-The Hindu Measuring excess deaths is the best possible way to estimate the count of COVID-19 deaths The real time mortality impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is an important statistical measure to guide policy responses. But measuring the actual count is not an easy task. WHO, in January 2021, had estimated, based on excess deaths data in Europe and the American continents, that actual deaths were at least 1.6 times over the...
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Doorstep delivery of rations sounds like a good idea -- but it actually raises many hard questions -Reetika Khera
-Scroll.in The debate over the proposal has turned into a political slugfest. Crucial questions remain unaddressed. In 2016, the Delhi government ran a pilot in 42 out of its roughly 2,500 Public Distribution System outlets. At these outlets, Aadhaar-based biometric authentication was introduced at the time of sale of grain to ration card holders. A survey was done by students of Lady Shri Ram College at one of the pilot PDS outlets, incidentally...
More »Madhya Pradesh saw nearly three times more deaths than normal after second wave of Covid-19 struck -Rukmini S
-Scroll.in Official data on all-cause mortality in the state in April and May 2021 raises questions about the official Covid-19 death toll. Madhya Pradesh has seen a sharp spike in deaths in April and May 2021, nearly three times more than normal in these months in previous years, and far more than the official Covid-19 death toll, government data shows. Moreover, the deaths are not restricted to big cities like Indore and...
More »Over 4.5 lakh have received ration: Delhi govt.
-The Hindu Scheme is a walk-in process and does not require beneficiaries to pre-register More than 4.5 lakh residents have been provided free ration by the Delhi government so far and efforts are under way to iron out issues related to the supply of ration at a few sites over the last few days. According to the Delhi government, as much as 5,000 MT of dry ration has been provided at centres in...
More »After Bihar, Data Now Points At Under-Counting Of Covid Deaths In Madhya Pradesh
-Outlook India A comparison of deaths in April-May before and during the pandemic has raised doubts whether Madhya Pradesh government is undercounting Covid deaths After Bihar drastically revised its Covid death tally on Thursday and admitted huge difference in its earlier data, now reports have pointed at under-counting of fatalities in Madhya Pradesh. A comparison of deaths in April-May period before and during the pandemic has raised doubts whether Madhya Pradesh government is...
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