The deaths of two African cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) within one month has generated questions in government quarters and among wildlife enthusiasts on whether there were lapses in handling them at their new habitat where a total of 22 felines including four newly borne cubs are living. Amid the questions, a team from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) -- the nodal agency for the "reintroduction of cheetahs" on Indian soil -- will be visiting KNP soon to review the implementation of the project with the officials of the Madhya Pradesh forest department and the scientists of the Wild Life Institute of India, the NTCA officials told IANS. In the meantime, the MP forest department pushed the recommendation for shifting some of the <keyword id="54781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah" source="Orion">cheetah</keyword>s to a new habitat, which is also part of the 'Cheetah Action Plan', as the officials claimed. Giving details of the 'Cheetah Reintroduction Action Plan', principal Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Wildlife of Madhya Pradesh J. S. Chouhan wrote to the NTCA in the first week of April (soon after female Namibian cheetah Sasha died) to find an alternative enclosure to shift some cheetahs from KNP. "Keeping all the cheetahs at one site will be a risk for reintroduction of the cheetahs. Also, KNP can accommodate a maximum of 21 cheetahs at one time and at present it has 22 and therefore, I have requested the NTCA to find an alternative place to shift some of them," J. S. Chouhan had told IANS a couple of days ago, adding that shifting of some cheetahs is also part of the "cheetah reintroduction action plan'. There has been considerable debate among conservationists on whether the cheetah, which needs vast tracts of land to run and hunt, can thrive in India where suitable land is limited unlike in the African reserves. Even before 20 cheetahs were imported from Namibia and South Africa, some experts had raised questions over how the space shortage is likely to affect the cheetah reintroduction project at Madhya Pradesh's KNP, which has a core area of 748 sq km and a buffer zone of 487 sq km. In such a situation, there are worries about the 11 South African cheetahs (one of the 12 South African cheetahs 'Uday' died a few days back) when they will be released into a larger area at KNP. As of now, the African cheetahs are in the acclimatisation enclosure. The Cheetah Task Force Committee also pointed out this issue during it's last meeting. "African cheetahs are in the acclimatisation enclosure and they will be ready for release in 15-20 days. Releasing all of them at KNP will not be practical, therefore an alternative site is highly desirable," a member of the Cheetah Task Force Committee told IANS on condition of anonymity. At the same time, sources aware of the developments claimed that shifting some of the cheetahs has raised a political controversy as there is a possibility that the alternative site will be the Mukundra Tiger Reserve located near Kota in Rajasthan. Amid all this buzz, IANS sent some written queries to the NTCA. Responding on the shifting of the cheetahs, S. P. Yadav, a senior member of the NTCA said, "A cheetah action plan has been prepared in consultation with all experts in cheetah conservation. It is a long term project and should not be judged after a few months. Based on our experience at Kuno, further decisions on these issues will be taken." He added that "It's sad that two cheetahs have died. However, in such transcontinental efforts the mortality of animals cannot be ruled out. Some of them may die due to several causative factors and it has already been factored into the Project Cheetah Action Plan available in the public domain. In compliance with the Hon'ble Supreme Court's order cheetah translocation has been taken up on an "experimental basis". Replying to a further query if the NTCA has issued some directives to Kuno following the death of two cheetahs, the NTCA member said, "All the protocols of monitoring cheetahs are strictly being followed in the field. We are going to review the implementation of the project soon with MP government officials and scientists of the WII." Owing to rampant hunting, cheetahs were officially declared extinct in India in 1952. Seven decades later, on September 17, 2022, eight cheetahs were flown in from Namibia and released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 72nd birthday at the KNP, marking the reintroduction of cheetahs into the Indian wilds. Five months later, 12 South African cheetahs joined the eight Namibians at the KNP on February 18, taking the total number to 20. However, the project suffered the first blow with the death of one of the Namibian females, Sasha on March 27 due to severe renal infection. Just two days later, another Namibian female gave birth to four cubs, the first cheetah births on Indian soil in seven decades. However, just 27 days later, one of the 12 South African cheetahs, an adult male Uday, died suddenly due to cardiopulmonary failure at KNP. The detailed report on what caused the cardiopulmonary failure is still awaited. 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Cheetah deaths at Kuno spur authorities to initiate a project review

<ul><li><keyword id="103425" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="mapmyindia" source="Orion">MapmyIndia</keyword> has launched smart gadgets for cars and bikes, starting at ₹2,990.</li><li>The company has launched GPS trackers, smart helmet kit, navitainment systems, and more.</li><li>Here are all the gadgets launched by MapmyIndia.</li></ul>Indian digital mapping and geospatial company MapmyIndia today announced the launch of its Mappls Gadgets for cars and bikes. The gadgets are aimed at offering an enhanced and safer driving experience. The new products include vehicle GPS trackers, a dash camera, an in-dash navitainment system, and smart helmet kits. While the dash camera and in-dash navitainment system are aimed at cars, the GPS tracker and smart helmet kits can be used by two-wheeler owners. Here are all the new gadgets launched by MapmyIndia – <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Mappls in-dash Navitainment System" comment="subhead" text="Mappls in-dash Navitainment System">Mappls in-dash Navitainment System</cmsannotation> MapmyIndia has launched two variants of its in-dash navitainment system – the – <keyword id="16616471" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="icenav" source="Orion">ICENAV</keyword> 7464 and ICENAV 7216. The systems can be integrated into the dashboard and come with an Android-based OS with CarPlay and Android Auto support. <div type="image" title="ICENAV 7216" msid="98177436" hostid="261" sizebytes="25782" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The ICENAV 7216&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Both the systems are available in 9-inch, and 10-inch IPS display options. They come with a steering wheel control, Full HD media playback, smartphone mirror link connectivity, FM tuner, navigation support with live traffic, rear view AHD camera support, and up to 50 watts x 4 channel audio output. The ICENAV 7464 also offers a 360-degree bird-view camera, CarPlay, and Android Auto support. The ICENAV 7216 is priced at ₹23,990 for the 9-inch variant and ₹24,990 for the 10-inch variant. On the other hand, the premium ICENAV 7464 is priced at ₹37,990 for the 9-inch variant and ₹38,990 for the 10-inch variant. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Mappls CarEye dash camera" comment="subhead" text="Mappls CarEye dash camera">Mappls CarEye dash camera</cmsannotation> Dash cameras have become quite important to prevent theft and serve as evidence in case of accidents. MapmyIndia has launched the CarEye, a premium dash camera that offers real-time video of the front and the cabin, insights into vehicle performance, and driver behavior. <div type="image" title="CarEye" msid="98177461" hostid="261" sizebytes="31050" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;CarEye dash camera&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> It analyses data to provide insights into driver behavior, such as harsh acceleration, braking, cornering, and overspeeding. It also offers live vehicle tracking, historical drive data, towing alerts, vehicle battery low alerts, geofencing, and more. The CarEye dash camera has been priced at ₹23,990. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Mappls GPS trackers" comment="subhead" text="Mappls GPS trackers">Mappls GPS trackers</cmsannotation> MapmyIndia has launched four GPS trackers, offering different features for different user requirements. This allows you to track your vehicle or other objects with ease. <div type="image" title="MapmyIndia LxOB12 GPS tracker" msid="98177470" hostid="261" sizebytes="30116" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The LxOB12 GPS tracker&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> They offer real-time location, geofencing, overspeeding, undue stoppage alerts, distance traveled, historical travel data, driving behavior, and more. The GPS trackers are available in four variants – x1, LxOB12, Lx12, and Lx14. They also come with different subscription and warranty plans. The GPS trackers are priced starting at ₹4,490 and go up to 12,990. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Mappls smart helmet kit" comment="subhead" text="Mappls smart helmet kit">Mappls smart helmet kit</cmsannotation> MapmyIndia has also launched two smart helmet kits that can be used with traditional helmets to offer an improved user experience. The company has introduced two kits – Navisor and <keyword id="16616473" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="navaudio" source="Orion">Navaudio</keyword>. The two devices allow users to turn their traditional helmets into smart helmets, offering visual LED and audio cues while driving. <div type="image" title="Navisor" msid="98177489" hostid="261" sizebytes="20838" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Navisor installed on a helmet&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Navisor uses augmented reality (AR) to provide visual navigation cues. It also comes with crash detection, SOS sensor and offers a battery life of up to 12 hours. <div type="image" title="Navaudio" msid="98177504" hostid="261" sizebytes="24500" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Navaudio&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> On the other hand, <keyword id="16616472" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="navudio" source="Orion">Navudio</keyword> allows users to answer calls, and get audio navigation and on-road voice assistance. 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India's vision to be malaria-free by 2027 and to eliminate the disease by 2030 is absolutely possible, but some challenges remain, said experts here on <keyword id="1026106" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="world-malaria-day" source="Orion">World Malaria Day</keyword> on Tuesday. The country has made tremendous progress in its <keyword id="28154" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="malaria" source="Orion">malaria</keyword> elimination journey -- observing a reduction of nearly 66 per cent in its official malaria burden between 2018 and 2022. In 2021, India accounted for 79 per cent of all malaria cases of the Southeast Asia region, according to the World Malaria Report 2022, released by the World Health Organization (WHO). India also accounted for about 83 per cent of all malaria deaths in the region. However, among the high burden and high impact countries in the SE Asia region, India showed a decline in deaths. "Considering the huge success of Covid-19 control, India can do it -- control and elimination of Malaria is absolutely possible for India, with political will and societal support," Dr Nilima Kshirsagar, former National Chair and Emeritus Scientist ICMR, told IANS. "While India's progress deserves applause and acknowledgement, the road to elimination is still steep, and one ridden with critical challenges -- India still accounts for the majority of the malaria burden of WHO's Southeast Asia region," added Pratik Kumar, Country Director, Malaria No More India -- a nonprofit working in the country since 2016 to support India's ambition of achieving malaria elimination by 2030. Disruptions due to Covid, potential effects of climate change, humanitarian crisis, health system shortfall, limited donor funding are some of the challenges in combating malaria, Dr Nilima said. These are further compounded by decline in effectiveness of our primary malaria fighting tool that is, insecticide treated nets and antimalarial drug regimen, she noted. Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by parasites (plasmodium vivax, plasmodium falciparum, plasmodium malariae and plasmodium ovale) that are transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other 17 regional leaders committed India to eliminating malaria in Asia by 2030. To receive the official certification of elimination by the WHO, India must achieve zero transmission of malaria cases by 2027 and sustain such transmission for the subsequent three years till 2030. "India witnessed 85.1 per cent decline in malaria cases and 83.36 per cent decline in deaths during 2015-2022," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, said at the Asia-Pacific Leaders' Conclave on Malaria Elimination on Monday. Compared to 2019, India was the only high-burden, high-impact country in the SE Asia region to report a decline in malaria cases in 2020, he added. "While elimination is a difficult goal under any circumstance, changing our strategic approach from control to elimination and addressing certain key gaps and challenges -- such as absence of private sector in the fight, hidden malaria burden, lack of intersectoral action, exclusion of private health providers (local/traditional healers), and lax behaviour change communication -- can help India achieve our ambition of eliminating the disease by 2030, in line with the Prime Minister's vision," Kumar told IANS. To tackle malaria menace, several next generation antimalarial treatments are being developed. Some existing drugs are being repurposed, recombined and progressed for chemoprevention. One of the important developments has been the Malaria vaccine. These target various stages of parasite cycle, pre-erythrocytic cycle stage, blood stage, sexual stage, malaria in pregnancy. RTS,S/ASOI is an approved vaccine. Recently another vaccine R21/Matrix, manufactured by Serum Institute of India has been approved in Ghana and Nigeria for P.falciparum. For P. vivax there are three vaccines in development. "To help India reach zero malaria by 2027, we need drugs that do not spend much time in the drug discovery pipeline. Drug repurposing is one such way for faster development of drugs," Dr Shailja Singh, Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, whose recent research was aimed at blocking the transmission of fatal malaria parasites, told IANS. Her team identified Rocaglamide (Roc-A), a known inhibitor of Prohibitins and anti-cancerous agent as a potent antimalarial. They also reported the repurposing of the anti-hepatitis C virus drug alisporivir, a non-immunosuppressive analog of cyclosporin A, against artemisinin-resistant strains of P. falciparum. Alisporivir exhibited potent antiparasitic effect against P. falciparum parasite, both in in vitro culture and in an in vivo mice model. "Altogether, with the repurposing of alisporivir against malaria, our results support the hypothesis that targeting resistance mechanisms is a viable approach toward dealing with drug-resistant parasites," Dr Shailja said. 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World Malaria Day: It's possible to eradicate it, but challenges remain say experts

<ul><li>Starting March 31, Disney+ <keyword id="2739840" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hotstar" source="Orion">Hotstar</keyword> subscribers will no longer be able to stream popular <keyword id="71946" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hbo" source="Orion">HBO</keyword> shows like Game of Thrones, Succession, The Last of Us, among several others. </li><li>This is the second major setback for Disney+ Hotstar which lost IPL streaming rights to Mukesh Ambani-led Viacom18. </li><li>Outraged users are already demanding refunds, with some of them saying they won’t renew their subscriptions. </li><li>Missing out on IPL first, and HBO content now leaving the platform could result in a loss of 15 million subscribers, according to Elara Capital’s Karan Taurani. </li></ul>Bob Iger’s $5.5 billion cost-cutting plan could result in Disney+ Hotstar losing over a quarter of its subscribers in 2023. The loss of the eyeball-grabbing Indian Premier League (IPL), and now losing HBO content could lead to subscribers fleeing the streaming service in droves. Disney+ Hotstar, which was earlier just Hotstar in India, will lose access to HBO content starting March 31. Star India had partnered with HBO back in 2015, giving Hotstar users access to shows like Game of Thrones, Succession, The Wire and more recently, The Last of Us, among several others. All of that will soon go away, though, causing plenty of heartburn among subscribers. "Starting March 31, HBO content will be unavailable on Disney+ Hotstar. You can continue enjoying Disney+ Hotstar's vast library of content spanning over 100,000 hours of TV shows and movies in 10 languages and coverage of major global sporting events," Disney+ Hotstar said on its official social media account. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Second major setback for Disney+ Hotstar" comment="subhead" text="Second major setback for Disney+ Hotstar">Second major setback for Disney+ Hotstar</cmsannotation> This is the second major setback for Disney+ Hotstar – the first one was losing IPL streaming rights to Mukesh Ambani’s Viacom18. The impact of losing IPL rights was immediately visible in Disney+ Hotstar’s subscriber base. The platform lost 3.8 million subscribers in the December quarter, bringing down the total paying customers to 57.5 million. “We believe the above will have a significant negative impact on paid subscribers for Hotstar India; we maintain that the loss of subscribers will continue to happen towards June 2023 quarter due to IPL,” said Karan Taurani, senior vice president, Elara Capital. With HBO also leaving the platform, Disney+ Hotstar could see over a quarter of its subscribers fleeing. “In terms of the recent HBO content moving out of Hotstar, we estimate the subscriber loss moving towards the upper end (around 25-30% in total), of the 61.5 million subscribers at peak,” Taurani added. This would bring Disney+ Hotstar’s subscriber base in the 43-46 million range by the end of 2023. However, Taurani says that the existing library of TV content from Star, the upcoming T20 World Cup and the lucrative Star Wars, Marvel and Pixel franchises would offer some respite. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Outraged subscribers" comment="subhead" text="Outraged subscribers">Outraged subscribers</cmsannotation> The removal of HBO content from its platform outraged subscribers, who took to social media to vent their frustration. HBO’s content library includes some very famous titles like Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, Succession, The Wire among others. With these shows going away, users vented their frustration, with some of them clearly unhappy about having to watch<a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Clif/status/1633480837462388739"> Indian soap operas</a>. While some users<a href="https://twitter.com/surajv369/status/1633376378124124160"> demanded</a> a refund, others said they<a href="https://twitter.com/Preetam_M_Rao/status/1633349086735900672"> won’t renew</a> their subscriptions. Here are the HBO shows leaving Disney+ Hotstar: <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ballers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Succession </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 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0.6000000000000001pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Scenes from a Marriage </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">We Own This City </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shaq </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.6000000000000001pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Apple, Amazon and now Reliance – Disney’s mounting troubles" comment="subhead" text="Apple, Amazon and now Reliance – Disney’s mounting troubles">Apple, Amazon and now Reliance – <keyword id="46161" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="disney" source="Orion">Disney</keyword>’s mounting troubles</cmsannotation> While creating shows and movies and other content is the bread and butter of companies like Disney and Netflix, players like Apple and Amazon have been pumping money into their streaming services, Apple TV+ and Prime Video, respectively, using them as loss leaders to prop up their primary businesses. But for a company like Disney whose primary business is content, eating losses is not feasible in the long-term. It’s why the company brought back Bob Iger from retirement and asked him to course-correct – Iger’s first action was to lay out a $5.5 billion cost-cutting plan. While Disney lost IPL to Reliance’s Viacom18 before Iger was brought back, it did not really make much from its subscribers in India – according to the company’s December 2022 quarter results, Disney+ Hotstar subscribers contributed $0.74 per user per month on average, significantly lower than the $5.95 contribution from Disney+ subscribers in the US and Canada. The Disney+ Hotstar service is available only in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Netflix, which is far more expensive than Disney+ Hotstar in India, reported an average revenue per member of $7.69 in the Asia Pacific region. This is after a 25% reduction in its subscription prices, which now start from as low as ₹149 per month for the most basic plan, translating to ₹1,788 per year. Netflix’ top-tier plan costs ₹7,788 per year. In contrast, the most expensive Disney+ Hotstar plan costs ₹1,499 per year. Essentially, Disney+ Hotstar’s most premium plan is still cheaper than Netflix’ most basic plan. On the other hand, Viacom18, which bagged the lucrative IPL streaming rights for ₹23,758 crore, will provide 4K streaming for free via the JioCinema app. The way forward for Disney+ Hotstar is aggressive investments in creating original content, according to Taurani. However, it needs to click with subscribers who were so far used to HBO’s popular catalogue. 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We carry them everywhere, take them to bed, to the bathroom and for many people they're the first thing they see in the morning - more than 90 per cent of the world owns or uses a mobile <keyword id="10861" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="phone" source="Orion">phone</keyword> and many of us couldn't manage without one. But while health concerns about phones use usually focus on the distraction they can cause while driving, the possible effects of radiofrequency exposure, or just how addictive they can be. The microbial infection risk of your phone is much less appreciated - but it's very real. A 2019 survey found that most people in the UK use their phones on the toilet. So it's not surprising to discover studies have found our mobile phones to be dirtier that toilet seats. We give our phones to children to play with (who aren't exactly well known for their hygiene). We also eat while using our phones and put them down on all sorts of (dirty) surfaces. All of which can transfer microbes onto your phone along with food deposits for those microbes to eat. It's been estimated that people touch their phone hundreds if not thousands of times a day. And while many of us wash our hands regularly after say, going to the bathroom, cooking, cleaning, or gardening, we are much less likely to consider washing our hands after touching our phones. But given how disgusting and germ-infested phones can be, maybe it's time to think more about mobile phone hygiene. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Germs, bacteria, viruses" comment="subhead" text="Germs, bacteria, viruses">Germs, bacteria, viruses</cmsannotation> Hands pick up bacteria and viruses all the time and are recognised as a route for acquiring infection. So too are the phones we touch. A number of studies conducted on the microbiological colonisation of mobile phones show that they can be contaminated with many different kinds of potentially pathogenic bacteria. These include the diarrhoea-inducing E. coli (which, by the way, comes from human poo) and the skin-infecting Staphylococcus, as well as Actinobacteria, which can cause tuberculosis and diphtheria, Citrobacter, which can lead to painful urinary tract infections, and Enterococcus, which is known to cause meningitis. Klebsiella, Micrococcus, Proteus, Pseudomonas and Streptococcus have also been found on phones and all can have equally nasty effects on humans. Research has found that many pathogens on phones are often antibiotic resistant, meaning they can't be treated with conventional drugs. This is worrying as these bacteria can cause skin, gut and respiratory infections that can be life-threatening. Research has also found that even if you clean your phone with antibacterial wipes or alcohol it can still be recolonised by microorganisms, indicating that sanitisation must be a regular process. Phones contain plastic which can harbour and transmit viruses some of which (the common cold virus) can live on hard plastic surfaces for up to a week. Other viruses such as COVID-19, rotavirus (a highly infectious stomach bug that typically affects babies and young children), influenza and norovirus - which can cause serious respiratory and gut infections - can persist in an infectable form for several days. Indeed, since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has introduced guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting mobile phones - which, along with door handles, cash machines and lift buttons, are considered reservoirs of infection. In particular, concern has been raised about the role mobile phones can play in the spread of infectious microbes in hospital and healthcare settings, as well as in schools. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Clean your phone" comment="subhead" text="Clean your phone">Clean your phone</cmsannotation> So it's clear that you need to start cleaning your phone regularly. The US Federal Communications Commission actually recommends daily sanitation of your phone and other devices - not least because we are still within an active COVID-19 pandemic and the virus can survive for several days on hard plastic surfaces. Use alcohol-based wipes or sprays. They need to contain at least 70 per cent alcohol to disinfect phone casings and touch screens, and it needs to be done every day if possible. Do not spray sanitisers directly onto the phone and keep liquids away from connection points or other phone openings. Absolutely avoid using bleach or abrasive cleaners. And wash your hands thoroughly after you've finished cleaning. Thinking about how you handle your phone will also help to avoid it becoming colonised with germs. When not at home, keep your phone in your pocket, or bag and use a disposable paper list of to-do items, rather than constantly consulting your phone. Touch your phone with clean hands - washed with soap and water or disinfected with alcohol-based hand sanitiser. There are other things you can do to avoid your phone becoming a source of viruses. Do not share your phone with others if you have any infection, or have not first sanitised it. If children are allowed to play with your phone, sanitise it as soon as possible afterwards. And get in the habit of putting your phone away when not in use, then sanitising or washing your hands. You might also want to occasionally sanitise your phone charger when you are cleaning your phone. 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