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How India is averting the 400-million-cases disaster

July 4, 2022

Academic and popular media papers estimate India’s COVID-19 numbers to scale up to 400 million infected cases. However, data shows that India may be successful...

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The need for the CoronaCare Hospital

July 4, 2022

Dr. Karan Thakur argues that given the advances in hospital design and architecture, it is possible to create modular health infrastructure – a hospital...

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Decoding COVID-19 fears in people with diabetes

July 4, 2022

High blood glucose levels can subdue immunity. Hence, good glucose control is important for reducing both, the risk for and severity of COVID-19, writes Dr. M...

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Ramp up respiratory care infrastructure to combat COVID-19

July 4, 2022

Given the decades of under-investment in the public health system and social health, India needs to swiftly marshal financial and human resources to tackle the...

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Coronavirus situation less severe in India than was feared: Lancet

July 4, 2022

As coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the globe, an edit published in The Lancet speaks positively about India’s timely decision to close its...

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Insights from the internet: Where are the latest numbers on Covid-19?

July 4, 2022

Our analysis of Google search trends further shows that people are most interested in getting the latest COVID-statistics at the local-level, but their...

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Insights from the internet: A look at search trends for COVID-19 treatments

July 4, 2022

As the race to finding a cure for COVID-19 intensifies, online search trends can shed light on what is catching the public eye and help in debunking...

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The knockdown effect of the lockdown

July 4, 2022

In China, domestic violence has nearly doubled since the lockdown, while Australia has reported an increase of about 70 percent in such cases. Globally, stay...

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COVID-19’s early patients in China and elsewhere

July 4, 2022

We know very little about patient zero – the first person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Wuhan. What about the early patients in South Korea...

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Indian nurses getting ready for new roles under Ayushman Bharat

July 4, 2022

Nurses across India will be playing a pivotal part in the provision of preventive, promotive and curative health services to help achieve the health indicators...