Research problem (Q5896383)

Two well known results of discrete geometry due to \textit{R. P. Bambah} and \textit{C. A. Rogers} [J. Lond. Math. Soc. 27, 304-314 (1952; Zbl 0046.380)] and \textit{L. Fejes Tóth} [Acad. Sci. Math., Szeged 12A, 62-67 (1950; Zbl 0037.221)] are the following. (1) The density of an arbitrary packing of the plane with centro-symmetric convex discs never exceeds the density of the densest lattice packing. (2) The density of an arbitrary covering of the plane with not crossing centro-symmetric discs is never less then the density of the thinnest lattice covering. The author offers two conjectures which are related to the problem of getting rid of the stipulation in (2) that the discs are not allowed to cross.