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Does a high COVID-19 Recovery Rate mean we are nearing the end?

October 30, 2020

Recent coverage on COVID-19 has been celebratory of India’s 90%+ recovery rate. How is the recovery rate measured and does effectively convey fatality from...

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Measuring the spread of COVID-19 in India through doubling rates

October 30, 2020

India is reporting a progressively high increase in the number of COVID-19 recoveries and a persistent decline in the percentage of active cases, since mid...

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Covering and surviving COVID-19 in India

October 23, 2020

At least 44 journalists have died from COVID-19 in India as reporters, photojournalists, and videographers race to cover the pandemic’s spread through the...

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COVID in Bhutan: Asia’s happiest nation evades the pandemic

October 15, 2020

From zero fatalities and increased profits for local farmers, to school lessons broadcast on national television and radio, Bhutan’s COVID-19 story offers a...

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Mental Health, not a priority, fiscally

October 9, 2020

In the run to World Mental Health Day, the WHO announced that 2020 will mark a year of greater investment in mental health as COVID-19 has reminded us of its...

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Nepal climbs the pandemic slope

October 2, 2020

A nation locked between the world’s most populous countries, Nepal is struggling to reign in the COVID-19 outbreak, with mounting cases and stagnant testing...

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A look at the COVID-19 curve in India’s states

September 28, 2020

As India races to No 1 in the global ranking of countries with the most COVID-19 cases, we look at how the number of infections has progressed in some of its...

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Doctors who lost their lives in India’s fight against COVID-19

September 26, 2020

HealthLEADS honours the 382 doctors who, in their battle to save the lives of their patients, lost their own. The youngest among them was just 24 years old...

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Sri Lanka: Escaping the wrath of COVID-19

September 18, 2020

The South Asian nation has recorded one of the lowest fatality rates, while consistently maintaining adequate testing. Its 21-million-strong population seems...

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Is India doing enough contact tracing in its battle against COVID-19?

September 18, 2020

Lack of data and transparency from various states and anecdotal accounts of COVID-19 patients shows India is falling far behind in contact tracing, the most...