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In this tough period of coronavirus pandemic, there are a lot of questions in our minds. We also receive a lot of information on social media. Some of the received information though may sound logical, but might actually be incorrect. The problem is that any incorrect understanding of COVID-19 increases our risk of infections. So along with access to information, it is important to have a reliable source of information.

Here are some of the questions we have heard and responses from experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Lockdown – Useful resources to engage kids

Roshani Makhija

Ever since the lockdown was imposed, parents have been struggling to keep their kids engaged without resorting to TV or other electronic screens. The work from home pressure has been increasing and it might become very challenging for the parents to cope up with the work and demands of their child who’s not used to be confined by the walls of the house.

The bigger challenge is to engage the kids with something meaningful and something that adds to their knowledge and skills, so here is a list of resources that you can use free of cost while also educating the little ones.

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Covid-19 – What puts you at higher risk?

Roshani Makhija

COVID-19 is still very new, with limited information regarding risk factors, but some data is becoming very apparent based on the experiences in China, Italy and other countries. Based on currently available information older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

Data from China shows that the fatality rate of healthy individuals having no underlying condition is 0.9%. Read about the conditions which significantly increase the fatality rates.

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Did someone actually warn us about Corona?

Roshani Makhija

Corona has become such a life-changing event that there is a clamour to claim that it was predicted. Netizens are claiming that Nostradamus had predicted the Corona outbreak in medieval times itself. There is a novel that had a virus outbreak originating from Wuhan. Some astrologers are also claiming to have predicted this outbreak. But these are all non-scientific and unproven accounts. Does that mean no one had warned us about this disaster?

Reality is that Bill Gates had warned the world about the possibility of an infectious disease outbreak that can kill millions. Read on to know more about what Bill Gates said about the pandemic.

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5 mass pranks on Fool’s day

Roshani Makhija

April Fool’s day is believed to have started when in 1582 the New Year was shifted from April 1st to January 1st. This confused a lot of people who kept celebrating New Year on April 1st. These folks were called fools and thus began April Fool’s day. Nowadays many companies create elaborate pranks on April Fool’s day to amuse their customers and to increase brand recall. In the tech world, Google is known to launch multiple outlandish and fake products as April Fool’s prank.

Even before modern companies started the trend of yearly pranks which are anticipated by their customers, there were some amazing pranks pulled on an unsuspecting public. Here are some of the greatest pranks.

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Who’s Elon Musk and why should you know him?

Roshani Makhija

He is a visionary and maverick entrepreneur and founder of some of the biggest startups. While, his eccentric personality and weird sense of humour have made him popular on twitter, some consider him to be real-life Tony Stark (Iron Man) and others find him fulfilling all the characteristics of James Bond villains.

Eccentric, maverick, crazy, casanova for some and yet at the same time a genius, serial entrepreuner and role model for others – Learn more about Elon Musk and why should you know about him.

Author: Roshani Makhija

Corona – fact or fiction?

Lockdown – Useful resources to engage kids

Covid-19 – What puts you at higher risk?

Did someone actually warn us about Corona?

5 mass pranks on Fool’s day

Who’s Elon Musk and why should you know him?