CDC Acknowledges Coronavirus can Spread through the Air

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s page still says Covid-19 most commonly spreads between people who are in close contact with one another, and now says the virus is known to spread "through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols, produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks or breathes."

These particles can cause infection when "inhaled into the nose, mouth, airways, and lungs," it says. "This is thought to be the main way the virus spreads."

"There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel distances beyond 6 feet (for example, during choir practice, in restaurants, or in fitness classes)," the page now says. "In general, indoor environments without good ventilation increase this risk."

The CDC also added new measures to its information about protecting yourself and others.



The Youth Need to Shut Their Phones and Ask About the Economy

While this may be far lower priority item for Indians busy solving Bollywood conspiracies, it is worth noting that the Indian economy is in big trouble. The GDP shrunk by 23.9% last quarter, a level not completely unexpected but terrible and unprecedented nonetheless. It doesn't matter if it is coronavirus, God, government policies or a combination of all of these factors that caused it. It's like a spilt bowl of milk in the kitchen. We can argue all day whether someone kicked it, it fell on its own or the cat spilt it. The point is, there is no more...

Good News for Railway Passengers in India

Now AC will be available in Sleeper and General Class without any extra charges. Passengers will be able to travel comfortably at low cost.

Indian Railways has prepared a plan to convert sleeper and non-reserved category i.e. unreserved coaches into AC coaches.

Sleeper Coach to become Economics AC 3 Tire Coach

According to the Railway Officer, the upgraded sleeper class coach of the train will be called the Economic AC 3 Tier Class Coach. General coaches of unreserved coaches will also be converted into AC coaches. This will be the category coach between AC-3 tier class and non-AC sleeper class coach.

₹3 crore will be spent on making each coach.

According to a report published in an English newspaper: Indian Express, work has started in Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Punjab on this plan of Railways. Its prototype is being prepared. The upgraded AC coach will have 83 berths instead of 72 berths.

San Francisco is Mystically Orange

San Francisco has turned orange. Residents of the city woke to find the sky still dark and glowing a deep brooding orange as smoke from near-by wildfires blocked the sun. Smoke particles "only allow yellow-orange-red light to reach the surface, causing skies to look orange", the Bay Area Air Quality Management District explained. Some 14,000 firefighters are battling 28 major blazes across California, amid a historic heatwave. Wildfires have burned more than 2.5 million acres in the state this year, killing at least eight people. Tap the link in our bio for more on the fires.


Looks like scenes from Blade Runner.

Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it's getting harder to spot them

Thousands of fake reviews have flooded Amazon, Walmart, eBay and others, as sales have skyrocketed.

Being "reviews" the one big metric customers have relied on to determine the quality and authenticity of a product. Amazon's listings often have a lot more of reviews, instead of the handful found on competing marketplaces.

In July, 2020 UCLA and USC released a study that found more than 20 fake review related Facebook groups with an average of 16,000 members. In more than 560 postings each day, sellers offered a refund or payment for a positive review.