Tackling the novel Coronavirus, the Genome India Project and a poet’s Uber ride – The Indian Express

Yesterday, the death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus reached 811, surpassing the number of people that had died during the SARS epidemic. In the first segment, Sowmiya Ashok talks about what China and Kerala are doing to stop it from spreading and what we have learnt about the virus so far. Next, Seema Chishti talks about the concerns that the Genome India Project raises, an ambitious Rs 238 crore gene-mapping project that was recently cleared by the government (11:15). And last, Tabassum Barnagarwala talks about the 23 year old poet who was taken to the police station by his Uber driver for talking to his friend about the anti-CAA protests (17:18).

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Tackling the novel Coronavirus, the Genome India Project and a poets Uber rideYesterday, the death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus reached 811, surpassing the number of people that had died during the SARS epidemic. In the first segment, Sowmiya Ashok talks about what China and Kerala are doing to stop it from spreading and what we have learnt about the virus so far. Next, Seema Chishti talks about the concerns that the Genome India Project raises, an ambitious Rs 238 crore gene-mapping project that was recently cleared by the government (11:15). And last, Tabassum Barnagarwala talks about the 23 year old poet who was taken to the police station by his Uber driver for talking to his friend about the anti-CAA protests (17:18).You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook and Twitter @expresspodcasts, or send us an email at podcasts@indianexpress.com. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on http://www.indianexpress.com/audio.

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