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<ul><li>The top court asked CBSE and UGC to work in tandem to ensure that the careers of two lakh students giving the <keyword id="1157191" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="compartment-exams">compartment exams</keyword>, from September 22 to 29, are not jeopardized. </li><li>During the hearing, the top court earlier asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) not to declare the academic calendar till September 24 but was later told that the calendar has been released. </li><li>Taking a serious view of the release of academic calendar, the top court sought explanation from the UGC, to be given on Thursday, and directed that it be placed on record. </li></ul> The Supreme Court Tuesday suggested that the CBSE declare the results of compartment examination expeditiously and asked the UGC to ensure that students get admission in colleges saying "these are exceptional times". The top court asked CBSE and UGC to work in tandem to ensure that the careers of two lakh students giving the compartment exams, from September 22 to 29, are not jeopardized. During the hearing, the top court earlier asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) not to declare the academic calendar till September 24 but was later told that the calendar has been released. Taking a serious view of the release of academic calendar, the top court sought explanation from the UGC, to be given on Thursday, and directed that it be placed on record. "At what time and which date it was released, you will have to show this," the bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna said. "Don't give us vague dates. Give us the date and time when it was released. Whether it was after the order, before the order or when the matter was being heard. We will examine that," it added. The bench posted the matter on September 24 and asked both CBSE and UGC to coordinate to accommodate around two lakh students giving the compartment examinations. At the outset, <keyword id="9913577" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="senior-advocate-vivek-tankha">senior advocate Vivek Tankha</keyword>, appearing for one of the petitioners, said that CBSE compartment exams have commenced today and will continue up to September 29 and nearly two lakh students will appear in the compartment exams. Tankha said that UGC is also here and the CBSE should come out with the results at the earliest. "The UGC has to give us (students appearing in compartment exams) a chance to take admissions in universities," he said. Tankha argued that CBSE has to declare results early and UGC has to give us a chance of taking admission in colleges otherwise our one year will be lost. The bench asked Tankha that without CBSE declaring the results how can UGC accommodate the students. The senior lawyer contended that after the results are declared, UGC can give the students a chance to take admissions in colleges as the students are appearing in the exams during the <keyword id="43587" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="pandemic">pandemic</keyword> times. The bench asked UGC that because of peculiar situation is it possible for the commission to have some route open for accommodating these students who are appearing in compartment exams. To this, the counsel for UGC said that it can be done, if the seats are vacant but he will have to take instructions. The bench then told the counsel to take instructions and see whether these issues can be taken care of by the commission while asking when UGC intends to keep its cut-off date for admission. The counsel replied that he has to take instruction but it may be October end. Counsel for CBSE argued that there are 1,248 exam centres and answer sheets have to be brought to the regional centres. The top court said that these are not normal times but exceptional times and CBSE has to take steps as the career of two lakh students is too big. The counsel for CBSE replied that it will take 3-4 weeks (for declaration of results of compartment exam). The top court told the CBSE that it has to come out with some date so that UGC can take further steps and observed, "If you (CBSE) will not have the date, then UGC will have difficulty". When counsel for UGC said that it may have cut off date of October end, the bench said, "It could be the first week of November also". He said that UGC has already finalised the academic calendar and was about to release it. The bench asked UGC to not release it till Thursday and would hear the matter on that day to know about the views of CBSE. "Both of you coordinate and have a cut off date so that the other one can comply with it. This is only to accommodate these two lakh students. Two lakh is not a small number. Now the situation is beyond anyone's comprehension," the bench said. The bench observed that CBSE has to work in tandem with the UGC and it should be left to them on how to work it out. When one of the counsels told the bench that they have given a chart of dates given by colleges, the bench said, "We are not going to give directions to individual colleges". After the matter was over, the UGC's counsel mentioned the matter and told the bench that the academic calendar has already been released and the admission process has to be completed by October 31. "We will have it on Thursday. You explain this on that day," the bench said, adding, "You also place it on record." The counsel for UGC said, "I am sorry, I was misinformed about it". The bench said, "That's okay but it has to be explained how this miscommunication happened". On September 10, the top court said that the CBSE would not be able to help much the students taking compartment exams for class XII this month as it would be the colleges and universities which will take their admissions for higher studies. The apex court said this while hearing a plea which has challenged the decision of <keyword id="3372335" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Central-Board-of-Secondary-Education">the Central Board of Secondary Education</keyword> (CBSE) to hold compartment exams on the ground that it would be detrimental to the health of the examinees. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/airline-ticket-refund-dgca-tells-sc-that-tickets-booked-during-lockdown-are-entitled-for-refund/articleshow/78251898.cms">Airline ticket refund: DGCA tells SC that tickets booked during lockdown are entitled for refund</a>

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A special court here on Thursday dismissed the interim bail application of <keyword id="155796" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="avantha-group" source="Orion">Avantha Group</keyword> promoter <keyword id="3910012" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="gautam-thapar" source="Orion">Gautam Thapar</keyword>, who was arrested in connection with the alleged misappropriation of a Rs 515 crore loan from Yes Bank. The Special Judge, Rouse Avenue Court Complex has dismissed the interim bail application of <keyword id="174" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="thapar" source="Orion">Thapar</keyword>, which was filed on medical grounds, citing his deteriorating health. During the course of proceedings, the judge requisitioned the medical status report of Thapar from the Chief Medical Officer, <keyword id="56350" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="tihar-jail" source="Orion">Tihar Jail</keyword>, where he is currently lodged in. The medical officer-in-charge of the Central Jail opined that Thapar continues to have persistent left-sided chest pain, palpitations, vertigo, blackouts, severe lumbar pain, and his previous records show severe co-morbidities. The report further stated that any delay in investigation and intervention may lead to irreversible damage. Counsel for Directorate of Enforcement, N.K. Matta, strongly objected to bail, stating that the jail authorities are well equipped to provide necessary treatment. Thapar was represented by counsel Sandeep Kapur, Senior Partner, Karanjawala &amp; Co., and his team comprising Vir Sandhu, Rajat Soni, <keyword id="13977064" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vivek-suri" source="Orion">Vivek Suri</keyword>, Mridul Yadav, Abhimanshu Dhyani, and <keyword id="13977065" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sahil-modi" source="Orion">Sahil Modi</keyword>. The team had briefed senior advocate N. Hariharan to appear on behalf of Thapar. SEE WORK: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/goa-has-the-highest-car-ownership-in-india-check-out-the-states-with-highest-and-lowest-car-ownership/slidelist/91664118.cms">Goa has the highest car ownership in India, check out the states with highest and lowest car ownership</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/navjot-singh-sidhu-gets-one-year-in-jail-in-the-1988-road-rage-case/articleshow/91662761.cms">Navjot Singh Sidhu gets one year in jail in the 1988 road rage case</a>

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Maria Maki, 79, experienced her "deepest sense of loneliness" when she moved to Buffalo, Minnesota, at the height of the pandemic.She attempted to mitigate her feelings of isolation by reading and doing various projects at home, but Maki told me that between not having close contact with family members and living alone in a new city, she reached a point where "enough is enough."<div type="image" title="Women in teal sitting by table and looking away" height="4024" width="6048" msid="108179913" hostid="261" sizebytes="1463210"></div>Her outlook shifted in March of last year when she saw a woman post on Nextdoor, an app meant to connect people in the same neighborhood, saying she was also new to the area and lonely."Immediately, 30 women responded, and I was one of the women who quickly responded and said, 'Let's meet for coffee over at our local coffee shop and set a date,'" Maki said. "And four of us showed up, and then the four of us talked, and we were glad to meet each other. We posted it back on Nextdoor, and the next week, we had 15 people, and that was too crowded for the coffee shop."The surge in interest led Maki to contact the local community center to request a room where the women could gather. Demand grew so strong that they split into smaller groups that were more conducive to talking and forming connections.<div type="image" title="Group of older women sitting in a circle laughing and talking." height="4024" width="6048" msid="108179914" hostid="261" sizebytes="2560788"></div>"I was anxious to find a group of friends in Buffalo, and that's why I jumped at the invitation to meet at the coffee shop, and I've been going ever since," Maki said. "And it's been a lifesaver, not just for me, but for some of the other people, too."Maki isn't exaggerating: Finding a cure for loneliness could indeed save lives. In May, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness an epidemic, and he initiated a call for action to mitigate its harmful impacts: increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and dementia in older adults. Loneliness also increases the risk of early death by more than 60%, per Murthy's report.While loneliness among older adults has been an issue for years, the pandemic exacerbated it across all age groups. Gen Zers have told Business Insider about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-loneliness-spends-money-to-make-friends-2023-9">solutions to their loneliness</a>, such as joining fitness groups or taking art or cooking classes. But older people often don't have those options and tend to be more socially isolated as their families move away and long-term friendships dwindle. They need to find more accessible solutions to stimulate social interaction. Some experts told me that cities could help counter loneliness with policies that bolster senior centers and ensure accessibility to vital resources and that governments should invest more in mitigating loneliness for older adults. In the meantime, some of those adults are taking matters into their own hands to ensure life doesn't pass them by."I am happier," Maki said. "I feel like I have a group of people I can talk to or call, and I've done some of the outside activities, which has been fun. I look forward to it all week, and without that, I don't know what I'd do."<div type="image" title="Three women sitting by a table and smiling." height="4024" width="6048" msid="108179915" hostid="261" sizebytes="1133508"></div><h2>Even a small connection can be a 'lifesaver'</h2>Joe Lamy, 75, retired in 2021. He told me that when he lost interactions with his coworkers, he struggled to find new ways to connect with others.Not ready to slide into obscurity, he contacted his local senior center in Seattle to facilitate a group for older adults to gather and talk, free of charge. Lamy described it as "a lifesaver.""When we had our first meeting, I asked them, 'How many of you have people you can talk to?' And only half the people raised their hand," Lamy said. "And I said, 'Do you mean to tell me that four of you don't have any person you can talk to in your life about anything?' And they said, 'Yes, that's why we're here.' And it just broke my heart."<div type="image" title="Man with curly white hair and a black sweater looking at the camera by a window with plants around him." height="1667" width="2500" msid="108179918" hostid="261" sizebytes="169402"></div>Dianne Stone, the associate director of the National Council on Aging's National Institute of Senior Centers, told me that while older adults have had high loneliness rates for years, "if anything good" came out of the pandemic, it was a "winder recognition of just how significant a problem loneliness is."She emphasized the difference between being lonely and being socially isolated — while "isolation is the circumstance and loneliness is the feeling around it," she said, "older adults do tend to become more socially isolated, so they're at higher risk of loneliness."That's largely why Lamy felt compelled to organize an easy way for older adults in the community to meet and talk to one another. "I feel like I've taken on the role of illuminator in helping people see themselves and become comfortable in themselves so that they can develop those relationships that are so meaningful," he said.A few weeks after my first conversation with Lamy in January, he followed up to tell me he'd received a flood of interest from people across the country seeking to become facilitators for groups at their own senior centers. He's now working with organizations in other states <a target="_blank" href="https://www.friendship-facilitator.com/">to help connect people with groups</a>. He said focusing more on the importance of frequent social interaction could give older adults a simple and free option to prevent loneliness as they age while proving that people don't need to focus on work and making money to find fulfillment."We have little moments that are actually more important in our joy than making 20 bucks," Lamy said. "Not that money's not important. It just doesn't fill you up."<div type="image" title="Group of 4 older adults setting up group word games on the table" height="1667" width="2500" msid="108179920" hostid="261" sizebytes="173632"></div><h2>'Opportunity's not going to knock on my door'</h2>While Lamy found connections at his local senior center, it hasn't been so easy for Jan, who moved to Las Vegas from New York two years ago after separating from her husband.Jan, 60 — who requested her last name be withheld for privacy — said that while she now lives close to her mother, that's just about the only meaningful social interaction she's had with anyone since her move. Her dealings with neighbors consist solely of small talk and smiles exchanged in passing; no one has reached out to her to grab a coffee or see a movie, and she's terrified that'll never change."Most people have family or friends or a significant other. I don't have that," Jan said. "So I am alone. And my worries are, what happens when I can't walk up and down the stairs here at my apartment? What happens when I'm sick and I need help? I don't have anybody."I asked Jan whether she'd attempted to find solutions to her loneliness, like reaching out to local organizations or finding groups in which she might find people with shared interests. She said she had contacted numerous organizations in her area, including some Jewish groups. Still, the process was burdensome for her and required frequent follow-ups, as she said the people she was in contact with were busy and difficult to get ahold of."I just lead such a solitary life," Jan said. "I'm alone every day 24/7. I don't have any company. There's never anybody in my apartment, and I don't have the means to go anywhere.""Opportunity's not going to knock on my door and say, 'We're here to give you an opportunity.' Of course not," she added. "But I don't know if I have that desire or that 'umph' anymore to go out and look for it."In a January 2023 survey of US adults ages 50 to 80 by the National Poll on Healthy Aging, one in three respondents reported infrequent contact with people outside their homes, with 37% saying they'd felt a lack of companionship at least some of the time in the past year. Preeti Malani, a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan who is a member of the National Poll on Healthy Aging's research team, told me that "if you're lonely, maybe there's not much interest in taking care of yourself." And that can have health impacts."Purpose is a big part of health, and when you look at people who've suffered a lot of losses, and you're like, 'I don't know how you are able to get out of bed every day,' a lot of times it's purpose," Malani said. "It's the idea that what I'm doing is really important to others."Garey Schmidt, 66, was able to find a purpose that has helped him avoid loneliness. After moving from a Chicago suburb to Sedona, Arizona, three years ago, he said the only person he knew in the area was his real-estate agent — and he knew that had to change. A self-described introvert, Schmidt said it wasn't easy for him to step out of his comfort zone and take a stab at meeting new people. But he figured he had nothing to lose, so he posted on Nextdoor to see whether anyone in the area wanted to meet him for coffee. Turns out, a lot of people did.<div type="image" title="Man on chair with two dogs sitting next to him." height="1667" width="2500" msid="108179921" hostid="261" sizebytes="299554"></div>"We now have a core group of about 17 people that are still together 2 ½ years later," Schmidt said."It's just a really nice group of people, and we help each other out with different things, like what doctors we're seeing and who we go to for repairs," Schmidt said. "And I needed a shoulder surgery, but I was taking a plane out of Flagstaff, and one of the couples said, 'We'll take you there.' So it's a very helpful group, too."Malani said that "your immunology changes when you experience joy and togetherness," and Schmidt said he had experienced that shift. Since the group grew too large for a coffee, it now meets at someone's house every Wednesday. Schmidt acknowledged it wasn't easy to put himself out there, but he said that after learning more about the loneliness epidemic and the effects it could have on older adults, he was grateful that he did."People may not know of all the different ways you can get out there, and it just breaks my heart," Schmidt said. "There are a lot of really lonely people in the end, and I don't want to be one of those people."<div type="image" title="Group of older adults sitting outside laughing and talking" height="1667" width="2500" msid="108179922" hostid="261" sizebytes="305754"></div><h2>The cost of loneliness</h2>Not only does loneliness have a significant mental and physical toll — it can be increasingly costly the longer it goes unresolved. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democratic lawmaker in Connecticut who in December introduced <a target="_blank" href="https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-casey-introduce-bill-to-fight-social-isolation-and-loneliness-among-older-americans">a bill meant to combat loneliness among older Americans</a>, told me that addressing loneliness "can save us a lot of money in our healthcare system because slowly, loneliness tends to increase your likelihood of heart disease, stroke, and dementia.""People are living longer and being active longer," Murphy said. "But with family starting to scatter, and more kids because of the economy and because of the cost of living, are having to move further away, older adults end up getting isolated. What we know is that isolation and loneliness among older people tend to lead to pretty serious health complications very quickly. So there is a real reason for us to try to help older people find connection."Rick Grossman, 70, found <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senior-villages-loneliness-making-friends-in-retirement-2024-2">a solution to avoid the costs of loneliness</a> — while also helping him navigate the other expenses that come naturally with aging. Grossman told me it was hard for him to maintain relationships while moving around his whole life and having a range of jobs, including a teacher, a salesman, and a toy store owner.When he moved to Seattle about 10 years ago, he was living alone and struggling to find lasting connections — until he learned about senior villages, a network of nonprofits across the US that connect older adults in their geographical region through resources and activities. Members pay dues that help fund the villages on a sliding scale depending on involvement, and the villages — which can be virtual but connect people in the same geographic region — allow them to live where they choose while still having access to virtual and in-person events.<div type="image" title="Man in gray shirt looking to his left in front of a blue building" height="1667" width="2500" msid="108179925" hostid="261" sizebytes="157260"></div>"There are lessons in just preparing all of those horrible things that you have to do as seniors, handling wills and doing medical power of attorney and all of those other things," Grossman said. "I've been avoiding those things for so long, and I think many people have. Nobody likes to do that. But if you do that with a group of other people that you know, it's a lot easier."While it may not be feasible for everyone to pay dues to find relationships, Grossman says the cost is worth it to him because he no longer has to deal with the mental toll of loneliness — and the fear that if something were to happen to him, no one would ever find out. "We need to be more concerned about other people," he said. "We can't just abandon people when they age."Some experts and lawmakers have put forth solutions meant to prevent Americans from becoming isolated and lonely as they age. Stone emphasized the importance of access to local senior centers to help older adults connect with their communities, along with ensuring states implement policies and funding that support loneliness mitigation."How do you make this work? Prioritizing things like transportation infrastructure, making sure that it's all truly accessible so that people can get places," Stone said. "Supporting those community-based organizations is incredibly important. Along with senior centers, we're also talking about libraries. We're talking about parks and recreation. These are all community-funded and government-funded initiatives, so prioritizing them, I think, is incredibly important."Jeff Keilson, a senior vice president at Advocates — an organization that works to help people facing developmental and mental health challenges — has succeeded in receiving government funding to address loneliness in Massachusetts. In January of last year, the state's attorney general (now governor), Maura Healey, awarded $2.9 million to 11 organizations in the state, including Advocates' initiative, the Friendship Project. The project connects residents experiencing social isolation with volunteers who visit their homes and accompany them on various tasks, like going out to get groceries."A lot of us are able to make friendships on our own. A lot of us are not," Keilson told me. "We sometimes use various ways to help. And for people with disabilities, it's a particularly more acute challenge. But we've seen how just connecting people with volunteers, the ripple effects on that, and how great it is. So if this is an area with additional focus and additional resources, we could see the results in fairly dramatic ways."<div type="image" title="Man looking out the window from an apartment building" height="1667" width="2500" msid="108179926" hostid="261" sizebytes="141070"></div>Murphy said he's working to get more of his colleagues in Congress on board and encourage them to start to pay more attention to the issue, saying that "it's just harder to ignore as a crisis." Grossman isn't ignoring the crisis because he's lived through it — and he's discovered how social connections can truly be lifesaving if the proper infrastructure is in place to make them happen."Sometimes I think our society just wants to protect themselves against certain things. They hide from aging by not being with seniors, or they worry about themselves becoming poor, so they avoid contact with the poor," Grossman said. "We are social beings, and we just need those connections."

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<ul><li>The Supreme Court Thursday said the <keyword id="6356155" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbse">CBSE</keyword> would not be able to help much the students taking compartment exams for class XII this month as it would be the colleges and universities which will take their admissions for higher studies. </li><li>The apex court said this while hearing a plea which has challenged the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to hold compartment exams on the ground that it would be detrimental to the health of the examinees. </li></ul>The Supreme Court Thursday said the CBSE would not be able to help much the students taking compartment exams for class XII this month as it would be the colleges and universities which will take their admissions for higher studies. The apex court said this while hearing a plea which has challenged the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to hold compartment exams on the ground that it would be detrimental to the health of the examinees "It is the colleges, universities and deemed universities which will be taking admissions of those students and the CBSE will not be able to help much the students taking compartment exams," a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar told senior advocate Vivek Tankha, who was representing the petitioners. The bench, also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, said this after Tankha argued that the CBSE may ask the colleges to give provisional admissions or wait till results are declared for compartment exams. Tankha said that compartment exams are scheduled from September 22 to 29 and by that time, admissions for various undergraduate courses would be over. He said students taking compartment exams would not get admissions in colleges and their whole year would be wasted. The senior advocate argued that the CBSE could not hold main exams due to the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to declare results based on some "hybrid systems of evaluation" and due to this, many students are facing compartment exams "In the interest of students, who are almost five lakhs, taking compartment exams, something must be done," he said. The bench observed that compartment exams are being conducted "perhaps three times in a year". The top court said around 87,000 students have failed and the solution does not lie with the CBSE. During the hearing conducted through video-conferencing, Tankha said the Centre and states could be served with the copy of petition through standing counsel and attempts could be made to find an acceptable solution for such students. "Don't complicate it otherwise it will not come up for hearing," the bench said. The apex court later asked the petitioners to serve the copy of the plea to the Centre and posted the matter for hearing on September 14. On September 4, the CBSE had opposed in the top court a plea and said all "necessary" safety measures for students are being taken in view of COVID-19 pandemic. The CBSE's counsel had said that board has increased the number of examination centres for compartment tests from 575 to 1,278. "We have taken a decision that in a class where 40 students could sit, now only 12 will sit and we are taking all precautions," the counsel for CBSE had said, adding that all necessary measures are being taken. The apex court had asked the CBSE to file a short affidavit in response of the plea of Anika Samvedi and others. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/supreme-court-inclined-to-excuse-moratorium-interest-on-interest-as-it-gives-the-government-another-two-weeks-to-file-detailed-affidavit/articleshow/78033878.cms">Supreme Court ‘inclined’ to excuse moratorium interest on interest as it gives the government another two weeks to file detailed affidavit</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>President-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> met with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-covid-19-advisory-board-coronavirus-panel-vivek-murthy-2020-11">13 members of his newly formed COVID-19 advisory board</a> on Monday.</li><li>At least 10 of those members have served the federal government before.</li><li>Several board members helped guide the US through past epidemics, including AIDS, Ebola, and Zika. </li></ul>As US <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> cases topped 10 million on Monday, President-elect Joe Biden held a meeting with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-covid-19-advisory-board-coronavirus-panel-vivek-murthy-2020-11">13 members of his newly formed COVID-19 advisory board</a>. The group will be instrumental in determining the federal pandemic response under the Biden-Harris administration.At least 10 of Biden's board members have served the federal government under a previous presidential administration.The board's co-chairs are Vivek Murthy, who was the surgeon general under the Obama administration; David Kessler, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner under Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush; and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, the associate dean for health equity research at the Yale School of Medicine. As surgeon general, Murthy saw the US through several public-health crises, including the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic and the 2015-2016 Zika epidemic. As FDA commissioner, Kessler led that agency's response to the HIV/AIDS crisis.Other board members include Dr. Atul Gawande, who was a senior advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the Clinton era, and Dr. Michael Osterholm, an HHS advisor under George W. Bush. They're joined by Dr. Eric Goosby, who helped coordinate the federal government's HIV/AIDS response under four presidential administrations from the 1990s until 2013.Biden's team also consists of two former Trump administration officials. One is Dr. Luciana Borio, the FDA's former acting chief scientist, who spearheaded an effort to deliver speedier, more accessible flu vaccines. Borio also helped coordinate the national response to Ebola and Zika under President Obama. The second is Dr. Rick Bright, a former HHS official who resigned in October. Bright filed a whistleblower complaint in May about the Trump administration's mishandling of the pandemic, including its promotion of untested treatments like hydroxychloroquine."I am grateful for the opportunity to serve my country and rejoin the fight against COVID-19," Bright <a href="https://twitter.com/RickABright/status/1325868966754082823">tweeted Monday</a>. "With the leadership of President-elect Biden and VP-elect Harris, and their trust in <keyword id="41551" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="science">science</keyword>, I have no doubt we'll be able to end the pandemic and save lives."<h2>Prioritizing testing and PPE</h2>Several officials on Biden's task force have been advising him since the Democratic primary in March. But when Biden takes office, the US outbreak will be far worse than it was when he became the nominee. Daily coronavirus cases have reached record highs on four consecutive days in November, and 44 states have seen daily case numbers rise in the last week. In the last month, average daily coronavirus cases in the US have doubled.<div type="image" title="biden face mask" height="2131" width="3197" msid="79140309" hostid="261"></div>"Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most important battles our administration will face, and I will be informed by science and by experts," Biden said in a statement. "The advisory board will help shape my approach to managing the surge in reported infections; ensuring vaccines are safe, effective, and distributed efficiently, equitably, and free; and protecting at-risk populations."Several of Biden's board members have indicated a desire to deliver more ventilators and personal protective equipment to hospitals and ramp up coronavirus testing. They have also emphasized the need for consistent, science-based messaging about the importance of masks and social distancing."In the absence of a way to treat this virus or prevent this virus, the only thing we have is that we identify those who are infected, and we do that through widespread testing," Kessler <a href="https://www.fixinghealthcarepodcast.com/2020/06/15/episode-22-kessler/">told the Fixing Healthcare Podcast</a> in June.<h2>An uncertain future for <keyword id="6356037" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="white-house">White House</keyword> task force members</h2><div type="image" title="fauci" height="3463" width="5195" msid="79140310" hostid="261"></div>Biden hasn't said what will become of the existing <keyword id="8976893" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="White-House-Coronavirus-Task-Force">White House coronavirus task force</keyword> under his administration.Public-health experts have criticized the current group's inclusion of members without relevant scientific backgrounds, such as Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist. Atlas, who has advised the task force since August, has praised ideas described in the Great Barrington Declaration, which calls for a controversial herd-immunity strategy that would let the virus spread through the population. Atlas denies pushing for herd immunity, but he has advocated for <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/politics/atlas-desantis-testing-covid-florida/index.html">slowing down testing</a> and quickly reopening schools and businesses.Though President Trump hasn't conceded the election, public-health experts remain hopeful that the White House task force will <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-birx-biden-covid-task-force-1546056">coordinate a smooth transition with Biden's new advisory team</a>.Experts also say it's possible that at least one task force member — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — could join Biden's team in January. "Naming Fauci to a Biden task force might anger Trump even further, to the point of removing Fauci from his post now, which I think would shake public confidence at a crucial point in the pandemic," Wendy Schiller-Kalunian, a professor of public and international affairs at Brown University, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-birx-biden-covid-task-force-1546056">told Newsweek</a>.Biden had previously said Fauci would <a href="https://joebiden.com/beat-covid19/#">receive one of his first calls</a> as president-elect."We need a president who actually listens to experts like Dr. Fauci," Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1323256294925455360">tweeted</a> just before Election Day.

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The <keyword id="100242" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Electricity-bill">electricity bill</keyword> of Delhi CM <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword>’s Civil Lines residence has shocked the nation. This Aam Aadmi’s electricity bill for the month of April and May is found to be Rs 91,000. Now, this amount is almost ten times more than the electricity consumption of an average Indian household. 
 As per a recent report published in Economic Times, the General Administration Department of <keyword id="6354952" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Government">Delhi Government</keyword> has furnished the copies of electricity bill of Kejriwal's house in the <keyword id="6356198" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="RTI">RTI</keyword> query that was filed by Vivek Garg, an advocate and RTI activist. 
 However, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi officials are claiming that the bill was over Rs 1 lakh. Not just this, but Delhi BJP has also said that it will seek power bill details of all <keyword id="6356115" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="AAP">AAP</keyword> ministers. 
 
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Kapoor also alleged that the CM house is equipped with two different electricity meters. In a statement he said, "The Chief Minister's residence has two electricity meters. The latest bills for the two meters are Rs 55,000 and Rs 48,000 (total Rs 1, 03,000)." 
 
According to a senior official, the government will verify the bill before commenting on the matter. 
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