-The Indian Express Coronavirus lockdown: While the death toll has risen to 339, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country neared 10,400. As many as 1,035 persons have recovered from the virus. At least 602 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals having 1,06,719 isolation beds and 12,024 ICU beds have been readied in country, said Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal Tuesday in a routine media briefing on the coronavirus situation in the...
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Prof. Madhukar Pai, Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health, interviewed by Varghese K George (The Hindu)
-The Hindu Until trial results are out, countries like India must focus on interventions such as largescale testing, isolation, contact-tracing, and physical distancing, says Madhukar Pai, Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health Madhukar Pai, is Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health and Director, McGill Global Health Programs and Professor at McGill University. In an email interview to The Hindu, he explains the debate on BCG vaccine’s purported effectiveness...
More »Patient database plan to combat Covid-19 -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Search for treatment insights India plans to create a database of detailed case records of patients with the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) from public and private hospitals across the country to gain fresh insights into myriad factors that might have influenced their treatment outcomes. A National Task Force for Covid-19 has asked a 10-member medical panel to establish a patients’ database to enable doctors to understand better why a small proportion...
More »Why the ‘Gujarat Model of Development’ Has Seen the Highest COVID-19 Fatality Rate -Sanjeev Kumar
-TheWire.in Narendra Modi's track record in Gujarat sheds light on his approach to public healthcare. Data updated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the evening of April 7 indicated that the fatality rate due to COVID-19 in Gujarat is the highest among all states and union territories of India. The total number of infected persons reported in Gujarat was at 165, with 13 deaths. Thus the fatality rate in Gujarat...
More »Explained: The ‘Bhilwara model’ of ‘ruthless containment’ to stop coronavirus -Deep Mukherjee
-The Indian Express Bhilwara in Rajasthan was one of the early hotspots of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government responded with extraordinarily aggressive measures — and the ‘Bilwara model’ could now be replicated elsewhere in the country. Jaipur: Almost two weeks into the nationwide lockdown, with the case count from the novel coronavirus disease climbing to 4,281 (with 111 deaths) as of Monday night, the Union Health Ministry has said that over 80%...
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