India News: India recorded 131 Covid-19 fatalities on Monday. The country had recorded identical casualties 131 on May 18, four months before the pandemic rea
A beach at Minicoy in Lakshadweep (TOI file photo for representation purpose only)
KOCHI: A group of students clad in black and red emerges from nowhere to perform a street play at a busy junction. The public, the aged and the young alike, gather around the group. Kids climb walls and staircases to watch the play, held to raise awareness against drug abuse. The above scene is not from the pre-Covid era but an incident on Kavaratti island a few days ago. Life is normal in Lakshadweep as the number of Covid positive cases reported from the islands till as late as Friday remains zero.
Covid-19: As India touches one crore, it’s still zero cases in Lakshadweep
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There is no compulsion there on the use of masks or social distancing. Weddings and funerals see huge gatherings on all 10 inhabited islands of Lakshadweep. There is one more major difference here compared to the rest of the country: students go to school.
A beach at Minicoy in Lakshadweep (TOI file photo for representation purpose only)
(This story originally appeared in on Dec 20, 2020)KOCHI: A group of students clad in black and red emerges from nowhere to perform a street play at a busy junction. The public, the aged and the young alike, gather around the group. Kids climb walls and staircases to watch the play, held to raise awareness against drug abuse. The above scene is not from the pre-Covid era but an incident on Kavaratti island a few days ago. Life is normal in Lakshadweep as the number of Covid positive cases reported from the islands till as late as Friday rema