami.

Black Space singer chose a rainbow

In Manchester, Taylor Swift donned a rainbow sequined leotard and put on black boots to complete the dress. Her dress made the audiences crazy more than her performance with Camila and XCX. The audiences were talking more about her rainbow dress.

Singing in the rain

Since it was raining all the time, most of the Reputation Tour was washed in rain but Taylor Swift turned the moment into an opportunity to reveal her true colors. She put on a blue leotard and a shimmery jacket to complete the Rockstar look. The audience appreciated her performance in rain.

Singing with Selena

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez make the best pair and this was evident when the Blank Space singer performed alongside Selena. And Swift was looking simply amazing in a snake-print leotard and black boots along with a shimmery jacket. And both the singers surprised the audiences with their eclectic performance.

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International Today's Special Viral

Britain Will See More Deaths From COVID-19: Boris Johnson

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On Thursday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned of more deaths due to coronavirus while the chief scientific advisor of the government said that there could be 10,000 coronavirus infections in Britain.

Also, Britain and EU agreed to cancel face-to-face trade negotiations in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The negotiations were planned for next week in London.

UK PM Boris Johnson’s warning

He said that the virus was going to spread further. Flanked by the top scientific and medical advisors of the government, he made an announcement regarding the “delay-phase” of the government.

The British plan of containing the outbreak will work in three phases – containment, delay and mitigation. In the delay phase, the government will implement social distancing measures like reducing large gatherings and closing schools.

But he said that no public meetings would be cancelled and schools would remain open. At the same time, he warned that the advice could change if the virus spread further.

Boris Johnson faced criticism for delayed response

He agreed that the outbreak has triggered panic in the business, trade and every day life and the global market. But he defended his late response. He said that he was working on the advice and he would do the right thing at the right time.

He said that people with mild symptoms should isolate themselves in their homes but this advice would change with the spread of virus. In worse situation, the families would be advised to isolate themselves.

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India Suspends All Visas For A Month Over Coronavirus Scare

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The government suspends all Indian visas in the wake of spread of coronavirus spread in the country and the World Health Organization declaring it a pandemic. All existing visas — except diplomatic, official, UN/International organisations, employment and project visas — will be suspended till April 15.

The visa suspension will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure. Earlier the visa facility was partially suspended from the COVID-19 nations.

Highlights of the news

• The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. It means that it has affected the globe and infected a large number of people.

• The government communique related to visa suspension reads that visa free travel facility granted to OCI card holders is kept in abeyance till 15 April 2020.

• It also said that all incoming travellers from COVID-19 nations after February 15, would be kept in quarantine for a minimum of 14 days.

• International traffic through land borders will be directed to designated check posts with robust screening facility.

• India has a total of 67 confirmed coronavirus cases. Fresh cases are reported from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala and Karnataka.

• The Maharashtra government has banned ticket sale for IPL 2020 opening match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the wake of rising coronavirus cases.

• Health being on the State List, every state is asked to take whatever measure it can take to contain the spread of coronavirus infection.

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Viral

India Had A Total Of 58 Coronavirus Cases On Tuesday

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With 11 fresh cases of coronavirus were reported from Kerala and Karnataka, the total number of coronavirus cases in India reached to 58 on Tuesday. Meanwhile the central government airlifted 58 Indians from Iran, one of the worst-hit by the outbreak.

Highlights of the big story

• The evacuation from Iran was the second in two weeks by Indian Air Force’s larges military aircraft, C-17 Globemaster.

• Kerala has shut its cinema halls down till March 31 in the wake of 12 new cases in three days.

• 8 new cases were reported from Bengaluru, Delhi, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Punjab and Pune.

• The 63-year-old woman from Jammu and Kashmir with a travel history to Iran was among the two cases that were declared “high viral load cases”.

• Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that over 8.74 lakh passengers coming from foreign countries had been screened. Also, the cruise ships are prevented to dock at Indian ports.

• Billions of dollars were wiped off global markets including domestic market on Monday.

• The Manipur government closed all entry points with Myanmar to prevent spread of coronavirus.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi defers his visit to Bangladesh next week after detection of coronavirus cases in the country. He was called to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

• The coronavirus scare could cost the global economy between $0.1 and $2.0 trillion warned UN economists. Also, they asked to increase spending to prevent the infection.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix March 2020: Release Dates Of Movies And Shows

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Highlights of Netfilx’s March offerings include Ozark whose season two was aired 18 months back. Also, the Jason Bateman-starring money-laundering drama will return for the third season in March.

More from Netflix in March

Netflix has lined hit shows for the month of March. The sixth season of hit US police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be aired. Also, there are new shows waiting to be released. The English Game – the Downtown Abbey creator Julian Fellowes’s football drama – will start in March.

The Letter for the King – a fantasy series – is starting in March. Also, there is biographical mini-series – Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker – for the viewers. The series features Octavia Spencer and Tiffany Haddish.

Netflix movies in March

Spenser Confidentialis the must watch movie for Netflix subscribers. It is the latest collaboration between Mark Wahlberg and Deepwater Horizon director Peter Berg. Also, there is A Quiet Place – the 2018 horror hit – in the line. The best of March cinema on Netflix also includes Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. These are the best from the next batch of Studio Ghibi classics.

Sunday 1st March

Netflix features 2010 movie Arrietty for its subscribers. Based on Mary Norton’s classic children’s novel The Borrowers, the movie is really a treat for eyes. Also, there is animated fantasy, The Cat Returns, for views. The show is about a boy who discovers a cat only to find that it is actually a prince.

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Media & Entertainment

Amitabh Bachchan Tells What He Finds Interesting About Heart Emojis

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Amitabh Bachchan has good sense of entertaining his Twitter fans. At 77, the megastar is still the most active Bollywood names on Twitter and his fans love him for that.

He shared a collage of his expressions on Instagram and gave the caption – Red Heart, true love….and for all of you, it’s red. He also surprised his fans with his creativity to invent abbreviations of popular movies.

The megastar keeps up with millennial jargon

Recently, the Baghban actor wrote on Twitter that he never knew different coloured hearts had different meanings. In another Tweet, he shared what he found interesting about heart emojis.

His fans found Amitabh Bachchan CAC and those who don’t know the meaning of CAC will be surprised to know that it is the abbreviation of “cool as cat”. The Big B shared some abbreviations in a recent tweet.

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