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Tuesday, October 20 2020 Dive In |
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That’s the Delhi High Court smacking down Zee News that broadcast an alleged confession of a Jamia Milia University student—leaked to it by the police. The court said the press has no right to access or broadcast such confidential information—that has “little evidentiary value” in a trial but was framed as something that “completely indicts a person”. The TV channel has to now turn over the name of its police source—which has to be revealed in court and not submitted in a sealed cover. |
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Has India beaten back the pandemic? |
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The TLDR: Yesterday, a panel of the nation’s top scientists confirmed that India has indeed passed its peak in mid-September. But does this mean we are out of the woods? We look at what the present numbers reveal, lay out the forecasts and strong cautions issued by experts. The period that will determine our future path: festival season!
Tell me what the panel saidThe panel: is comprised of seven scientists—including the world-renowned microbiologist Dr Gagandeep Kang. They used a special mathematical model that looks at the rates of infection, recoveries and deaths—and the percentage of patients who have severe diseases. It also maps the trajectory of the disease by accounting for asymptomatic cases.
The assessment: We passed our peak in mid-September when we had more than a million cases—and were adding over 93,000 new ones each day. If we stay safe and take the required precautions, the pandemic will run its course by February. Four additional findings:
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