-The Hindu Until trial results are out, countries like India must focus on interventions such as largescale testing, isolation, contact-tracing, and physical distancing, says Madhukar Pai, Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health Madhukar Pai, is Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health and Director, McGill Global Health Programs and Professor at McGill University. In an email interview to The Hindu, he explains the debate on BCG vaccine’s purported effectiveness...
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India cannot fight a pandemic with police lathis. It must ensure people have food – and dignity -Supriya Sharma
-Scroll.in Scenes in the national capital offer a glimpse into the crisis. “You can speak to him in English,” said a rickshaw puller who was eating his first morsel of food for the day around 1 pm on Saturday. He was among more than a hundred people who had lined up in the heat outside a government school in South Delhi’s Jangpura neighbourhood to get a scoop of dal over a small...
More »Any decision on extending coronavirus lockdown must be based on extreme circumspection, realistic cost-benefit analysis -Aruna Sundararajan
-The Indian Express Efficacy of universal lockdown isn’t completely endorsed, nor is there indisputable evidence to suggest it is optimal response. As the country approaches the end of its nationwide lockdown on April 14, one question dominates national discourse: Should India extend the lockdown? Never before has India confronted a public policy dilemma that impacts the lives and fates of millions so critically. A number of states have already announced extension of the...
More »India can’t bear the costs of the lockdown anymore -Shashi Shekhar
-Hindustan Times It is causing grave anxiety, unemployment, and can undermine the nation’s agriculture and industry sectors On Sunday afternoon, an SUV tried to enter the sabzi mandi in Patiala. The Punjab police personnel on the premises tried to stop the vehicle. The driver veered into the barricades and tried to push on ahead. But since the barricade got entangled with the car, it got stuck. Upon this, five Nihangs ( a...
More »Punjab’s plan for seamless wheat procurement with social distancing -Raakhi Jagga
-The Indian Express To manage these efforts, the government is using IT. Starting with the arrival of wheat to its procurement by a private or government agency, the IT section of the Mandi Board will be shepherding the process. Ludhiana: In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a key challenge for the Punjab government has been to ensure that the procurement of wheat is done in a seamless manner while adhering to...
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