-The New Indian Express Experts say intervention needed as cases of abuse rose in lockdown chennai: With schools shut and children confined to their houses, activists are concerned about kids’ safety. This is because the number of child sexual harassment cases in Tamil Nadu increased during the previous lockdown. Though schools are closed, teachers should regularly interact with students and enquire about their well-being, these activists say. “The number of sexual harassment cases...
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Rural cases rise after urban surge -Vignesh Radhakrishnan
-The Hindu India records 2,59,291 new cases on Thursday Like every wave in the past, cases fuelled by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have initially spread only in the urban areas. However, many rural and semi-rural places recorded a sharp spike in infections in the past week. At the start of this year, 50% of the cases were from urban centres such as Mumbai, Delhi, chennai and Kolkata. However, the share reduced to...
More »No need for lockdown, says WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan
-The Hindu ‘There is a better understanding of COVID-19 now’ chennai: The World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Saturday said lockdowns were not needed since there was a better understanding of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Speaking to presspersons at an event in which a nutrition garden was inaugurated at Thiruvanmiyur by Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan, she said, “During the first wave, we did not know much about it, which...
More »Overall mortality rose 41% in chennai during COVID-19 pandemic -Taran Deol
-Down to Earth There were 5.18 excess deaths per 1,000 people in chennai between March 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021: The Lancet India’s poor disease surveillance measures during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have made it hard to gauge the burden of mortality. A study, published in The Lancet in December 2021, looked at all-cause mortality in chennai and found 5.18 excess deaths per 1,000 people between March 1, 2020...
More »COVID-19 deaths undercounted in chennai: study -Shubashree Desikan
-The Hindu Study finds nearly 5.18 excess deaths for every 1,000 people. chennai: A study analysing the registered COVID-19 deaths in chennai district found a high degree of excess deaths. A figure of nearly 5.18 excess deaths for every 1,000 people has been reported in the study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. The study also found that during the second wave of COVID-19 in chennai, there was an increase in the percentage...
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