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Experts with us share their views on how to mitigate the impact of the crisis in these testing times.
Coronavirus 3rd wave inevitable; home isolation, face mask, physical distance only solution: Health experts
Even as the country grapples with the overwhelming number of new Coronavirus cases everyday, health experts have given a clear warning that there will be a third wave of Coronavirus in India. Speaking at a webinar, Dr Harsh Mahajan, founder of Mahajan Imaging said that there will definitely be a third wave of the virus […]
Covishield, Covaxin are equally good, say health experts
Amid the ongoing vaccination drive against coronavirus, the Central government on Wednesday released data that shows that both the vaccines—Covaxin and Covishield—are working. As per the data released by the government, among those who received Covaxin, 695 tested positive after the second dose, which is 0.04 percent of the population that received the indigenous vaccine. […]
Why weekend lockdowns and night curfews aren’t the only solution to India’s surging cases of COVID-19
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, said that a lockdown in states should be the last resort. Multiple states in India have announced night curfews and weekend lockdowns in the past few weeks. Delhi has been put under a full lockdown till April 26. But lockdowns might not be enough. Here is why according to […]
Times of COVID, Health And Equity
It has been an unprecedented year. A year that has seen lockdowns, fear, migrant’s crisis, employment loss, economic recovery, vaccine, indifference, and we again stand at the cliff-edge – crossing 100k per day – a step further can mean a repeat cycle. COVID has brought to light and peeled-off, layer-by-layer, the inefficiencies that mar our […]
Covid-19 surge: Is India Inc. ready for the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic?
India is witnessing a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases with nearly 400,000 active cases in India. What is worrying is that this spike comes at a time when vaccine options are available and a high number of doses are being administered daily. No doubt, this is not enough. Distribution hurdles coupled with vaccine supply and […]
Another covid wave likely soon, warn health experts
India will have to strengthen its testing, contact tracing and surveillance to prevent yet another wave of coronavirus infections as the country appears to be on the verge of a second covid-19 wave with cases surging unabated once again, said public health experts.
Pace of vaccination must be 4 times faster to achieve target of 20-25 cr people by July
According to Health Ministry data, the number of people inoculated with the first dose of a Covid vaccine stood at 2.1 crore as on March 11. This means that 20.39 crore of the target population is yet to get the first dose, based on the median target population.
Concerns grow in India over COVID-19 resurgence
This is a harsh reminder that we are still very much in the pandemic and facing new challenges of foreign and now possibly local variants of the virus. We would possibly see a third wave if drastic measures to increase awareness among people are not taken. Focus has to be on prevention measures and social […]
