Social Distancing

South Korea drops most COVID-19 restrictions, citing dramatic fall in cases

The decision marks the end of two years of strict distancing requirements, which have put a huge strain on small businesses

Centre revises COVID-19 rules for international flyers; no mandatory 7-day home quarantine, ‘at risk’ nations category removed

The new guidelines issued by the health ministry will come into effect from 14 February

Dussehra 2021: Here's how states are celebrating with COVID-19 on mind

Guidelines have been announced by state governments to ensure that people follow all COVID-19 protocols while enjoying the festivities

COVID-19: Mask wearing, social-distancing practices declining among public, finds pan-India survey

The report suggested the need for awareness creation and ensuring compliance in Tier-3, 4 towns and rural districts where, in some cases, compliance was at near-zero levels

What's in a Setting? Ask a budding stand-up comedy curator — Zoom fatigue and fall in open mic culture

It’s interesting to me that an art form as dependent on the setting as stand-up comedy is, chooses to dismiss the setting while judging performance.

Boris Johnson confirms plans to scrap face mask requirement, says UK must learn to live with virus

Johnson said legal controls will be replaced by 'personal responsibility' when the country moves to the final stage of its lockdown-lifting roadmap

Social isolation and re-connection: Why navigating a post-COVID world will need homeostasis

A recent study found that reducing social interaction causes social cravings – producing brain activity patterns similar to food deprivation.

How COVID-19 bulldozed Delhi's Madanpur Khadar with a deadly cocktail of death, deprivation and distress

Madanpur Khadar, an economically backward locality, was declared a containment zone early but the resettlement colony is so tightly packed that it made little sense

Masked and proud: How moral emotions increase preventative health behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic

Research indicates that adherence to physical distancing recommendations are linked with wanting to protect oneself and a feeling of responsibility towards one’s community. These elements are also induced by moral emotions, or “emotions linked to associated persons or societal welfare”.

India's largest classical music festival adopts hybrid model this year with livestreaming, restricted seating

In its legacy of about eight decades, Bengaluru's Sree Ramanavami Global Music Festival has hosted around 400 artistes of national and international repute every year and an audience of around 6,000 people.