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Amidst Corona Virus Panic , Here's what you're missing out on (2)

Haven't we all been busy in keeping to ourselves this lock-down? Sure , we are up to date with Corona related information , but do we really know what else is going on in this world? Here are 6 things you missed while quarantining yourself :

1. Swarm of locusts attack crops in India :

Though locust surges are not ' once in a blue moon ' type of incident , yet this one is the worst India has seen in decades. Locusts are short-horned grasshoppers who have a big appetite and destroy almost every bit of leaves and crop in their way. They usually reproduce fast and travel in large groups. A swarm of 500,000 locusts eat as much as 2,500 people. As of May 29th , about 42,000 hectares of land was affected all over India.
( image courtesy : Forbes India )

2. Second person announced cured of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV):

Adam Casitelljo who is 40 years old was diagnosed with HIV in 2003 and started undergoing treatment in 2012. He was treated with a bone marrow transplant using stem cells of donor with immunity to HIV in 2016. Adam is the second person in the entire world to be cured of HIV. 

3. Donald Trump breaks off association with the World Health Organization :

On Friday , the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump announced that the country will be ending its relationship with WHO , implying that the establishment did not handle the pandemic correctly as it allegedly favours China. Trump also added that China has complete control over the organisation. USA will also be breaking off special trade relations with Hong Kong as it is now under control of the Chinese Government. 



4. Riots break out all over United States because of police brutality : 

What is police brutality? When police officers use their position to exert pressure on civilians and violate their civil rights is police brutality. On May 25th , a Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin intentionally kept his knee on African-American George Floyd's neck while he was lying face down , handcuffed , struggling to breathe. Riots broke out at St.Paul , Chicago , Manhattan , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Memphis and Louisville over this. Police cars are being set on fire , protestors are jumping on cars to shatter windshields , objects are being thrown at officers and stores are being looted. 


Violent protesting over the death of George Floyd ( CREDIT - REUTERS)

5. Monkey runs away with CoVid-19 samples in Meerut , Uttar Pradesh :

Everyone was baffled at Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College when a group of monkeys grabbed at-least three CoVid-19 blood samples from a worker there while he was proceeding to the laboratory to get them tested. One of the monkey was seen biting on the packet where the samples were kept. The entire area was sanitised later. 





6. SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launches 2 Americans into space :

Elon Musk's SpaceX has become the first private company to launch human beings into space orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The rocket has taken Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station. After a 19 hour journey , the two will join the Expedition 63 crew. 



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