PM Hints Lockdown To Stay Post May 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted that the nationwide lockdown could be extended beyond May 17 but with some relaxation. Yesterday, he had a meeting with chief ministers over video conferencing where he asked the CMs to send their suggestions on easily lockdown by May 15.

PM talked to CMs

The meeting concluded with CMs getting time to give their suggestions as many states want to resume economic activities after a long lockdown. But at the same time, they agreed to keep certain areas under restrictions as the cases of novel coronavirus aren’t showing any sign of easing.

Exit formula for lockdown

There is no clear strategy on easing restrictions but it is agreed upon that the lockdown will be lifted in a phased manner with restrictions lifting one by one depending on the number of cases coming from different areas.

The lockdown 1 stopped all activities across the length and breadth of the country but some restrictions were eased in lockdown 2. The lockdown 3 saw more freedom in certain areas. But the time isn’t ripened to life the lockdown completely. The states will give their suggestions on easing out the lockdown.

Coronavirus in India

In India, the number of COVID-19 patients have crossed 67,000 mark on Monday and it is expected to increase in the coming days. AIIMS director Dr. Randeep Guleria had already said that the peak of coronavirus had yet to come. According to him, the coronavirus peak would come in June or July.

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Jalandhar Thanks Lockdown Sky After Seeing Dhauladhar Range

Global lockdown due to novel coronavirus outbreak is good news for nature that has started showing its true colours. While the human is locked in their homes, the wildlife has come out to claim the open highways, secluded beaches and deserted streets. Internet is full of pictures showing abundance of flora and fauna during lockdown period.

Picture from Jalandhar, Punjab

It is extremely astounding to see mountains from a distance of over 200 km. An officer of Indian Forest Service (IFS) Praveen Kaswan shared a picture from Jalandhar on his Twitter account. He could see the Dhauladhar range of Himalayan mountains from Jalandhar. And it was first time that he viewed this range so clear from a distant city in Punjab.

Dhauladhar range image from Jalandhar

The officer tweeted the image with an attractive caption that reads “When people of #jalandhar saw #Dhauladhar range first time ever”. Dhauladhar lies in Himachal Pradesh approximately 213 km from Jalandhar. But people weren’t able to see the mountains due to pollution. According to Kaswan that was the first time that the mountains were visible from Jalandhar.

https://twitter.com/ParveenKaswan/status/1246025488264343554

Pic of Dhauladhar range went viral

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh was the first to react to the tweet of Kaswan that went viral with 1.3k likes and many retweets. Many users took to comments section to pour their excitements and some even thanked the lockdown for the scenic view.

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Google View In 3D Not Working For Following Reasons

Children around the globe are in lockdown mode; they aren’t going to schools and no tuition classes are held these days. But they’re still doing great things with Google view in 3D.

It isn’t a new feature, but it became popular only after naughty kids came to know about it. Google view in 3D rely heavily on Smartphone and with it, you can render creatures within your camera viewfinder in real-life scale.

Google 3D View

• Smartphone with Android 7.0 or higher or iPhone running iOS 11 or later

• Google Chrome for Android/iOS

Animals within Google Search

• Alligator

• Angler fish

• Brown bear

• Cat

• Cheetah

• Dog

• Duck

• Eagle

• Emperor penguin

• Goat

• Hedgehog

• Horse

• Lion

• Macaw

• Octopus

• Pug

• Giant panda

• Rottweiler

• Shark

• Shetland pony

• Snake

• Tiger

• Turtle

• Wolf

In addition to this extensive list of animals, you have the option to include groans, grunts and growls to increase the immersion and make the pictures look real.

And if you can’t activate the feature, look for troubleshooting….

The Google app doesn’t have access to the camera

The app requires basic access like “Access to use the camera and videos” and “Access to location”. Allow access by clicking “Allow” every time the app asks for permission or you do it manually.

• Open the ‘Settings’ app on your smartphone

• Click on ‘Apps & Notifications’

• Open the ‘Google’ app

• Click on ‘Permissions’

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Telangana Could Call The Army And Order Shoot-At-Sight To Enforce Lockdown

Telangana government could impose total curfew and even order “shoot-at-sight” for violation of lockdown that is the only way to fight the spread of coronavirus said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.

KCR urged people to lockdown

The CM said that the US had to call army to enforce lockdown. If people didn’t follow the coronavirus lockdown, the situation where the government would have to impose a 24-hour curfew and issue shoot-at-sight orders could arise. The CM urged people to avoid that situation. KCR was addressing the media hours PM Modi announced a nationwide day lockdown for 21 days.

The CM also urged his ministers, MLAs and corporators in Hyderabad to take to streets to help police in enforcing the lockdown. He warned that the situation where army had to called had to be avoided at any cost.

Telangana has 36 coronavirus cases and it has over 19,000 people under surveillance.

The state has imposed curfew from 7 pm to morning 6 am. No one would be allowed to move out. Also, the shops would remain shut during the curfew period. In case of emergency, people can dial 100 to call the police for help.

KCR said that the government had collected the passports of all those that are under home quarantine. They are 114 members and that there COVID-19 reports would be available soon. Also, he said that the government would take action against those found to be selling goods at higher price.

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