Screening travellers at international borders could slow down COVID transmission

Screening at the border could include asking people about their health to find out if they have had any symptoms of COVID-19. It could also involve temperature checks

By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | September 16, 2020 8:50:15 pm

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Governments have almost always faced the predicament of whether they should test people at airports or quarantine travellers who are returning from certain highly-infected destinations. (Source: Pixabay)

A review of scientific studies has found that screening people at international airports and at train stations could slow down the spread of the COVID-19 infection ‘slightly’.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, governments have almost always faced the predicament of whether they should test people at airports or quarantine travellers who are returning from certain highly-infected destinations.

The outlet mentions that Britain, for instance, is currently asking travellers to self-isolate for two weeks if they come into the country from someplace that has a high infection rate – currently on the list are France, Spain and Portugal – but there is no testing or screening system in place. And while there is a facility at the Heathrow Airport for testing 13,000 people per day, it is not being used at the moment.

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But, as mentioned before, a review — by the Cochrane Library group of international scientists — has looked at 22 past studies and concluded that there was “weak evidence in favour of screening”. It is possible that it can push back a local outbreak by eight days, if 10 infected people were arriving per day, the researchers found.

“One study suggests that symptom screening at travel hubs, such as airports, may slightly slow but not stop the importation of infected cases (assuming 10 or 100 infected travellers per week reduced the delay in a local outbreak to 8 days or 1 day, respectively),” the researchers wrote in the review.

Screening at the border could include asking people about their health to find out if they have had any symptoms of COVID-19. It could also involve temperature checks.

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By Hardik Singh | Updated May 22 2019

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PROS
Good Display
Reliable performance
Super fast fingerprint sensor
Excellent battery life

CONS
Average camera

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The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is undoubtedly one of the best phones in the sub-7k smartphone category. It offers good build, a fingerprint sensor, reliable performance and stellar battery backup. Where it lacks is with the camera.

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While 2015, was a good year for the sub-7k smartphone market with the launch of some really good phones such as the Meizu M2 and the Acer Liquid Z530, 2016 has brought a new smartphone which can stand tall amongst the above mentioned devices. Yes, I am talking about the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, the smaller and lighter version of the Coolpad Note 3 which was launched last year. The recipe of the phone is kept same for the most part but to add some flavour, there is a nifty fingerprint sensor at the back and for the first time in this price range, 3GB of RAM. There are some other welcome changes which I will talk about in this review.

Build and Design
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is just the like original Coolpad Note 3 for the most part. The build quality of the Note 3 Lite is quite good. The phone carries forward a similar simple candy bar design. The phone also gets the chrome strip which runs around the edge of the smartphone. My review unit we received has a light gold polish on it which adds to the overall design quotient. The phone offers a 5-inch display which makes it quite ergonomic to hold. In comparison, the original Coolpad Note 3 was a bit unwieldy thanks to its 5.5-inch display. A nice addition to the mix is the new textured back cover which give the phone a nice grip. The button position and depth also remains unchanged and they give appropriate feed back when pressed.

Display and UI
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite does not skimp on the display either and the 7K smartphone features a very good display. The 5-inch IPS LCD has good colour saturation and colour vibrance. The viewing angles good too. Sunlight legibility hasn't been improved from the original Coolpad Note 3 but in our experience, it definitely seems better.

Talking about similarity between the Coolpad Note 3 and the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, the UI hasn't changed either. The UI is filled with bright icons and remains simple. As we’ve mentioned earlier, the fingerprint scanner is at the back of the smartphone. It is undoubtedly one of the best I have come across. It is fast, accurate and lets you unlock the phone in any orientation. The deja vu doesn't end here, the awful Xploree keyboard remains. Check out my Coolpad Note 3 review to know more about it.

Performance
Mediatek seems to be the choice of SoC for budget phones. The MT6735 which beats inside the Coolpad Note 3 Lite was also there in two of the best phones we have see in the sub-7K smartphone segment — Meizu M2 and the Acer Liquid Z530. On the Note 3 Lite, this 1.3GHz quad-core SoC churns out some great performance for the money and is able to keep up with most tasks required from the smartphone. Using the phone as a daily driver, we found that it could handle daily tasks such as calling, video watching, surfing and even multiple page surfing. I even tried browsing the web while streaming music in the background and found out, the phone worked without a hitch. Gaming performance is also quite good and the phone can easily handle less demanding games. The phone lags slightly with graphically intensive games, but nothing which can’t be overseen at this price. Coolpad has optimised both the SoC and the 3GB RAM well and the phone never felt like a budget offering.

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Calling capabilities are good as well and the earpiece is clear, although it could have been louder. The same cannot be said about the rear speaker which felt muffled. However, the sound quality via headphones is the best in this category and definitely louder.

Camera and battery
The 13MP rear shooter isn't that great though. Images taken in normal lighting conditions have oversaturation and while they look good on the phone’s display, they look pixelated on a larger display. Images quality further deteriorates in low light conditions. There is a lot of visible noise which makes images taken in dim light sometimes unusable. The front facing 5MP camera does a decent job in outdoor light but produces average images in low light.

While the battery on the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is small by today’s standards at just 2500mAh, the phone can easily last you one day. In our normal battery test where we loop a 1080p FullHD video on loop until the battery dies, the phone was able to stay up for 12 hours, which is pretty good considering the price point and specs on offer. Using the phone as a daily driver with minimal gaming, the battery lasted till sundown but you will need to plug it in before you hit the bed. Gaming however, does consume the battery rather quickly and in an hour of gaming on the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, I lost about 20 percent battery. The phone does have very good standby time and offers faster charging compared to its rivals.

(L-R) Images taken in outside light, low light and (3-4) fluorescent light

Bottomline
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is undoubtedly one of the best phones in the sub-7k smartphone category. It has a good build, a nice orthodox design, the display is good, performance is reliable and the battery is more than capable of lasting you for a day. You even get a fingerprint sensor at the 7K price point. What the phone lacks is a good camera. Coolpad has done a fabulous job with the Note 3 Lite but I would like to see more Google apps preloaded on the smartphone, especially the Google keyboard. If a good camera is not your priority, then the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is the phone to buy in the sub-7k smartphone segment. However, if a camera on the smartphone is important to you in this price segment, then the Meizu M2 might be the phone to consider.

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Chiranjeevi And Pawan Kalyan's Brother Naga Babu Tests COVID-19+ve, Pledges To Donate Plasma

"An Infection doesn't always has to be a suffering, you can always transform it into an opportunity to help the fellow beings," said Naga Babu's post

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Actor-producer Nagendra Babu (popularly known as Naga Babu) - brother of south superstars Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan - has tested positive for COVID-19, which he revealed in a social media post. On his official Instagram, Naga Babu wrote that he is determined to fight the virus and looking forward to a recovery, following which he can be of help to coronavirus patients by being a plasma donor. Here's what Naga Babu wrote in his statement: "An Infection doesn't always has to be a suffering, you can always transform it into an opportunity to help the fellow beings. Tested COVID-19 +ve. Will scuffle and strife through this and will be a plasma donor."

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."An Infection doesnt always has to be a Suffering, You can always transform it into an opportunity to help the fellow Beings". Tested Covid-19 +ve. Will Scuffle & Strife through this and Will be a Plasma Donor. #covid warrior #plasmadonor
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Last month, Nagendra Babu's daughter Niharika Konidela got engaged to Hyderabad-based techie Chaitanya JV. The festivities were attended by Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. Ram Charan (Chiranjeevi's son) and his wife Upasana Kamineni Konidela were also part of the celebrations. Congratulating the newly-engaged couple, Naga Babu had written this for his soon to be son-in-law: "Dear Chay, everyone say that she is more like me in many ways than any. I believe in you that you will shower her with all the Love in the world. And also from today onwards, she is officially your problem."

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Dear chay, Everyone say that she is more like me in many ways than any. I believe in you that you will shower her with all the Love in the world. And also from today onwards She is officially your problem. @chaitanya_jv
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On Mother's Day, Naga Babu shared a fam-jam photo, dedicating a note to his mom:

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Naga Babu has featured in films such as ABCD - American Born Confused Desi, Mr. Majnu, Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, Geetha Govindam, among others. He has also produced movies such as Naa Peru Surya, Orange, Stalin, Gudumba Shankar, to name a few.

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Delhi Cops Arrest Man Who Cheated Over 2,500 People Via 'Mobile Phones On EMI' Offer

The matter came to notice when a probe was initiated on January 9 on the complaint of one Irfan Pathan, who alleged that in December last year, he wanted to buy a mobile phone and came across a website - www.mobilityworld.in - which offered them on EMIs at cheap rates, the police said.

A man was arrested for cheating over 2,500 people by offering phones on EMI (Representational)

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A 32-year-old man was arrested from Ghaziabad for allegedly cheating over 2,500 people on the pretext of getting them mobile phones on EMI (monthly installments) through fake websites, the police said today.

Accused Jitender Singh disclosed to the police that he along with his associates - Praveen Kumar and Rajat Shukla - indulged in cheating people by offering them to provide mobile phones on easy monthly installments.

However, after taking a small amount as down payment from them, they would vanish, police said, adding Jitender Singh confessed to have cheated over 2,500 people across the country this way.

The police said that efforts are being made to trace Jitender Singh's associates Praveen Kumar and Rajat Shukla.

The matter came to notice when a probe was initiated on January 9 on the complaint of one Irfan Pathan, who alleged that in December last year, he wanted to buy a mobile phone and came across a website - www.mobilityworld.in - which offered them on EMIs at cheap rates, the police said.

In order to make a purchase, he was asked to deposit Rs 1,499 by Virtual Private Address (VPA) "paymobile@upi".

He was then contacted by the executives of the website who asked him to deposit further money for getting the mobile phone delivered.

He deposited Rs. 5,998 in three transactions on VPA provided by the executive of the website. But he neither got any mobile phone nor did they return his money, according to the complainant.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) RP Meena said that during the course of the investigation, call details of the mobile numbers mentioned on the website and those provided by the complainant were obtained.

On analysis of the Call Detail Record, it was found that one of the mobile numbers used by the accused was registered on the name of Rajat Shukla.

On analysing the details of VPA 'paymobile@upi', it was found that it was linked to a bank account of Rajat Shukla.

However, the money from the said bank account used to be immediately credited into Jitender Singh's account, he said.

Jitender Singh was arrested later from his home in Ghaziabad on Tuesday and two mobile phones used by him in commission of crime were sized, he added.

During interrogation, he disclosed that in last two years, he along with his associates have cheated people through three fake websites created by them, the police said.

They shifted their setup and domain name of the websites to avoid detection and took money through Virtual Private address to make detection difficult, they added.

"They often took small amounts of Rs 1,999 to Rs 7,999 so that the victim would not approach the police," the DCP said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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The matter came to notice when a probe was initiated on January 9 on the complaint of one Irfan Pathan, who alleged that in December last year, he wanted to buy a mobile phone and came across a website - www.mobilityworld.in - which offered them on EMIs at cheap rates, the police said.

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