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14th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis | Prelims & Mains 2020
Dining out raises risk of infection
HEADLINES:
Dining out raises risk of infection
WHY IN NEWS:
U.S. studyCOVID-19 positive adults twice as likely to report eating out
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3:Health:Diseases
ISSUE:
- Restaurant and pub exposure were cited as important risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC).
CAUTIONS
- Community and close contact exposures contribute to the spread of COVID-19.
- Close contact with persons with known COVID-19 or going to locations that offer on-site eating and drinking options were associated with COVID-19 positivity.
- The study is significant as India eases restrictions including on restaurants, dining out and weddings.
CRUCIAL FACTORS
- This investigation highlights differences in community and close contact exposures between adults who received a positive SARS-CoV-2 test results .
- Continued assessment of various activities and exposures as communities, schools, and workplaces reopen is important.
IASbhai WINDUP:
- Direction, ventilation, and intensity of airflow might affect virus transmission, even if social distancing measures and mask use are implemented according to current guidance.
- Masks cannot be effectively worn while eating and drinking, whereas shopping and numerous other indoor activities do not preclude mask use
SOURCES: PIB | 14th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
Water Lily Festival
HEADLINES:
Now, take a virtual tour of water lily fields in Kottayam
WHY IN NEWS:
Tourism authorities filming pink blooms in backwater villages to ensure people around the world connect to the destinations
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Tourism
ISSUE:
- The pink vista that covers the backwater villages of Kottayam every monsoon is now going online.
- The initiative is part of the efforts by the authorities to make sure that people around the world are connected to these destinations despite the existing travel restrictions.
E-FESTIVAL
- Plans are also afoot to host an e-festival of water lily along the lines of the online Onam celebrations .
- The water lily fields of Kottayam, especially Malarikkal, became one of the most-photographed tourist attractions of Kerala during the previous monsoon.
IASbhai WINDUP:
- As per estimates, around 80,000 people visited Malarikkal during the flowering season last year and the 120 boat rowers, who ferried these visitors, together earned ₹12 lakh.
- The State government too announced plans to organise a pink water lily festival on the lines of the Tulip Festival in Amsterdam and identified 15 locations for tourism promotion.
SOURCES: PIB | 14th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
Special Security Force (SSF)
HEADLINES:
Special Security Force (SSF) in U.P
WHY IN NEWS:
The Uttar Pradesh government is going to constitute a Special Security Force (SSF) in the state.
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 2 : Governance
ISSUE:
SSF
- It can also be hired by private establishments by paying a fixed cost.
- It will be headed by an Additional Director General (ADG)-ranked officer and will be headquartered in Lucknow.
POWERS
- Its powers will be governed by a set of rules made by the state government.
IASbhai WINDUP:
CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE
- It is a central armed force the Union raised under an Act of Parliament namely Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968.
- It is directly under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The CISF provides security cover to industrial units, government infrastructure projects and facilities and establishments located all over India.
SOURCES: PIB | 14th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
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