Tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to review the COVID-19 pandemic with the Chief Ministers and health ministers of several high-burden states and union territories. The COVID-19 pandemic in India has grown precipitously in scope. In the early stages of the outbreak of the disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or […]
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Brucellosis: A pandemic in the making?
India is suffering under the weight of an ever increasing burden of COVID-19 cases. The country is well on its way to becoming host to the highest number of cases globally as its case count surges to potentially surpass the numbers witnessed in the US in the coming weeks. The last thing India, or any […]
India’s COVID-19 figures fluctuate
The media has been swift to herald the most recent COVID-19 figures as a potential sign of India gaining a foothold in handling the situation. While the newest figures may be encouraging, any conclusions drawn from a single day’s figures may be jumping the gun. The Hindustan Times reports that 75,083 new daily cases were […]
Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, as India on track to become first in the world
India is on track to overtake the United States as the country worst-affected in the world by cases of COVID-19 – the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, coronavirus. At the time of writing, India has confirmed more than five million cases of COVID-19 according to Worldometer data. To […]
COVID-19 pandemic in India: Worsening still
The COVID-19 pandemic in India continues to worsen, as the country records a 14.5 percent increase in deaths over the course of a single week as well as an eleven percent increase in fresh cases. Between September 7th and September 13th, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) data indicates that more than 1,100 […]
Comorbid genetic diseases: a first of its kind?
Genetic, inherited conditions are typically thought of as being rare. Comorbidity with two genetic conditions, however, is all but unheard of. According to the team of doctors in Jaipur, one such case has been established. The team has noted that this is possibly a first-of-its-kind case in which one person has been diagnosed with two […]
COVID-19 continues to hit record highs
COVID-19 daily cases have continued to reach record highs in India. On September 9th, a record 95,529 cases were recorded, marking a new high point for cases in the country. The record follows reports of a marginal dip in new cases over the preceding days. This reduction was short-lived, lasting only two days before new […]
Three million and counting: COVID-19 still surging
India surpassed three million cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. However, even as the disease continues to surge across the nation, hope may be on the horizon as recovery figures now exceed those of new cases of the disease. Coverage of the pandemic in India now appears split between two sides of the same story. […]
COVID-19: India set to climb the ranks?
India has witnessed new daily cases of COVID-19 surpass 70,000 for the first time. In the days surrounding this peak, new cases have numbered just short of 70,000. This figure places India as the fastest growing country for COVID-19 cases in the world. It is a figure roughly 25,000 higher than in either Brazil or […]
Putting COVID-19 in perspective
India has quickly risen to one of the nations most severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, given the consistently mixed messages from both the media and politicians alike regarding the true scale of the issues India faces, it is worth putting COVID-19 into perspective. Such are the aims of a recent article reported by […]