BENGALURU : There’s a sliver of good news amid the spread of the coronavirus in India —the number of cases is growing at a much slower rate than last week.

From doubling every three days in the middle of last week, the current growth rate implies doubling every 6.1 days. By now, it is clear that covid-19 cases grew exponentially in the initial days.

Every country has shown this trend, and it has become common to express a country’s viral growth rate in terms of the growth rate of another country a few days back.

Not all exponential growth is the same, however, and the rate of growth has a huge bearing on how bad the problem is. For example, if the number of cases were to grow at 1% a day (a hypothetical situation, but exponential

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Deliveroo giving away £1,500 'wedding breakfast' spread for couples marrying virtually in lockdown

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Kerala govt announces lockdown relaxation plan for 14 districts

Kasaragod, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur have been marked 'Red' and will be under complete lockdown until 3 May

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Taylor Swift's summer stadium shows pushed to next year

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Taylor Swift’s “Lover Fest” will be something to love in 2021. The singer’s reps announced Friday that the remaining shows she had scheduled for this summer, including a handful of dates on the east and west coast in the United States, are being pushed back to next year.

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Meghan McCain Slams Ivanka Trump For Travelling To New Jersey Amid Pandemic

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Taylor Swift Cancels All 2020 Shows

Taylor Swift has canceled all of her 2020 live appearances and performances and announced plans to reschedule them for 2021. She had several dates across Europe, Brazil, and the United States set for this summer. “Fighting COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for our global community and the safety and wellbeing of fans should always be the top priority,” she said in a statement. “With many events throughout the world already cancelled, and upon direction from health officials in an effort to keep fans safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, sadly the decision has been made to cancel all Taylor Swift live appearances and performances this year.” Find the full statement below.

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James McAvoy and KT Tunstall to perform during Scottish fundraiser

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R. Kelly Is a Flight Risk, Prosecutors Argue After Prison Release Request

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Doctors and nurses to be asked to reuse PPE items as shortages expected

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RBI vows to do all it takes to boost Indian economy

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Trivandrum-based institute develops test kit that can confirm Covid-19 in 2 hrs: Harsh Vardhan

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Regional FMCG brands count the cost of lockdown extension

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Pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for Indian industry: Pankaj Munjal

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Rita Ora shares defiant bedroom selfie after being criticised for fleeing to country home

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Liverpool's Pedro Chirivella provides inside take on Reds' plans for football resuming

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NHS founder's successor as MP backs calls for a medal for coronavirus heroes

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Japan's Yoshiki Talks 'Sing For Life' Collab with Bono, will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson: Watch Interview

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Patients who beat coronavirus fear they may be left with chronic lung damage

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Wedding guests 'test positive for coronavirus' after flying to Bali for pal's bash

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Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears

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Indigenous COVID-19 task force launched in Calgary

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London, Ont., organizations partner to provide free dog food amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus outbreak: Highest single-day test record in New Brunswick by far

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Pub owner pulls $10K off his walls to help his laid-off staff in Florida

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Northern travel restrictions due to coronavirus frustrating but necessary: The Pas, Man. mayor

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BET Announces ‘Saving Our Selves’ Benefit Concert With Hosts Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Rowland

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Coronavirus outbreak: New Brunswick passes memo to set up child care centres for essential workers

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Coronavirus outbreak: New Brunswick ‘not going back to normal anytime soon’ Premier says

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Outlander’s Sam Heughan claims he’s been ‘bullied, harassed and stalked’ for 6 years and will ‘not entertain it anymore’

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Paul O’Grady reveals new puppy Nancy after announcing heartbreaking death of his older dog

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Coronation Street bosses are ‘panicking’ about running out of episodes during shutdown, says Beverley Callard

CORONATION Street fans were gutted when it was announced the ITV soap would be airing just three days a week due to the current lockdown situation. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic shooting was forced to suspend, but it seems Corrie's stars are getting used to seeing themselves on television less and less.

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Taylor Swift fans heartbroken as star cancels ALL concerts for rest of the year and vows to return in 2021

TAYLOR Swift has cancelled her 2020 tour dates to keep the safety and wellbeing of fans "the top priority" during the coronavirus outbreak. The pop star was set to headline several European festivals across May and June 2020, and she was in the process of creating her own festival - LoverFest - for four US dates and two dates in Brazil.

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San Diego Comic-Con canceled for first time amid coronavirus outbreak

LOS ANGELES — San Diego Comic-Con, an annual celebrity-studded showcase of superhero films and pop culture, has been canceled for the first time in its 50-year history due to the global coronavirus outbreak, organizers said on Friday.

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Country star Charlie Daniels on helping veterans amid coronavirus pandemic: ‘They are being overlooked’

Charlie Daniels has always made it his mission to assist our nation’s veterans in whatever capacity he can. The legendary country crooner has seemingly made a second career out of aiding former U.S.

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Out of 31,083 samples tested for Covid-19 on Friday, 1,443 found positive: ICMR

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81 private labs in country to conduct Covid-19 test: ICMR

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Save more, spend less to be shoppers’ new mantra, says Nielsen

About 64% of consumers say they plan to spend less on restaurants and movies over the next few months

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Gov. Wolf unveils plan to reopen Pennsylvania economy

Governor Wolf announces a new plan to reopen PA and its businesses

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Covid-19-hit China’s Q1 GDP shrinks for the first time ever

China GDP fell 6.8% in January-March year-on-year, a slightly larger decline than the 6.5% forecast by analysts

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₹2,250 as cost for Covid-19 testing at private labs

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France coronavirus death toll up again but more positive signs

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Police deny lockdown violation at wedding of former PM's grandson

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Maharashtra to allow agri, construction, manufacturing from 20 Apr in few zones

Mumbai: Maharashtra government on Friday issued guidelines on partial lifting of lock down from 20 April.

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Love Island babe Jessica Shears poses completely nude for post-shower selfie

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Caitriona Balfe Voices Support for Sam Heughan After He Speaks Out Against Bullies

Caitriona Balfe is speaking out in support of Sam Heughan after he released an open letter to fans in which he addressed the bullying he’s been subjected to for six years.

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings & Wife Patty Donate $30 Million to Vaccine Organization

Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin are helping out.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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