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Francois Baird talks business and COVID-19: Video

Francois Baird, chairman and co-founder of Baird’s CMC, talks to Health Issues India editor Kerean Watts about how COVID-19 has impacted businesses. We discuss how the pandemic has changed our understanding of the workplace; how we consider healthy and safe working environments; and the lasting effects of the pandemic’s disruption to the global economy and …

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Urban density: Bane or boon for health matters?

Dense urban metros have long been thought of as an ideal environment for the spread of disease. Is this view oversimplified? A recent article published in Qrius has pointed to research that would indicate that there is more to disease spread than population density. They note that the construction of many urban metros have been …

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Age: How it interacts with COVID-19

India’s seniors continue to account for the largest proportion of deaths due to COVID-19 – but those in younger age demographics are far from immune to the effects of the disease according to recent figures. As reported by Sushmi Dey for The Times News Network (TNN), those above the age of sixty account for fifty …

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A vaccine is the only option to contain COVID

The point at which India can claim to have achieved herd immunity against COVID-19 is “far away” for the country’s population. This is according to Rajesh Bhushan, an official at the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He has claimed that the only way India can achieve a level of immunity across the population …

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President Trump points to India’s “tremendous problem” with COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump has pointed to India as having a “tremendous problem” with the COVID-19 pandemic, in remarks issued at the White House earlier this week. President Trump favourably compared the performance of the United States in handling the pandemic with that of nations such as India and China, stating “I think we’re doing …

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COVID-19 pandemic: India’s deadliest week

Sunday marked yet another grim milestone in India’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, as it marked the conclusion of the country’s deadliest week of the pandemic.  That week, India saw a sixteen percent increase in its case count compared to the previous week as it recorded almost 3.7 lakh new infections with severe acute respiratory …

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Amit Shah tests positive for coronavirus

Two of India’s leading political figures have contracted COVID-19. Amit Shah, the Union Minister of Home Affairs, and B. S. Yediyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, have both tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) or simply coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19. “I have tested positive for coronavirus,” announced Yediyurappa, aged 77, on …

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Corona warriors: How much do we really appreciate them?

The pandemic has seen an outpouring of support for India’s frontline health workers – its ‘corona warriors’. This is arguably best-exemplified by March’s Janata Curfew, which saw Indians self-quarantining across the nation ringing bells and applauding in praise of healthcare staff. But how much does India truly appreciate its ‘corona warriors’? There is no shortage …

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New COVID-19 cases: Another record increase

Yet again, India has surpassed its daily record of new COVID-19 cases.  Thursday saw the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare report 52,123 new COVID-19 cases in the preceding 24 hours. This marks the first time that more than 50,000 new cases were reported in a single day. The 52,123 new cases were accompanied …

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SARS-CoV-2: Another day, another record

India has witnessed yet another record number of new COVID-19 deaths in a single day. The disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or simply coronavirus, continues to exact a punishing toll on the country and its people.  Tuesday saw the country record 781 fatalities due to the disease. This is the …

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