INDIE VOCAL Volume 4


 'Being Indie' is self-representation that highlights your uniqueness. It implies independent thinking, making decisions with the guidance of the voice in your head. So is 'Indie Vocal' a light-hearted representation of 'independent'.

The mystery of the monolith

Third monolith at Stadium Park (Photo by AP)


A monolith was spotted atop the Pine mountain loop at Stadium Park in Atascadero, a popular hiking spot, that lies halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The structure appeared on December 2, reportedly after the mysterious disappearance of monoliths found in Romania and Utah. The three-sided structure appeared to be made of stainless steel and is around 10 feet tall and 18 inches wide. The structure is similar to the ones found in Romania ad Utah, however, the aforementioned structure is different as it was not placed in the ground and could be toppled with a firm push, leaving the risk of injuring hikers if it were to fall. The origin of the mysterious monolith is unknown but a Facebook post by the City of Atascadero has explained its disappearance. The post read, "the Monolith has been taken down by a group that travelled over five hours in the middle of the night to remove the mysterious 3-sided steel structure that stood about 10 ft. tall and appeared to weigh an estimated 200 pounds. "

Latest update- Another monolith with unknown origin has been spotted on the Isle of Wight in England.

COVID-19 testing at Delhi Metro stations?



The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has commenced free COVID-19 testing facilities at around 10 metro stations on a rotation basis. Kiosks have been set up at around 6 metro stations including, ITO, Nehru Place, Badarpur, Chandini Chowk, Netaji Subhash Place and Inderlok. The following step has been taken in the view of the increasing cases of COVID19 infection in the capital. According to sources, tests will be conducted by staff including a lab technician and four civil defence volunteers. All these tests are free and rapid antigen tests. "This officially kicked off in November. However, it was a gradual development as initially only a few stations like Chandni Chowk, which are usually quite busy, had testing counters," a DMRC spokesperson said, reported Moneycontrol.in. The facility is likely to include both rapid antigen tests (RAT) as well as RT-PCR, which is considered to be the gold standard for COVID-19 testing.

How far have we reached in the race for COVID-19 vaccine?



The United Kindom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 and plans to begin the immunisation process within a week. Following this development, Pfizer with 95% protection against the coronavirus has sought emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in India from the Drugs Controller General of India. Serum Institute of India became the second company and first indigenous company to seek emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield'. As reported by Firstpost, The SII has also submitted 12 batches of the vaccine to the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) in Kasauli for testing. So far India is the biggest buyer of COVID-19 vaccine with 1.6 billion doses. Experts suggest that this quantity would be enough to cover 60% of the population. When available, the government plans to prioritise Doctors and healthcare workers first, followed by frontline workers and senior citizens for administering the vaccine.

Canada man diagnosed with WW1 Trench fever 




A former homeless man in Winnipeg, Canada has been identified with trench fever, a disease that is transmitted by body lice and was known to plague soldiers during World War 1. Symptoms include recurring fever along with pain in the shins and back, headaches and dizziness. The disease can also cause a potentially fatal inflammation of the heart lining known as endocarditis. three other cases had been recorded among similarly vulnerable men in the city over a six-month period this year. One man was left with paralysis and speech difficulties after the infection led to a bleed in his brain as reported by The Guardian.
Source- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/07/ww1-trench-fever-identified-in-former-homeless-man-in-canada







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