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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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Lessons for life

October 23, 2020

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We have been reading enough grim news about the pandemic. So here’s looking at some of the ‘not-so-bad’ side-effects of the viral outbreak. Exams: We always...

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How international patients suffer amid COVID-19 restrictions and travel breakdown

October 16, 2020

The uncertainty of the coronavirus, lockdowns, and border restrictions has proved fatal for millions of international patients who choose Asian countries for...

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Tackling Sri Lanka’s second COVID-19 wave

October 16, 2020

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Can Sri Lanka repeat its success story? The new cluster in the apparel industry workforce has posed new challenges for the island country. The recent...

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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...