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For those who asked why hospital couldn't be built instead of spending so much money on the largest

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For those who asked why hospital couldn't be built instead of spending so much money on the largest statue 1.Statue of Unity The world's tallest “Statue of Unity” is a pride of India and a decent honor to the fearless who undivided and integrated India, our precious Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He was highly respected for his leadership in uniting the 552 states of India to form the single Union of India. ★ Advantages of Statue of Unity Increase in the transport, restaurants, accommodation, service sectors. It is estimated that this statue will remain as it is for 1000 years which implies that it will contribute to the national income of India through tourism for centuries. Local people getting employment. For those who asked why hospital couldn't be built instead of spending so much money on the largest statue: 2.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Science and Research  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Science and Research. It is a mult

Leisure

I am looking at the arm of my chair. It's full of black dots here and there. Age has caused minor damage to it, the same way human face gets damaged with black patches all over. There are slight cuts here and there. And some holes to add to it's ugliness. I grope it's surface feeling the rhythmless bumps. Down I go and come across an edge. It's a design. I take my hand around the design but then feel it's roughness. Oh the children! They are always around, banging the fragile furniture at each other. It's definitely a crack. I have decided to take my hand back further. Aah, what with the wrist! How do I bend it? Should I take my elbow towards me or...away? Away thing works. I jump my fingers to another side of line. Down I go and reach my hip portion. My index finger needs to bend around a V turn and straight I go. The edges are sharp even after the rough usage all through the years. As they are rarely touched, children won't be affected by it's sh

COVID-19 Patient Zero discovered

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The patient zero of COVID-19 has been identified from reports published in Chinese media and Wall Street Journal.          ✨ What is patient zero? It is the first discovered case of any epidemic. In medical terminology, it is called index case. It is the first documented patient in an epidemic within a population, i.e. it necessarily needn't be the first infected person but the 1st documented person. This term is generally used for epidemic but sometimes is also used for syndromes which doesn't spread from one person to another. ✨        Earlier, epidemiological studies were the methods to trace patient zero. Nowadays, genetic analysis can be used which can trace the path of the virus. But most of the time, epidemiological studies are used. It involves contact tracing and conducting interviews. Most of the work is done on ground. The term patient zero came into existence from AIDS.  Why identifying patient zero is necessary       It answers the basic questions l
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By 28 March 2020, the number of Corona cases in the world has reached 5,91,802 and the United States leads with 1,01,657 cases. Till now 26,996 deaths have been reported. But a month ago, the situation was different. Till 27th February, China reported 79,251 cases which hasn't changed much till this date. Outside China, the number of cases were just 4,351 in 49 countries and 67 deaths. In a months time, China reported a little over 3000 new cases whereas the count in the rest of the world has reached 5 lakhs. The WHO is being held responsible for this situation. The WHO World Health Organization was established in 1948 and it has a big role in world healthcare.                      It's main role is that it provides leadership in matters related to health and engaging in partnerships where joint leadership is required. It brings the health ministries/departments of all the countries on a common platform and provides them a leadership. It leads

PM launched PM-CARES fund for COVID-19. But why?

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We are in a critical stage of fighting the Wuhan virus. For this, a nation requires resources and to collect the resources, PM Narendra Modi has launched a very important fund called PM-CARES (Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation) fund. Every ordinary citizen can contribute towards it  The fund will help the nation stand against the pandemic, the details of which are as given:                    Importance of the fund today COVID-19 has engulfed the whole world. Lakhs of cases have been reported. The coming two to three weeks are crucial in containing the virus. In most of the countries, it has been observed that when the number of reported cases cross 1000, there is a sudden spike in the number of cases. Now suppose the number of cases couldn't be contained, then the one thing which would be required in huge numbers are the ventilators. The SARS CoV2 virus infects the lungs of a human when his immune system isn't strong