Dharavi, a slum area of India’s financial capital of Mumbai, is home to more than one million people. April saw the densely-populated square-mile area experience a high number of COVID-19 cases. Understandably, given its large population and living conditions which hamper efforts to physically distance, it was expected that the situation would rapidly deteriorate. This …
Much has been made of how the COVID-19 pandemic affects groups of society differently – and fault lines may be there when it comes to gender and COVID-19 deaths, recent research suggests. More Indian men are diagnosed with COVID-19 and more COVID-19 deaths are reported among men. However, the case fatality rate (CFR) for COVID-19 …
COVID-19 cases across the globe now number in excess of nine million. India’s situation is bleak, with more than 15,000 cases added per day consistently — now taking its place as the fourth most-affected country. Could monsoon season add to India’s already dire situation? It had been speculated that the hot weather of the …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has stated that COVID-19 testing is a must for all who display symptoms of the disease. Early on, concerns were raised about the pace of COVID-19 testing in India. Subsequently, authorities sought to step up the rate of testing in the country. As of June 23rd, the ICMR …
Critical cases of COVID-19, warranting admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), could pose a danger to heart health. Patients admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 – the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, the coronavirus – are ten times more likely to develop heart health complications such as …
The COVID-19 pandemic is often thought of as an urban phenomenon. This is not the case. Reports indicate that hotspots of the disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or the coronavirus, are springing up in India’s rural communities. This is a concerning trend – especially considering that healthcare infrastructure in rural …
More than one in five people worldwide are at risk of developing severe COVID-19 if infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a major analysis published earlier this week. The research, published in The Lancet, estimates that 1.7 billion people – or 22 percent of the global population – are living with an underlying condition …
India’s COVID crisis continues, as cases of the disease continue to surge. Early on in the pandemic, India was ostensibly mildly affected in comparison to other nations. The situation has altered dramatically since. Even with the imposition of a lengthy, wholescale lockdown countrywide in late March (one since relaxed in many areas of the country), …
Potential positive news has come during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers in the United Kingdom have suggested that the corticosteroid medication dexamethasone could save lives among the severely affected. The National Institute for Health Research (NIRH) reports that a “study, conducted at the University of Oxford and led by Professor Peter Horby and Professor Martin Landray, …
This week we observe International Day of the African Child. COVID-19 is impacting all segments of society and children are hard-hit. In a special edition of PandemiCast, we talk to Professor Anne Njom Nlend and Sheriff Bojang, Jr. about the effect of COVID-19 on children in Africa and their mental, emotional, and physical health. Watch …
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