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63% of COVID19 deaths among the elderly, but the young with...
Nearly 76% of India’s COVID-19 patients have been men and 24% women, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary at the health...
Activists Urge Roping In ASHA Workers And Other Novel Approaches As Domestic Violence Rises During Lockdowns
New Delhi: As the United Nations (UN) chief called for a “ceasefire” in domestic violence against women and girls during...
‘Physical Distancing Works By Buying Time To Ramp Up Testing & Bolster Health Systems’
Mumbai: One of the first peer-reviewed studies on the impact of physical distancing on the spread of COVID-19 has used...
ICMR allows rapid testing for COVID-19, issues guidelines
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued guidelines to start rapid antibody-based blood testing for people...
For Days, Samples Tested Were More Than People Tested By Exactly 890
New Delhi: Here’s a new puzzle for scientists, doctors and journalists tracking the spread of COVID-19 in India: the...
Over 1,000 cases detected in 2 days, total crosses 3,000
Despite the countrywide lockdown, India has detected 1,000 COVID19 cases in the last 2 days. It took 59 days to detect...
Bihar’s Migrants Return To Face Stigma, Under-Prepared Medical Facilities
Lakhisarai (Bihar) and Bengaluru: On March 24, 2020, Ramgarh police station received a phone call from the village of...
COVID19 Case Detection Growing Exponentially Now
In 12 hours to 9 a.m. today, 240 new COVID-19 cases were detected in India--the highest single-day increase so far....