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Kartik Aaryan, Shraddha Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor will light up your mood with their #9pm9minute initiative
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COVID-19: 24 hrs after hearing about recovery, man's family in Vakola learn of his death
Andrew Fernandes's death in Miami, USA, on Sunday came as shock to his family in Vakola, who were, less than 24 hours ago, told that he was improving. Andrew, 48, was working on board Costa Favolosa cruise ship when he contracted Coronavirus.
On Saturday afternoon, Andrew's wife Maria told mid-day that she was informed he has started showing signs of improvement. "My prayers are being heard. I am told he will soon be kept on antibiotics and I hope he returns to us soon," she had said.
However, early on Sunday morning, his health started deteriorating; his lungs was severely infected and was put on dialysis a couple of days back. Around 2 am, the family received a call from Larkin Community Hospital, which informed them that Andrew had died. His sisters said while Maria is still in shock, they haven't told the four children that their father is no more.
Andrew Fernandes. File pic
The hospital staff informed us that the doctors tried to check if Andrew's lung was able to function with re..
The White Ridge comes into view
Amitabh Bachchan joins hands with Haji Ali Dargah Trust to provide food to needy
Only days ago, Amitabh Bachchan had shared a post, musing that those who believe in helping others, do so without fanfare. A man of his words, the megastar has been quietly working with the Haji Ali Dargah Trust and the Pir Makhdum Saheb Charitable Trust (at the Mahim Dargah) to provide food to the needy in these times. Bachchan, as shared in his blog, has been ensuring that 2,000 food kits are supplied every day — with 200 distributed at the Haji Ali Dargah and the Mahim Dargah, and the remaining 1,800 packets being sent to Babulnath Mandir, Mira Datar Dargah, Kolsa Bunder, Lotus Colony in Worli and the premises of Tata Memorial Hospital.
The ration kits are being distributed across south and central Mumbai
mid-day laid its hands on some pictures of the teams distributing the food kits across south and central Mumbai on Friday. Confirming the development, Noor Parkar, who works with the Pir Makhdum Saheb Charitable Trust, reveals, "We have been distributing ration to various fam..
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Coronavirus Outbreak: India turns off lights for 9 minutes to show solidarity in fight against pandemic
Adhering to the appeal made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citizens of India switched off their lights and lit candles, lamps and flashed their mobile torch lights to show solidarity to fight against the Coronavirus outbreak.
Speaking to the citizens via video conference, Modi had said, "On April 5, Sunday, at 9pm, I want 9 minutes from all of you. Turn off all the lights in your homes, stand at your doors and balconies and light candles, diyas or mobile flashlights for nine minutes."
On Sunday, PM Modi also lit candles and joined citizens in the fight against the pandemic.
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Spaces in the heart
Akshay Indikar's Sthalpuran (Chronicle of Space, Marathi) won much acclaim at its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February. This keenly-felt film heralds a distinctive voice in Indian cinema. It was one of the four Indian films selected at the festival, along with Pushpendra Singh's Laila aur Satt Geet, Prateek Vats' Eeb Allay Ooo! and Ekta Mittal's Gumnaam Din. Sthalpuran, which played in the Generation section for children, is an illustrious successor to Umesh Kulkarni's Vihir and Avinash Arun's Killa, both Marathi films shown in that section.
Indikar's previous features include Udaharnartha Nemade (For example, Nemade) on the writer-poet Bhalchandra Nemade, and Trijya (Radius), that was at the Shanghai and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festivals, with Sthalpuran in Berlin. This is an astonishing feat for Indikar, descendant of the nomadic Gondhali tribe, that practised Gondhal folk music. Growing up in Solapur, he later dropped out of the Film and Television Institute of I..
The love-god's mother
Between the 5th and 10th century C.E., we find the development of Puranic literature. Many stories explained the relationships of Vishnu's many avatars. One story that merits attention is the story of Pradyumna, the son of Krishna and Rukmini. The story is told very differently in the Hindu tradition and in the Jain tradition.
In the Hindu narrative from Bhagavata Purana, we are told that soon after his birth, Pradyumna is abducted by a demon called Shambara, who throws him into the sea. He is swallowed by a fish. The fish is caught by fisherfolk and it finds its way into the kitchen of Shambara's palace. Shambara's wife, Mayawati, cuts the fish open and finds a little baby inside. She raises this child, and as the child grows up to be a handsome young man, she falls in love with him. The boy resists her advances, because he finds a relationship with his foster mother inappropriate. But he is unable to resist his attraction. He is then told that his feelings and the relationship are va..
Coronavirus Outbreak: With supply line to Navi Mumbai, Pune cut off, Junnar's farmers stare at bleak future
Dairy and vegetable farmers from the Junnar district of Maharashtra have been adversely impacted after their daily supply chain to Pune and Navi Mumbai was cut off, following the national lockdown. Thousands of kilos worth of fresh vegetables and fruits are rotting in their farm or being dumped in the open, as several farmers haven't been able to transport them to key markets in the cities. Even those who've managed to sell some of their produce, are running in losses.
The MMR region is already witnessing a steep increase in the prices of vegetables and fruits since the lockdown began on March 26. However, farmers from Junnar are selling their vegetables at dirt-cheap rates. "Cucumber is being sold at R5 per kilo, onion from R10 to R15, and cabbage and cauliflower per piece for R10. We have not been able to recover our production cost, let alone make any profit," said Dr Datta Khomane, a farmer and veterinary doctor in Junnar.
Junnar taluka, situated over 240 km from Mumbai, has 6,000..
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Coronavirus outbreak: Colleges try to keep a grip on future amid uncertain times
With their schedules in a tizzy and professors racing to shift teaching online, city colleges are employing different tactics to keep students engaged and morale high amid uncertain times.
While exams are largely cancelled, colleges are keeping the momentum of studies going. KC College in Churchgate, for instance, will conduct exams as scheduled but with a difference. The exams scheduled for April 8 will now be a practice test online for students, while the actual exam will be held later.
Whereas, at VES College of Law in Chembur, revision lectures are being conducted online followed by doubt-clearing sessions. Vile Parle's N M College, along with taking online classes, is also focussing on students' mental health, especially of those in their final year and facing uncertainties.
Just like schools, most colleges too had completed their syllabus and were looking forward to final exams and summer holidays. But now they are looking for ways to keep youngsters busy and help them study for ..
Trance Movie Review: Fahadh Faasil - the faadu!
TranceOn: Amazon Prime Video Director: Anwar RasheedCast: Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh PothanRating:
Can't recall the last time, or in fact ever, that I've seen a director, in this case, Robert Zemeckis, and more particularly his film, Contact (1997), thanked in the opening credits of a film. That said, can't sense much in common between Contact and Trance (that just dropped on Amazon Prime Video) — by way of an adapted screenplay, if you may.
And there are other films and their directors named as well — such as Anjali Menon, and her Malayalam blockbuster Bangalore Days (2014, on Hotstar), which also featured this film's lead actor, Fahadh Faasil, in a prominent role.
Fahadh who, again? Well how does one quite introduce Faasil to an as-yet uninitiated audience, except to suggest that he's currently the Ayushmann Khurrana of Malayalam movies. This might sound like under-selling him, actually.
Or, that he's maybe the Aamir Khan of Mallu films, which is at the same time an ove..
Coronavirus outbreak: 'Lights-off' poses challenge to national power network
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lights-off idea sent the power sector in over drive on Friday, to have a plan in place to secure the electricity infrastructure when the demand drops or spikes suddenly.
The generation of power and its demand are interlinked, and the two together impact the 'one nation-one grid' wire network which has the entire country in its loop.
A sudden drop or spike in demand can damage the infrastructure that brings electricity to your homes, factories and establishments.
Power struggle
Sources in the sector said PM Modi had a meeting with power ministry officials, who in turn sensitised state governments. By Friday afternoon, five regional load despatch centres and National Load Despatch Centre, under the control of Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) started working out a plan for April 5 night peak hours. The Mumbai's Western Regional Load Despatch Centre which handles Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Daman and Diu, Dadra ..
Coronavirus outbreak: Behave like a Prime Minister
Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked citizens to strike spoons against plates to show their gratitude to health workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, he announced a 21-day lockdown sending people scurrying for supplies. A couple of days later, he apologised to the nation for the inconvenience.
On Friday, Modi asked the country to turn off lights for nine minutes at 9 pm on Sunday, April 5, and hold diyas, candles, or flash cell phone torches. Like with his earlier appeals, BJP workers lapped up the idea, with some even giving it mythological and numerological context. Others saw in it an honest intent to keep up the spirits of holed-up people. But there were also dissenting voices, which wanted the PM to say something concrete on the real issue, at least in his latest address to the nation.
Expected help: Sena
Priyanka Chaturvedi, Shiv Sena spokesperson
One-time BJP ally and Maharashtra's ruling party Shiv Sena wasn't impressed with the PM's appeal. Spokesperson an..
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The handwash kirtan
Kolhapur-based poet-music teacher Dr Azad Papalal Nayakawadi, 39, is called a shahir (bard) on the move. When not teaching at the Usharaje High School, he is either facilitating medical help for patients from rural areas, or travelling India-wide to present his powadas or trademark folk ballad of Maharashtra to varied audiences. He has performed four times for the various Presidents of India. At this point, his city, like most areas in the state, operates under a curfew to combat the Coronavirus outbreak. A home-bound Dr Nayakawadi has, therefore, penned a powada asking people not to panic and follow hygiene guidelines. He has also busted some myths about the virus in his ballad: Daru cigarettene Corona marto moorkhancha upadesh/dhoop gaurya jala sangti, chukicha sandesh (Fools advocate liquor and cigarettes as antidotes to Corona/other ignorant souls say light dhoop and cowdung cakes). The powada advocates the use of sanitiser and soap; condemns habits like spitting and coughing witho..
Soap Opera
With so much time on my hands during this COVID lockdown, I have learnt a lot. For example, I've memorised the alphabets backwards, and also learnt how to make 'baingan bharta'. Okay, I'm kidding. But, there was one thing that I thought I had truly mastered—the art of washing my hands. But, no such luck. Turns out, thanks to social media, something called a #SafeHandsChallenge popped up. So, I understand the #BottleCapChallenge and the #IceBucketChallenge, but the #SafeHandsChallenge—that too promoted by the World Health Organisation—piqued my curiosity. So I went online to learn more, and found that President Trump challenged Prime Minister Johnson, to the #SafeHandsChallenge.
I mean a #ItchyFingersChallenge, I would understand, played only by world leaders, with each teasing the other with a nuclear threat, but this, I was confused.
At times like these, always trust Bollywood celebs to answer one's pressing questions.
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Grand grounds man
If the Coronavirus-caused suspension of sporting action gives you an empty feeling, setting foot on the maidans of Mumbai will numb your sporting veins.
The Cross, Azad and Oval Maidans form the epicentre of Mumbai cricket along with Dadar's Shivaji Park and the Dadkar Maidan in Matunga. The vast stretches of sporting turf are no longer decorated with cricketers, with balls, with stumps and marked out creases. But the old faithfuls—the groundsmen—also known as maalis, have not stayed away. They continue to water the pitches, in the hope of cricket resuming.
Who has bothered about their well-being in the lockdown? Cricketers? No. Neither the administrators, they say. But one man who answers to the name of Praful Upadhyay; an amateur cricketer and community cricket organiser.
From Tuesday, Upadhyay, 53 has distributed a set of daily needs to around 65 groundsmen all over Mumbai. The items include tea powder, wheat flour, dal, rice, oil, sugar, onions, potatoes, salt etc. Each..
God has now started working from home
For Catholics, the upcoming week is one of the most holy in their religious calendar. Starting with Palm Sunday, when palm branches are distributed in the church, the week leads up to Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and finally, Easter. It's the time, when attending mass becomes the most important part of their routine. Yet, this year, Catholic devotees have found themselves in a difficult situation. For a better part of the Lent season, the period of 40-day abstinence that began on February 26, they've been at home. And the Holy Week is not going to be any different. Yet, prayers, as they say, need to continue.
Earlier this week, the Archdiocese of Bombay, announced the live streaming of Holy week services at the Cathedral of Holy Name, Colaba. Archbishop of Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias has, in fact, been celebrating mass daily since the lockdown, and it is being live streamed for devotees, many of whom feel the need to turn to religion, since the Coronavirus outbreak.
With religi..
Coronavirus Outbreak: Parents of Mumbai's specially-abled children are learning new ways of helping them cope
When the lockdown was announced, Hanumat Khandagale moved from his home in Borivli to live with the Godboles in Andheri West. Khandagale is an educator for special children, and the Godboles have known him for five years now. Their son Nihar, a 37-year-old with autism, had been attending special sessions conducted by Khandagle.
Nihar's father is Achyut Godbole, a well-known Marathi writer. The 70-year-old explains that while they have been involving their son in household chores, the lockdown period has proven rather difficult.
"Nihar has been helping with household chores since he was a child. After all, chores such as cleaning coriander or sorting vegetables or clothes are activities that can boost hand-eye coordination and other cognitive abilities. Cleaning the house or helping parents in other activities also develops a sense of belongingness in differently abled people. And now, all these habits are really helping us keep him calm and engaged," says Achyut. Yet, the extended peri..
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Tiger zinda rahega
A civic worker carries out sanitising at a housing society in Pratiksha Nagar, Sion, on Saturday. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Like Warne, Merv dropped a big name
With no cricket on, players, commentators and fans have more time for some fantasy. And that includes naming their dream teams. Spin wizard Shane Warne recently put out his all-time great Indian team led by Sourav Ganguly. Strangely, VVS Laxman, who played the greatest Test innings by an Indian—281 against his Australia in Kolkata in 2001—didn't make it to Warne's XI.
Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes in 1994. Pic/Getty Images
Meanwhile, this diarist, while flipping through a book on Merv Hughes, the burly Australian fast bowler who figured in the 1985-86 and 1991-92 Test series involving India in Australia and happened to see his Dream Team. Hughes's co-author Patrick Keane was very clear what he wanted from his subject—six batsmen, a wicketkeeper, five bowlers including a 12th man. So, Hughes pic..
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Hope of fruition
A fruit vendor waits for customers at a neighbourhood in Jogeshwari on Friday. Pic/Satej Shinde
Tell the kids a story
At a time that can be harsh on children, NGO Save the Children has launched a new initiative to help kids from marginalised communities get continued access to an array of services, including nutrition, health, education and social protection. It's called #SavewithStories and features B-Town celebs like Dia Mirza and Soha Ali Khan joining hands with Hollywood actors Jennifer Garner (in pic) and Amy Adams on social media to share their favourite children's story. After Mirza shared a post about Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, she nominated Khan, Neha Dhupia, Varun Dhawan, Bipasha Basu, Gul Panag and Karan Johar to take the challenge and asked her followers to donate to the charity and #SlowTheCurve.
Speaking about the initiative, Pragya Vats, head of campaigns for the NGO told this diarist, "All we have to do is read a story, share it with friends,..
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Who's Your Daddy? director shares how the music team worked together during the lockdown
With the country under lockdown, how do you deliver a song when the music composer is in Mumbai, the lyricist, stationed in Delhi, and the singers don't have access to a recording studio? Perhaps, take a cue from Ekta Kapoor who ensured that the team of Who's Your Daddy? pulled off the feat before the first three episodes dropped on ALTBalaji and Zee5 on Thursday.
Turns out, singer-composer Akriti Kakar had cracked the score of the title track by mid-March, with the recording and sound editing scheduled for the week after.
A still from Who's Your Daddy?
However, their plans went awry with the industry grinding to a halt on March 19. Director Chirag Arora recounts, "We had no option but to record it as a click track, with Akriti and Romy recording their respective portions at their homes and sending it to the music producer, Deep Kalsi. Last week, it was sent for packaging to the sound editor, who worked out of a small set-up that he created at his house. Thankfully, we didn't need many..
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Akshay Kumar: Song is a step in our united stand against COVID-19 pandemic
They may be confined to their homes, but trust Bollywood stars to lift their fans' spirits despite the restrictions. After leading from the front by pledging to contribute Rs 25 crore to the PM-CARES Fund, Akshay Kumar is bringing together the top brass of the industry for a motivational track. mid-day has it that the superstar, along with Jackky Bhagnani, has spearheaded the development of Muskurayega India, which has been created by compiling video footage of actors who shot their portions at their respective homes.
Kriti Sanon
Kumar knows that positivity, among other things, is key to tackling the current situation, and hence, wanted to spread the good word among his admirers. "At a time when our days are clouded with uncertainty, and life has come to a standstill, we want people to be certain of one thing — everything will be back to normal and all we need to do is put up a united stand against this pandemic. This song is one step towards doing that," he says of the track tha..
Panchayat Web Series Review: Full-on fun in Phulera
PanchayatOn: Amazon Prime VideoDirector: Deepak Kumar MishraCast: Jitendra Kumar, Chandan Roy, Raghuvir Yadav, Faisal Malik Rating:
What could potentially be a hit, or hip and happenin' about a realistic show, wholly set in a nondescript village within a district in North Indian boonies called Ballia? Or that, while the series features a young man in the lead role, and is set in Uttar Pradesh, it is altogether devoid of crime, grime, gore, angst and poverty of any sort? It is, in fact, a sweet and happy series—if you wish to classify it thus. Does that make any sense?
A lot, if you have by any chance seen Dev Benegal's black-comedy English, August (1994), based on Upamanyu Chatterjee's seminal novel of the same name. That book pretty much defined an Anglicised, urban-born generation, which through government jobs found itself interacting with the 'real'/rural India they were expected to rule over. There was nothing in their upbringing or education to prepare them for it.
Ho..
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Aprons and wife jokes
I love to cook. Hence, I frequently receive aprons as gifts from people who know this. I'm not a fussy cook, or a fussy dresser at home for that matter. So, they all lie at the bottom of a bottom drawer, along with other gifts I call domestic nostalgia—such as oven gloves and tea cosies, a gift which is useless to me because I am allergic to tea. In colder climates, tea cosies are useful for making dahi apparently (no, you don't put milk in the tea cosy to make dahi; you put the tea cosy around the dahi ka bartan so the warmth activates the bacteria, so please, lockdown mein don't go and do anything foolish).
However, when you become a person who cooks every day as well as cleans the house and washes the clothes you cook in, you suddenly understand the usefulness of an apron, and that's how I opened that bottom drawer. Thereupon, a new problem presented itself.
There was one apron so frilly, so vintage, so pretty I felt I should wear it to a French picnic so, as a good Indian who..
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Huma Qureshi: Watching old-time classics
Despite a bouquet of good shows available on OTT platforms, Huma Qureshi's choice of entertainment may be rather uncanny. She has been revisiting classics like Andaaz Apna Apna, Angoor and Chupke Chupke. "I want to educate myself," she says.
A still from Chupke Chupke
When the actor has had her fill of desi shows, the conventional selections of previous years occupy her time. "I am watching The Morning, which I find intriguing. I recently finished Dark, and Marvellous Mrs Maisel." On her list of binge-worthy shows are also Money Heist, Peaky Blinders, The Crown, and Black Mirror. "They are all worth your time."
A still from Money Heist
Qureshi was recently seen in the dystopian drama, Leila, set in a world dealing with a water crisis. With the Coronavirus pandemic having made increasingly evident how mankind has been harming the environment, Qureshi hopes in its aftermath, citizens are sensitive to environmental causes. "I hope we realise we have one planet. We have to take care of our..
No time for sex: How the lockdown affects Mumbai's Commercial Sex Workers
Over the past one week, images of migrant labourers struggling to reach their respective villages in the midst of the pandemic led to furore among the more privileged city folk. Several state governments stepped in, promising to look after those unable to fend for themselves during the public health crisis. But, there is one vulnerable section of workers that remains largely ignored by both, the general public and the government.
Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs), much like other workers from the unorganised sector, depend on daily earnings to survive and don't have savings to fall back on. Not only have they lost a majority of their clientele and earnings due to the lockdown, but they also don't have access to preventive measures such as face masks and hand sanitisers.
Aanchal Narang
"I used to get around three customers a day, and on a good day, I would earn as much as R1,000. However, in the last week I have only managed to get two customers and earned a mere R500," revealed a CSW on co..
Dharavi may soon be a challenge for government as two new coronavirus cases emerge in Asia's largest slum
Dharavi may soon turn into a bigger challenge for government authorities, as two new cases have emerged in Asia's biggest slum, which falls under the G North Ward of the BMC. With this, the total tally of positive patients found in the area is now four. Not just this, another positive patient was reported from the G North Ward at Shivaji Park, resulting in 32 residents being quarantined and the premises beng sealed. All these reported positive cases have no travel history, confirmed BMC's ward authorities.
Fortunately, the close contacts of the first patient from Dharavi, who was declared dead on Wednesday by the Sion Hospital authorities—seven family members and his doctor—have tested negative, confirmed the ward officials. However, there is one more symptomatic case who has fever and cough—a 30-year-old female—in the same area but residing in the neighbouring building as the deceased. The two were not in direct contact or related to each other, said officials...
B-town buzz: Paresh Rawal's son, Aditya, to make acting debut with Bamfaad
Paresh Rawal's son Aditya makes his acting debut in Ranjan Chandel's Bamfaad. The Zee5 film, which drops on April 10, also marks the Hindi film debut of South star Shalini Pandey of Arjun Reddy (2017) fame. Bamfaad, a love story set in Uttar Pradesh, is presented by Anurag Kashyap.
Moving home, doing chores
Barely had R Balki and Gauri Shinde shifted to their spacious new home that the lockdown was announced. The filmmaker couple was left with unpacked cartons and lots of unfinished stuff. With no support staff due to self-isolation, the filmmaker couple is now going crazy. They are setting up home as well as doing the washing, cooking and cleaning. Blame it on the timing, perhaps?
Have you got the essentials?
As soon as Narendra Modi announced that people should light diyas and candles on April 5 to mark the fight against the pandemic, Nakuul Mehta took to Instagram and wrote, "We're a cute country. Also, running out to buy some essentials. Can I buy you some diyas and candles (sic)..
Sobhita Dhulipala: Can't miss Kumbalangi Nights
Cutting short her Hyderabad shooting schedule to return home as soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi put the country in lockdown, Sobhita Dhulipala is eager to wrap up filming for her pending projects — including Mahesh Babu's Major — by the close of April. "In May, I hope to resume working on Made in Heaven 2," says the actor, who gained attention owing to her act in the first season of Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's show.
In the interim, Dhulipala is on a content-consuming spree. Apart from classic films, she has been binge-watching those series that acquired acclaim last year. "I have been watching The Crown, and films like Parasite, and 1917. I will recommend Delhi Crime to everyone. Also, shows like The Family Man and Asur are immensely engaging," she says.
Stills from Kumbalangi Nights and Parasite
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Coronavirus outbreak: People dying every 3 minutes in Lombardy
Kevin Rebello, a native of Naigaon who is currently settled in Milan, Italy, lives in fear of contracting the novel Coronavirus. With limited savings in hand and stock running out rapidly, he is also wary of his future, which he says is uncertain. On Friday, COVID-19 overall death toll in Italy touched 13, 915 while 1,15,242 tested positive are struggling to survive in the already stressed out medical care system.
Sharing the current situation of the country, Kevin, who is working with a healthcare centre from home and was a part-time tour operator before the pandemic hit the European nation, pours his heart out to mid-day from his rented apartment in Milan, Itay —
We are almost in the fifth week of home quarantine, and time does not seem to fly when you are confined in your home. I go to bed wondering what will happen next and when will this get over, and wake up thinking the same. I am afraid of falling ill. Experts say the wrath of the virus has just begun.
Death every 3 minut..
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That dying of the light
I am not a senior citizen, despite the implications of what I choose to write about here. I am not depressed, neither am I recovering from grief at the loss of a loved one, nor does this have anything to do with the possibility of a pandemic wiping us all out. I am simply thinking about death because I find myself doing that a lot more than I used to.
It isn’t as morbid as I once thought it would be, possibly because I have come to terms with the fact that none of us will be around at some point. That would never have occurred to me as a teenager, naturally, when my body told me that the world was mine for the taking, and the possibilities ahead were limitless.
It hit me as I turned 20 though, when someone I went to school with passed away in a freak accident. This was someone I had known since I was five; someone I saw almost daily for years, who went away after college and never came back. At the funeral, confronted by the sadness of his parents, siblings and friends, I was sho..
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