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As Lockdown Ends, Infectivity Has Fallen But Cases Continue To Grow...
The effective reproductive number (R) of COVID-19 cases in India had fallen to 1.22 by June 4, but cases were continuing...
From Financial Capital To COVID-19 Capital: What Went Wrong In Mumbai
Navi Mumbai: With a flimsy mask, rubber gloves and a bottle of hand sanitiser, Nikhil*, 40, a healthcare worker with...
Why We Don’t Know India’s Actual COVID-19 Mortality Ratio
Delhi and Jaipur: If India’s COVID-19 mortality ratio is calculated on the basis of cases with known outcomes--whether...
Malnutrition Could Cost Children’s Health & Lives For Years After COVID Crisis, Experts Warn
Nine-year-old Balgovind (in the centre) and his siblings, residents of Khadaipur, Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, get only...
How Gujarat Is Trying To Overcome COVID-19 Challenges
Mumbai: Gujarat has had over 18,500 COVID-19 cases, and the number of deaths in the state also continues to climb. Case...
Few COVID-19 Patients Need Ventilators, Yet Mumbai Is Falling Short. Here’s Why
Mumbai: While the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across the country, people are taking some comfort in...
UN urges member states to close compulsory drug detention & rehab centres amid COVID-19 threat
A joint statement from various United Nations entities has called upon member states to “permanently close compulsory...
Ongoing Crisis May Push Adolescent Girls Into Early Marriage Or Work
Anu, 17, from Uttar Pradesh, finds it difficult to attend e-classes regularly because her father’s phone, to which she...
