Lockdown in states – What is allowed, and what isn’t As the Janata Curfew was on Sunday, Delhi and many other states took the Centre’s advise to enforced a full lockdown in its districts to contain the spread of COVID-19.For most of the states the lockdown will be in force from Monday morning till March 31 midnight. But…

Explained – How long can coronavirus ‘live’ in air, and on steel? Scientists across the world are still learning about the novel coronavirus, and among the questions they are looking to answer is how long it can survive in different environments. A paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday has come…

Explained – Can vitamin C prevent or cure novel coronavirus infection? Can vitamin C help you ward off the novel coronavirus infection? This has been one of many theories on social media since the outbreak spread globally, but the answer is no. There is no evidence that vitamin C can prevent an infection. Vitamin C…

Explained – Are smokers at higher risk from COVID-19? ‘A new infection attacking the already compromised respiratory system is dangerous,’ said Dr Harminder Singh Pannu, director, Internal Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana. He suggested that now is the best time for smokers to quit. or at least stop until pandemic isn’t controlled. ‘They (occasional smokers) cannot get away…

PM Modi declares lockdown – ‘Crossing your home’s lakshmanrekha will invite COVID-19 inside’ Enforcing the longest stay-at-home order as health authorities try to break the coronavirus transmission chain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days from Tuesday midnight. Underlining social distancing as the only way to deal with the outbreak threat,…