-The Telegraph Poultry business dithering, seed supply may hit kharif season A week is a long period in the time of pandemics. Around Holi, India was besotted with other issues, including New Delhi’s insinuated communal riots and the Madhya Pradesh political crisis. Late last week, finally, Covid-19 drew full attention of the authorities as it rightfully deserves. While these are still early days in India and the number of Covid-19-infected people is a...
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Virus shock, its many uncertainties -Renu Kohli
-The Telegraph Longer the lockdowns last, more severe the economic costs The rapid progression of the Covid-19 infection from China to some, and then most, countries is an unprecedented global shock. Its full-blown eruption was characterized pandemic by the WHO last week. Markets have been tailspinning since and the virus ructions have challenged governments’ ability to retain control and stay ahead of the curve to manage the pandemic. The central response worldwide...
More »Coronavirus: A problematic testing strategy -R Prasad
-The Hindu Kerala’s rationale for revising its COVID-19 testing guidelines could prove counterproductive Even as the World Health Organization has been urging countries that have reported many laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases to become more aggressive in testing, India continues to have among the lowest testing rates in the world. In India, only those people with a travel history to high-risk COVID-19 affected countries or with close contacts to laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases and...
More »Virus, on balance -Anand Krishnan
-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...
More »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...
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