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The new strain of virus that was found in china which is mutated form of 2009 H1N1 swine flu virus. It is particularly found in pigs of farmyards. It is rapidly spreading among the pigs and also infects humans if contacted. This clearly states that it’s a zoonotic virus like covid19.Scientists who have studied the new strain of the virus have warned authorities that if this virus is not handled properly then it could possibly lead to another human pandemic.

*  zoonotic virus – a virus that spreads from animals to humans

                As there is huge consumption of pigs in china, in every cuisine they eat in some way or the other has pork in it. So due to this there is a very high demand of pork. In order to fulfil this demand a very large industry of pig farming is currently operating in china, which is poorly maintained and is currently highly contaminated with G4 virus. This virus has infected many workers of the farm. They have shown symptoms like cough, fever, body pain.

When asked about the situation of virus spread China officially told that, it is trying its level best to contain the virus. But the reports suggest that farm workers are already infected. About 10% of the workers are infected, which means lakhs of peoples if China’s population is considered.

Scientists and health experts are concerned because in 2009 H1N1 swine flu infected almost 11%-21% of human population. About 5 lakh people died of it as estimated by centre for disease control (CDC) USA. Then after that W.H.O declared it as pandemic. But thankfully then we had vaccine of Swine flu H1N1 so the spread of the disease was controlled. But this swine flu vaccine seems to be not working on the G4 virus.

The original name of the G4 virus is G4 EA H1N1 flu virus. This virus can infect and reproduce in cells on lower lining of the respiratory tract. Tests have shown that any immunity gained from seasonal flu is not providing any protection against G4 virus.

Currently China after monitoring it is saying that this virus is only spreading from pigs to humans. Scientists said in their report that, this virus could rapidly mutate and can start transmission from human to human. It has a high chance of becoming a potential pandemic, scientists say as they have been studying the virus for 7 years. The research was done by scientists from China and USA on pigs from 2011 – 2018 in China. Tests were done, lung tissues were collected from farmed pigs that exhibited respiratory diseases and studied different strains of virus.

Then they published their report on website of proceedings of national academy of sciences (PNAS) of US. In this report they said that, they found the strain of G4 virus as a descendant of H1N1 swine flu virus.

                   It is seen many times that these zoonotic type of virus originate in China as they just don’t spare a single species  to eat. The wet markets are as always a place from where the spread could take place.Many viruses and diseases over decades like Sars coronavirus in 2003, H1N1 Swine flu 2009 and now Covid19 in 2019. 

.                     Activities permitted during Unlock 2 period outside Containment Zones In areas outside Containment Zones, all activities will be permitted, except the following:

·       Schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions will remain closed till 31 July, 2020. Online/ distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged.

Training institutions of the Central and State Governments will be allowed to function from 15 July, 2020, for which Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be issued by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).

·       International air travel of passengers, except as permitted by MHA.

·       Metro Rail.

·       Cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places are not allowed.

·       Social/ political/ sports/ entertainment/ academic/ cultural/ religious functions and other large congregations are not allowed.

Dates for re-starting the above activities may be decided separately and necessary SOPs shall be issued for ensuring social distancing and to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Domestic flights and passenger trains have already been allowed in a limited manner. Their operations will be further expanded in a calibrated manner.

2.                     Night curfew

Movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited between 10.00 pm to 5.00 am throughout the country, except for essential activities, including operation of industrial units in multiple shifts, movement of persons and goods on National and State Highways, loading and unloading of cargo and travel of persons to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and airplanes. Local authorities shall issue orders, in the entire area of their jurisdiction, under appropriate provisions of law, such as under Section 144 of CrPC, and ensure strict compliance.

3.                     National Directives for COVID-19 Management

National Directives for COVID-19 Management, as specified in Annexure I, shall continue to be followed throughout the country.

4.                     Lockdown limited to Containment Zones

·       Lockdown shall continue to remain in force in the Containment Zones till 31 July, 2020.

·       Containment Zones will be demarcated by the District authorities after taking into consideration the guidelines of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) with the objective of effectively breaking the chain of transmission. These Containment Zones will be notified on the websites by the respective District Collectors and by the States/ UTS and information will be shared with MOHFW.

·       In the Containment Zones, only essential activities will be allowed. There shall be strict perimeter control to ensure that there is no movement of people in or out of these zones, except for medical emergencies and for maintaining supply of essential goods and services. In the Containment Zones, there shall be intensive contact tracing, house-to-house surveillance, and other clinical interventions, as required. Guidelines of Mol-IFW shall be effectively implemented for the above purpose.

·       Activities in the Containment Zones shall be monitored strictly by the State/ UT authorities, and the guidelines relating to containment measures in these zones shall be strictly implemented.

·       States/ UTS may also identify Buffer Zones outside the Containment Zones, where new cases are more likely to occur. Within the buffer zones, restrictions as considered necessary may be put in place by the District authorities.

5. States/ UTs, based on their assessment of the situation, may prohibit certain activities outside the Containment zones, or impose such restrictions as deemed necessary.

However, there shall be no restriction on inter-State and intra-State movement of persons and goods including those for cross land-border trade under Treaties with neighbouring countries. No separate permission/ approval/ e-permit will be required for such movements.

With SOPs

Movement by passenger trains and Shramik special trains; domestic passenger air travel; movement of Indian Nationals stranded outside the country and of specified persons to travel abroad; evacuation of foreign nationals; and sign-on and sign-off of Indian seafarers will continue to be regulated as per SOPs issued.

7.                      Protection of vulnerable persons

Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years are advised to stay at home, except for essential and health purposes.

8.                      Use of Aarogya Setu

(i)     Aarogya Setu enables early identification of potential risk of infection, and thus acts as a shield for individuals and the community.

(ii)   With a view to ensuring safety in offices and work places, employers on best effort basis should ensure that Aarogya Setu is installed by all employees having compatible mobile phones.

It’s a great news for hardcore pubg mobile fans that there is a new map upcoming for pubg mobile . it would be the first map in pubg franchise which would be firstly arriving on mobile versions firstly not on console and pc versions. Tencent has started its trial on beta version of the pubg mobile . this new map is long awaited map as for a long time pubg mobile hasn’t provided with new maps in classic mode . this new map is rumoured to be arriving on the game in next season.
                This new map in beta version is caaled “secret map”. This map was teased by the official handle of pubg on its twitter handle with a jigsaw puzzle of four pieces of a map. This map was first explored by a youtuber powerbang gaming on his channel . He said that this new map is about 2×2 km in size and it is bigger than Sanhok and smaller than Erangel map that we already know. This new map is said to be mix of both Erangel and Vikendi . its terrain seems to be blend of terrain of Erangel and Miramar map , because it is green like Erangel, but the rocks and boulders are like Miramar map as there are too many boulders and uneven terrain so it is difficult to any high speed car pursuit between the cars for the kills.

 credit: pubg mobile
                        Pubg has done quite a large amount of work on topographical and redesigning of animation of building structures.as the green areas have bushes and grasses that are dark green or algael in colour and the buildings are to differently designed . this map is about 80% of green part while rest 20% is the snowy part which is present at the top part of the map.
                         This map as known vehicles of Erangel like Bike, UAZ, Buggy, but the star of this map that takes away all the eyeballs is the “monster truck “which is ideal for this map. for it nothing is too big to overcome it can seamlessly drive over all boulders and rocks without a drop of sweat.  Though it is rarely found on the map but if luck hits at the right place then it is the time for a joyride on the mighty monster truck. There is also a new SMG P90 available on the map which uses 9mm bullets having 50 bullets in a cartridge. A new Shotgun spas–12 is added which uses 12 gauge shells, and a feature in it is this gun is self-silenced at least in beta versions.
                         Also there a new feature in it is that when you knock and kill a enemy then the internal audio says “enemy down” and when you spot a enemy in the crosshairs of the gun it says “enemy spotted”. There are also some new types of crates available which are golden and dark grey in colour which provides you with a fully kitted gun and some armours and helmets.
                                The another new intriguing feature of the map is that it has waterfalls and there some motion physics involved in it, i.e, the water is moving and if you jump in it would take you in the direction of the flow of the water. This new map promises a ton of loot for everyone at till now in beta mode.
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