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MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2020

US President DonaldTrump has told his ad-ministration to tem-porarily halt funding

to the World Health Organisation(WHO) in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Trump has takenan increasingly critical stancetowards the WHO, accusing it ofpromoting China’s “disinforma-tion” about the virus and sayingthat likely led to a wider outbreak

than otherwise would haveoccurred.

About WHOSet up in 1948, the UN agencyhas a mandate to improve thestandard of health worldwide.It is credited with leading a10-year campaign to elimi-nate Smallpox in the 1970sand has coordinated the fight

against epidemics including Ebo-la.The WHO is currently leadingthe fight against the COVID-19pandemic, providing countrieswith advice on how to contain itsspread. It is also coordinatingglobal research into potentialdrugs and vaccines against coro-navirus.

The WHO’s budget is bien-nial, spanning a two-year peri-od: The United States is thebiggest overall donor to the WHOand had contributed more than$800 million by the end of 2019.At this stage, it is not clearwhether the US intends to haltits voluntary contributions, itsassessed contributions, or both:The WHO’s 2020-2021 budget, ap-proved by health ministers lastMay, amounts to nearly $4.85 bil-lion in total and represents a 9per cent rise from the previoustwo-year period. It is not clearwhether the US has already madeall or part of its payments.

What the USFUNDS FREEZEcould mean forWHO and its work

NEWSIN BRIEF

WHO will leverage Mes-senger's reach to more

than 1.3 billion monthly ac-tive users. They will now beable to ask questions and getquick answers from theWHO’s "Health Alert" inter-active service on Messenger,which is free to use. TheWHO Health Alert servicehas already reached morethan 12 million peoplethrough WhatsApp!

WHO LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE CORONAVIRUS SERVICE ONFACEBOOK MESSENGER

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trumpof creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an ex-

ecutive order outlining the US policy on commercial mining inspace. The executive order, which Roscosmos said damaged thescope for international cooperation in space, was signed recently.It said the United States would seek to negotiate “joint statementsand bilateral and multilateral arrangements with foreign statesregarding safe and sustainable operations for the public and pri-vate recovery and use of space resources”. It said citizens shouldhave the right to engage in such activity and that “outer space isa legally and physically unique domain of human activity, and theUnited States does not view it as a global commons”.

Aone-time lock-down, even in the

severest form, like theone in India, may notbe enough to defeatthe coronavirus. Anew study by HarvardUniversity suggestssome form of socialdistancing may beneeded intermittent-ly well into 2022, inthe absence of vac-cines, to prevent fre-quent coronavirusoutbreaks.

WITHOUT CURE, SOCIAL DISTANCING MAY BE HERE TO STAYTILL 2022: STUDY

Top fashion designers- Anita Dongre and

Masaba Gupta have an-nounced that they willbe manufacturing masksfor needy people to fightCovid-19.Masaba Guptasaid she will be produc-ing non-surgical masksas her contribution.

ANITA DONGRE & MASABA GUPTAWILL MAKE MASKS

RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY SAYS TRUMPPAVING WAY TO SEIZE OTHER PLANETS

The 13th editionof the IPL has

been suspended un-til further notice.And the BCCI hasnot set a new win-dow yet for India’spremier domestictournament. According to media reports, IPL’s chief operatingofficer Hemang Amin informed all eight franchises that therewas no possibility of hosting the event in the regular summerwindow. The only window now in the current year would be be-tween September and November, provided Cricket Australiaand the ICC agree to reschedule the T20 World Cup.

IPL 2020 SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY.NOW WHAT?

Even as millions of people stay athome, there are still impor-

tant ways to help protect the en-vironment, according to an en-vironmental NGO. The grouplisted six ways that peoplecan help the environment - recycling, composting, buy-ing sustainable food prod-ucts, supporting eco-friend-ly companies, staying in-formed, and donating to theright organisations.

Astudy by the Indi-an Council of Med-

ical Research (ICMR)and National Instituteof Virology (NIV) hasrevealed that patho-genic coronaviruseshave been found in twospecies of Indian bats.This is the first-timepresence of coron-avirus has been foundin Indian bats. Accord-ing to the study, thevirus was found in theIndian Flying Fox andthe Rousettus (oldworld fruit bats).

ICMR STUDY FINDS CORONAVIRUS IN TWOSPECIES OF INDIAN BATS

PREPARE FOR EARTH DAY: THIS IS HOW

In these uncertain times, LaurenWolk’s novel “Echo Mountain”

will soothe young readers like a heal-ing balm. Plus a 90th-anniversaryedition of the can-do classic “TheLittle Engine That Could.”Childrenprefer books which explain how theworld works says new study by Har-vard University. The findings re-vealed that young readers want toknow more than just fantasy.

YOUNG READERS WANTREAL V/S FANTASY

We will be launching many activities around Earth Day. Rush inyour ideas at timesnie175@gmail.com

Versatileturmeric

Daily consumption of turmer-ic helps in reducing the in-flammation in the air passage.Moreover, the presence of acompound called curcuminin turmeric helps in cleans-ing the lungs. Eat raw turmer-ic or use the powdered formto your milk, herbal concoc-tions and warm water.

Go for green tea

Loaded with the goodness ofpolyphenols, green tea hasanti-inflammatory proper-ties that may help in reduc-ing inflammation in thelungs. According to a reportpublished in the Journal ofNutrition, it was observedthat there was a strong linkbetween green tea con-sumption and reduced riskof obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD).

Ginger is greatIt contains many vitamins

and minerals includingpotassium, magnesium,beta-carotene and zinc. Addslices of ginger to warm wa-ter, tea and also consume itas paste in curries and stir-fries.

Antiviral HoneyA study published in thejournal JAMA found that ateaspoon of pure honey giv-en to children 30 minutes be-fore bedtime reduce cold andcough, and respiratory tractinfections.

Goodness ofgarlic

Garlic contains a com-pound called allicin, whichacts as a powerful antibi-otic agent and helps over-come respiratory infectionsthat clog our lungs andleads to breathlessness andcongestion. Have garlicregularly in your food andeven as raw pods to buildyour immunity.

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In today’s time, many of us mightgo days without even picking up apen. But why not go back to theold-fashioned way of writing aletter, instead of a text or email?And even better, learn calligraphyand make it into a work of art. Allyou need is a fountain pen andsome practice. You can get quick tutorials on YouTube or take online classes if you really want to getthe hang of it.

Let out your inner Thespian andget some tips on how to act fromthe many online tutorials onYouTube. Let the whole familytake part in making up a storyand acting it out. They can dressup to be different characters andyou can even record it! Video itand send it to any loved ones youmight be missing at this time - itis guaranteed to put a smile oneveryone's faces.

Put a drawing, a story or photoof the family in anything - anold metal biscuit tin would beperfect - and bury it in the gar-den. Make a plan to dig it up ina few years’ time. Just like theold Blue Peter time capsules.You can all put something spe-cial in and it'll be great torevisit it in the future. Rightnow would be a great momentto do it.

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ONE WORLD, ONE HOPE

In a preventive meas-ure against COVID-19,a 16-year-old Delhi boy

has developed an auto-mated touch-free doorbellwith the objective of so-cial distancing. SarthakJain from the ModernPublic School, New Delhihas designed this door-bell project. According toJain, it is an automatedtouchless doorbell withultrasonic sensors. Thesensor can detect thepresence of a person orobject within a distanceof 30 to 50 cm and pro-duce the 'beepsound’ fromthe buzzer without touch-ing the bell.

Class XI boydevelops touch-

free doorbell

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL– A MOVIE FOR

ALL TIMESSchools are closed, but so are the-atres, malls and restaurants. If youthink nothing could be worse thanthe lockdown, watch this movie.The Holocaust meant that Jewswould bestripped of allresources,put to hardwork with lit-tle food – orkilled barbari-cally if foundunworthy oflabour. Entera father who shows indomitablespirit in a concentration camp and,in the face of unspeakable horror,turns life into play for his littleson. The film is autobiographical,fun, heartwarming, moving inspir-ing – and totally relevant today. Ittruly shows you the way. No bettertime than this for the movie!

SHALINI RAWAT, English teacher,Yadavindra Public School, Mohali

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