Daily Analysis of 'The Hindu' - 1st August, 2020 | Additional Study Material for UPSC PDF Download

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Towards a new normal 
War and talks 
The COVID-19 crisis as a metropolitan battle 
Caesarean pandemic | ToI 
NEWS 
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Towards a new normal 
War and talks 
The COVID-19 crisis as a metropolitan battle 
Caesarean pandemic | ToI 
NEWS 
Towards a new normal 
?Centre has announced further relaxations. 
?Number of cases are unrelenting 
?Full fledge UNLOCK 3.0 will start from August 5. 
?With nearly 17 lakh cases, we are at no. THREE 
?Deaths so far, 36,000.  
? I n d i a ’ s case fatality rate of 2.16% is relatively low. 
?Uneven disease spread within the country.  
?Responses by Cities-States are also uneven 
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Towards a new normal 
War and talks 
The COVID-19 crisis as a metropolitan battle 
Caesarean pandemic | ToI 
NEWS 
Towards a new normal 
?Centre has announced further relaxations. 
?Number of cases are unrelenting 
?Full fledge UNLOCK 3.0 will start from August 5. 
?With nearly 17 lakh cases, we are at no. THREE 
?Deaths so far, 36,000.  
? I n d i a ’ s case fatality rate of 2.16% is relatively low. 
?Uneven disease spread within the country.  
?Responses by Cities-States are also uneven 
?Health-care professionals: overworked & tired 
?Public showing impatience with restrictions 
?Utmost vigil must continue 
?We need to sharpen our adaptation techniques 
?Accessible & affordable testing is very important 
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Towards a new normal 
War and talks 
The COVID-19 crisis as a metropolitan battle 
Caesarean pandemic | ToI 
NEWS 
Towards a new normal 
?Centre has announced further relaxations. 
?Number of cases are unrelenting 
?Full fledge UNLOCK 3.0 will start from August 5. 
?With nearly 17 lakh cases, we are at no. THREE 
?Deaths so far, 36,000.  
? I n d i a ’ s case fatality rate of 2.16% is relatively low. 
?Uneven disease spread within the country.  
?Responses by Cities-States are also uneven 
?Health-care professionals: overworked & tired 
?Public showing impatience with restrictions 
?Utmost vigil must continue 
?We need to sharpen our adaptation techniques 
?Accessible & affordable testing is very important 
?Most cases turning out to be asymptomatic 
?Address questions regarding rapid antigen tests 
?Hiding data is self-defeating 
?Real time epidemiological data  
?Helps in micro-plan & localised behavioural 
response 
?With right efforts, normalcy is not that far from us 
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Towards a new normal 
War and talks 
The COVID-19 crisis as a metropolitan battle 
Caesarean pandemic | ToI 
NEWS 
Towards a new normal 
?Centre has announced further relaxations. 
?Number of cases are unrelenting 
?Full fledge UNLOCK 3.0 will start from August 5. 
?With nearly 17 lakh cases, we are at no. THREE 
?Deaths so far, 36,000.  
? I n d i a ’ s case fatality rate of 2.16% is relatively low. 
?Uneven disease spread within the country.  
?Responses by Cities-States are also uneven 
?Health-care professionals: overworked & tired 
?Public showing impatience with restrictions 
?Utmost vigil must continue 
?We need to sharpen our adaptation techniques 
?Accessible & affordable testing is very important 
?Most cases turning out to be asymptomatic 
?Address questions regarding rapid antigen tests 
?Hiding data is self-defeating 
?Real time epidemiological data  
?Helps in micro-plan & localised behavioural 
response 
?With right efforts, normalcy is not that far from us 
War and talks 
?The T a lib a n ’ s decision to cease fire for three days 
during Id-ul-Adha has come as a relief for Afghans 
who have seen unabated violence despite a peace 
agreement between the insurgents and the U.S. 
?Third official respite since the war started in 2001 
?Hopefully, truce could be extended. 
?U.S.-Taliban deal promised intra-Afghan talks. 
?Talks were to begin in March 
?But there was disagreement on prisoner exchange