-The Hindu There is absolutely no way to forecast the timing, says Professor behind SUTRA model Independent experts have criticised a recent modelling study from a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur that predicts a fourth COVID wave in India around June. The study, uploaded on the preprint server, Medrxiv, which hosts scientific work that is yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal forecasts the wave to begin...
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India May See Fourth Covid Wave From June, Peak In August: Study
-PTI/ NDTV.com Officials at the World Health Organization recently warned that Omicron may not be the last Covid variant and the next strain could be more contagious. New Delhi: The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may start around June 22 and peak from mid-to-late August, a modelling study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur suggests. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, recently posted on the preprint repository MedRxiv, used a...
More »Income of 84% Indian households fell in 2021 while 40 new billionaires emerged: Oxfam report
-Scroll.in The non-profit group said that while the wealth of Indian billionaires rose by Rs 30 lakh crore during pandemic, over 4.6 crore people fell to extreme poverty. The income of 84% Indian households declined in 2021 while the number of billionaires in the country grew from 102 to 142 during the last year, non-profit group Oxfam said in a report released on Sunday. In its report titled “Inequality Kills”, Oxfam said that...
More »Getting nutrition back on the school high table -SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu and Hemalatha R
-The Hindu COVID-19 or otherwise, educational institutions need to ensure that schoolchildren are nurtured and nourished With COVID-19 cases reducing in the country, several establishments, including schools, are opening again. While the reopening of all schools is on the anvil, the festive season ahead and the fact that children are not yet in the ambit of the vaccination drive are causing apprehension. We, as a society, must focus on the nutrition of...
More »Covid: Survey clue to jab shortage despite a 25% increase in supplies -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Research found that 29% of 9,516 respondents knew two or more persons who faced vaccine stockouts at vaccination centres over the past month A nationwide survey has found that 39 per cent of respondents knew a family member or friend unable to access a Covid-19 vaccine this month, pointing to lingering vaccine shortages despite a 25 per cent increase in supplies during August over July. The survey by Local Circles —...
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