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BY NITYA SHUKLA K epuh village in Indonesiahas been haunted byghosts recently - mysteri-
ous white figures jumping out atunsuspecting passersby, then glid-ing off under a full-moon sky. Thevillage on Java island has deployeda cast of "ghosts" to patrol thestreets, hoping that age-old super-stition will keep people indoors andsafely away from the coronavirus."We wanted to be differ-
ent and create adeterrent effectbecause 'pocong'are spooky andscary," said AnjarPancaningtyas,head of a villageyouth group, thatcoordinated withthe police on theunconventional ini-tiative to promote social distancingas the coronavirus spreads. Knownas "pocong", the ghostly figuresare typically wrapped in whiteshrouds with powdered faces andkohl-rimmed eyes. In Indonesianfolklore, they represent the trappedsouls of the dead. But when theyfirst started appearing this monththey had the opposite effect.
Instead of keeping people in
they bought them out to catch aglimpse of the apparitions.The organisers have since changedtack, launching surprise pocongpatrols, with village volunteersplaying the part of the ghosts.President Joko Widodo has resisteda national lockdown to curb thecoronavirus, instead urging peopleto practise social distancing andgood hygiene. But with the highest
rate of coronavirus deaths in Asiaafter China, some communities,such as Kepuh village, have decidedto take measures into their ownhands, imposing the ghostly patrols,lockdowns and restricting move-ment in and out of theirvillage."Residents still lack aware-ness about how to curb the spreadof COVID-19 disease," said villagehead Priyadi.
A village on Java island has deployed "ghosts" patrols, hoping thatthey will keep people indoors and safely away from coronavirus
“GHOSTS” PATROL
Amajor answer to the questionof when — and how — peo-ple can return to publicplaces like work and school
could depend on something called anantibody test, a blood test that deter-mines whether someone has ever beeninfected with the coronavirus.
People who are believed to be im-mune may be able to safely return toschool. It would be especially impor-tant to know which healthcare work-ers are protected from getting infect-ed and could continue to care for sickpeople.
ANTIBODY TESTThe Centers for Disease Control andPrevention recently announced that itwould begin using antibody tests tosee what proportion of the pop-ulation has already been in-fected.
What’s a serology test?A serology test looks forsigns of an immune re-sponse — in this case, tothe new coronavirus. Whenyour body encounters avirus, it takes some time
for it to recognise the invader and be-gin to scale up an immune response.
What can it tell us? The tests are more ef-fective at detectingthe presence of anti-body responsesacross large num-bers of people, notjust to deter-mine who isimmune buthow widely thevirus hasspread in thepopulation.
ANTIBODIES TEST MAY BE THE ANSWERWhen will life be normal?
Known as "pocong", the ghostly figures aretypically wrapped in white shrouds
Knowing the scope of thepandemic would
help govern-ments to
decide when toend social iso-
lation measures
WHAT CRICKETERS ARE DOING A time for familyBatsmen Shikhar Dhawan andCheteshwar Pujara, and fastbowler Mohammed Shami werejust happy to be able to spendmore time with their families. TheBCCI’s official Twitter handle post-ed pictures of these stars athome. Shami is “having the mostamazing time” with his dog Jack,
while Dhawan posteda skit of himdoingchores.
D o you love going on holidays withyour family? Missing theadventure of explor-
ing new places with yourcousins? Until life gets back tonormal, satiate your love fortravel by trying these funthings:
1 Reminisce about yourmemorable trips bygoing through old
photo albums or looking atpictures of your favourite places.
2 Share about your adventuresthrough words and pictures.Write about some of your life-
changing travel experiences, meaningful
interactions with locals, wildlife experi-ences and more.
3 Now is the time toinvest in travel booksor exchange travel
magazines with a friend.Reading about different
places, people and culturewould mentally transportyou to a new place.
4 Watch wildlife andtravel documen-taries to see places
of interest. It will increase your knowledge.
5 Have too many travel souvenirs? Usethem creatively in your study roomor living room.
for feeding your wanderlust
Home is for hobbiesMeanwhile, all-rounder Ravindra Jadejahas been reminiscing about his love forhorses, posting a video of himself ridinga white stallion. He was also seensprinting shirtless on a treadmill.Paceman Jasprit Bumrah said he’susing “this time to reflect on theaspects of my life...”
DURING LOCKDOWNF rom Virat Kohli having his
hair cut by his wife, toRavindra Jadeja
remembering his love forhorses, India’s crick-eters are making themost of theirenforced break. At atime when the IndianPremier League (IPL)would normally be in fullswing, Indian captain ViratKohli has sent out a numberof video messages telling
people to stay indoors. But the onetweet that got him the most media
coverage and likes was one post-ed by his actress wife
Anushka Sharma, of hercutting her husband’s hair.At the same time, Kohlialso chatted with former
England batsman KevinPietersen about “what is
happening the world overat the moment.” He put upthose video chats forall to watch.
Wouldyou like to read
about our cricketersat-home fitness
strategy?
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World’s highest mountain - MountEverest - is shut due to the ongoingcoroanvirus pandemic. No mountaineer wasallowed to climb the iconic peak this spring.The ban has been announced by the China TibetMountaineering Association (CTMA), the governing bodythat permits for the same as well as for alltravel across the Tibetan plateau.
Despite being so old, Everestgrows by about a quarter of an
inch (0.25") every year
Everest height is
29,035 feet;
Age: 60 millionyears
FACT
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020
ONE WORLD, ONE HOPE99-year-old WWIIvet beats coronavirus in Brazil
➤ A 99-year-old World War II veteran inBrazil was released from hospital withmilitary honours Tuesday after recover-ing from COVID-19.
➤ Second Lieutenant Ermando Piveta,who served in the Brazilian artillery inAfrica during World War II, was broughtout of the Armed Forces Hospital inBrasilia to a burst of trumpet music and
applause.
➤ ”He won another battle, this timeagainst the new coronavirus. He wasreleased from hospital the same day Brazilis commemorating the 75th anniversary ofits troops' successful campaign in theBattle of Montese in Italy during World WarII,” the army said in a statement.
➤ Piveta served in the army’s fourthartillery regiment, which trained in Dakarin 1942, soon after Brazil entered the waron the side of the Allies, the army said.
Wearing an army-green side cap, heraised his arms in the air as he left thehospital after eight days as a patient.
What makes Saturn's atmosphere hot?
T he outer layer of Saturn,Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus,are hot just like the Earth’s
likely due to electric current at theplanets’ poles, according to a study,which is the most complete mappingyet of both temperature and density ofa gas giant’s upper atmosphere.
According to the study, pub-lished in the journal ‘NatureAstronomy’, these electriccurrents, triggered byinteractionsbetween solarwinds andcharged particles
from Saturn’s moons, spark the auro-ras and heat the upper atmosphere. Itsaid the phenomenon is similar to the
Earth’s northern lights, orauroras, indicating thatthe process can shedlight on what’s going on in
the atmosphere of otherplanets.
The study revealed thatthe phenomenon is similar
to the Earth’s northern lights, orauroras
SATURN ATMOSPHERE With an ideato develop aVideo
Conferencing Solution inIndia which is at parwith the global prod-ucts, the governmenthas announced anInnovation Challengeunder the Digital IndiaInitiative. Initiated bythe Ministry ofElectronics and IT, the InnovationChallenge is open for participationfrom industry, startups and individual experts. With the country under a lockdown, both
government and corporates have been relying on organisa-tions video conferencing toolsmostly by foreign companies torun their business.
The idea is to build a made-in-India tool which is as good as for-eign apps and has the higheststandards of data security andprivacy built in.
INNOVATION CHALLENGEHi
Do you have an idea as to how India can improvise on the already available tools? Share at [email protected]
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