<p>As Bihar election approaches, the Election Commission of India has issued fresh guidelines in view of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the state. The state elections are likely to be held between October and November since the term of the current legislative assembly ends on November 29.</p>

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<p>The Bihar election will be first state polls to take place since the outbreak of coronavirus in India this year.</p>

<p>The Election Commission arrived at its guidelines after taking suggestions from various parties and chief electoral officers of various states. The EC has made it mandatory for all votes to wear masks with hand gloves to be provided to voters as they sign the register and press the EVM button.</p>

<p>The election body however informed that all voters would need to remove their masks for identification by officials at the time of voting.</p>

<p>According to EC's rule, maximum of &nbsp;1,000 voters can vote at a polling station and if a voter shows symptoms of coronavirus, the person would be given a token and would be asked to come and vote in the last hour of polling.</p>

<p>Also, just two people can accompany a candidate during nomination. India's poll watchdog has also laid down that only five people can campaign door-to-door, and has restricted the convoy for the roadshow to five vehicles only.</p>

<p>The EC has said that quarantined coronavirus patients will be allowed to vote in the last hour of voting which would be strictly supervised by health officials.</p>


As Bihar election approaches, the Election Commission of India has issued fresh guidelines in view of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the state. The state elections are likely to be held between October and November since the term of the current legislative assembly ends on November 29.

As Bihar election approaches, the Election Commission of India has issued fresh guidelines in view of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the state. The state elections are likely to be held between October and November since the term of the current legislative assembly ends on November 29. Also Read: Lalu targets Nitish for not venturing out of home; Sushil Modi hits back The Bihar election will be first state polls to take place since the outbreak of coronavirus in India this year. The Election Commission arrived at its guidelines after taking suggestions from various parties and chief electoral officers of various states. The EC has made it mandatory for all votes to wear masks with hand gloves to be provided to voters as they sign the register and press the EVM button. The election body however informed that all voters would need to remove their masks for identification by officials at the time of voting. According to EC's rule, maximum of 1,000 voters can vote at a polling station and if a voter shows symptoms of coronavirus, the person would be given a token and would be asked to come and vote in the last hour of polling. Also, just two people can accompany a candidate during nomination. India's poll watchdog has also laid down that only five people can campaign door-to-door, and has restricted the convoy for the roadshow to five vehicles only. The EC has said that quarantined coronavirus patients will be allowed to vote in the last hour of voting which would be strictly supervised by health officials.

Election Commission of India issues COVID-19 guidelines for conduct of Bihar polls

<p>Social media has ridiculed the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his administration on Tuesday over their changes in coronavirus rules which according to netizens, included "sex ban" to contain the virus.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Under changes introduced to the rules on Monday, no person may participate in a gathering which takes place in a public or private place indoors, and consists of two or more persons. Many British tabloids have termed it as a "Bonking Ban".&nbsp;</p>

<p>“What this about is making sure we don’t have people staying away from home at night,” British junior housing minister Simon Clarke told LBC radio when interviewed about the &nbsp;“bonking ban.”</p>

<p>Clarke was even asked if the couples were allowed to copulate outdoors, to which he laughed and said: &nbsp;“It is fair to say the transmission risk of coronavirus is much lower in the open air than in internal space, but we do not encourage people to do anything like that outside at this time or any other.”</p>

<p>Netizens have been trolling the British government by trending #sexban on Twitter.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sexban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sexban</a><br />
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This has been introduced over 2 months into the lockdown.<br />
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Your cleaner can come into your house, as can estate agents, but not lovers.<br />
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Dear The People, you've been had.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/endthelockdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#endthelockdown</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID__19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID__19</a></p>
— UK Lockdown Sceptic (@EndUKLockdown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndUKLockdown1/status/1267745079785029644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Inter-racial, trans, gay and disabled couples at cishet couples who are being prosecuted for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sexban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sexban</a> <a href="https://t.co/4eLBOjCIXK">pic.twitter.com/4eLBOjCIXK</a></p>
— Bea BLM ACAB Trix ☂💜Ⓨ (@pickle_bee) <a href="https://twitter.com/pickle_bee/status/1267776089012801540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The government deciding to NOW issue a sex ban 10 weeks into lockdown is the equivalent of handing out condoms at a baby shower <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sexban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sexban</a></p>
— Lucy Claire (@LucyEllam85) <a href="https://twitter.com/LucyEllam85/status/1267714800710234112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Not allowed to have sex with your partner who doesn’t live with you but you are allowed to go to Primark &amp; Ikea <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sexban?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sexban</a> <a href="https://t.co/FqRcsoVGUY">pic.twitter.com/FqRcsoVGUY</a></p>
— 💕Beau 💕 (@Beaujangl) <a href="https://twitter.com/Beaujangl/status/1267752632929697800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Social media has ridiculed the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his administration on Tuesday over their changes in coronavirus rules which according to netizens, included "sex ban" to contain the virus.

Social media has ridiculed the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his administration on Tuesday over their changes in coronavirus rules which according to netizens, included "sex ban" to contain the virus. Also read: US President Trump poses for cameras with bible in hand amid riots Under changes introduced to the rules on Monday, no person may participate in a gathering which takes place in a public or private place indoors, and consists of two or more persons. Many British tabloids have termed it as a "Bonking Ban". “What this about is making sure we don’t have people staying away from home at night,” British junior housing minister Simon Clarke told LBC radio when interviewed about the “bonking ban.” Clarke was even asked if the couples were allowed to copulate outdoors, to which he laughed and said: “It is fair to say the transmission risk of coronavirus is much lower in the open air than in internal space, but we do not encourage people to do anything like that outside at this time or any other.” Netizens have been trolling the British government by trending #sexban on Twitter. Here are a few posts: #sexban This has been introduced over 2 months into the lockdown. Your cleaner can come into your house, as can estate agents, but not lovers. Dear The People, you've been had.#endthelockdown#COVID__19 — UK Lockdown Sceptic (@EndUKLockdown1) June 2, 2020 × Inter-racial, trans, gay and disabled couples at cishet couples who are being prosecuted for the #sexban pic.twitter.com/4eLBOjCIXK — Bea BLM ACAB Trix ☂💜Ⓨ (@pickle_bee) June 2, 2020 × The government deciding to NOW issue a sex ban 10 weeks into lockdown is the equivalent of handing out condoms at a baby shower #sexban — Lucy Claire (@LucyEllam85) June 2, 2020 × Not allowed to have sex with your partner who doesn’t live with you but you are allowed to go to Primark & Ikea #sexban pic.twitter.com/FqRcsoVGUY — 💕Beau 💕 (@Beaujangl) June 2, 2020 ×

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