-The Indian Express Dealing with COVID-19 requires a clear public health focus while addressing fears at the individual level. My friend, whose daughter is in the US, rang me up for advice. A Coronavirus case has been reported from her city. Should he get his daughter to India? Is air travel safe? Everyone is worried about the way the COVID-19 outbreak will play out. In today’s networked world, heightened sensitivities make it...
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13 demands: What the government must do to contain the Coronavirus disease in India -Jan Swasthya Abhiyan & All India People’s Science Network
-Statement on the COVID-19 pandemic by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) and All India People’s Science Network(AIPSN), March 2020 A charter of demands by the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan and All India People’s Science Network. From January 30, when the first case of Covid-19 was reported, till today, March 15, the number of confirmed cases in India has risen to 110, and there have been two deaths. The Government of India has reacted swiftly...
More »Dr. Anand Krishnan, Professor, Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS, interviewed by Abantika Ghosh (The Indian Express)
-The Indian Express There is no evidence that choice of food will make any difference in the spread of the virus. Food is certainly not the source of transmission. It may be different for people who live near abattoirs etc. * There seems to be an overwhelming optimism that heat will reduce the impact of Coronavirus. What do you think? Dr. Anand Krishnan: The chances of survival of the virus will be less...
More »Response to COVID-19 shows India has the political will to control infectious diseases -Vikram Patel
-The Indian Express All comparisons between COVID-19 and TB end with the superficial observation that they are both deadly respiratory tract infections. The world has been spooked by COVID-19, the novel flu-like virus which emerged from the slaughter-houses of China and is now sweeping across the planet, propelled by the very engine of the global economy that it now threatens to pull asunder. Thanks to the waves of news engulfing us, including...
More »Explained: How home quarantine works -Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express Govt has issued guidelines on home quarantine for people who have been exposed to novel Coronavirus. What are these guidelines, and how is this regime different from being quarantined in an Army facility? In India’s fight against the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID 2019), the Union Health Ministry has issued elaborate guidelines on how to enforce “home quarantine” for a fortnight. While less stringent than being quarantined in an Army...
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