https://www.scmp.com/rss/505710/feed J. V. Yakhmi is a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Education Society in Mumbai and a retired associate director of the physics group at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com We are witnessing a raging pandemic, with resurgent spikes of Covid-19 in several countries. It is not possible to predict what shape this pandemic will take in the coming months, or when a viable vaccine will be made available. Therefore, we need to observe strict compliance of social distancing, wearing of masks in public, basic hygiene including handwashing, and open-windows ventilation as the basic preventive measures to avoid infection from the virus, SARS-CoV-2. No doubt, the vast majority... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3096414/until-theres-coronavirus-vaccine-we-need-social-crusaders-biji?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3096414/until-theres-coronavirus-vaccine-we-need-social-crusaders-biji?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Aug 2020 07:00:14 +0000 When India’s coronavirus lockdown began more than a month ago, I thought it would be an opportunity for me, as a scientist and educationalist, to work from home without any of the distractions that I used to face while preparing lectures or writing articles. Normally, the absence of noise would be a boon for any creative writer, but all I find outside my window these days is an eerie, empty silence. India’s lockdown sees strays starve, pets abandoned For the first time in my 55 years of living... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3081855/how-mumbai-physicist-overcomes-distraction-amid-eerie-silence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3081855/how-mumbai-physicist-overcomes-distraction-amid-eerie-silence?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2020 08:00:09 +0000