High-speed internet service is helping people to guard against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Many people have come to depend on high-speed internet to work from home, take part in online classes and get the latest news. In Kashmir, however, Indian government officials are enforcing a ban on the technology. News reporters say the ban is preventing people from learning or sharing important information about the virus. Kashmiris were cut off from the internet for seven months after the government ended the state’s right to self-rule last August. In March, internet service was reestablished. But Indian officials limited mobile phones to 2G service. India claims control of about 60 percent of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan and China control the rest.