Coronavirus: Allowing huge congregation during Ram Navami mela is dangerous at this time
At a time when the virus is marching across countries infecting thousands and felling hundreds each day, lakhs of people
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Month: March 2020
Epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic shifts to Europe
Besides Italy, Spain, Germany and France reporting very high number of cases, all other countries in Europe have recorded at
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Coronavirus: Undetected cases drive virus spread in the community
Eighty-six percent of people in China infected with novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) but undetected before travel restrictions came into effect were
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COVID-19: Kerala takes a regressive step by narrowing testing criteria
If samples of people with mild symptoms to be tested each day is indeed delaying testing of more severe cases
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COVID-19: Contacts with mild symptoms will not be tested, Kerala says
Kerala’s revised novel coronavirus testing guidelines are in contradiction with ICMR’s. Already, only those who have returned from countries with ongoing
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Explained: Wash coronavirus away with soap, reduce risk with a mask
One of the prevention measures to limit spread of certain respiratory diseases, including novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas is
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Trial shows success in treating drug-resistant TB
A 26-week treatment of 109 XDR-TB and MDR-TB patients with three oral drugs — bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid — showed
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COVID-19: IMA’s dangerous advice runs counter to best public health practices
All countries release data on novel coronavirus cases and deaths on a daily basis. South Korea was releasing the data
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COVID-19: Not a time to panic but to act decisively
In addition to testing sick people and their contacts, India should adopt a more aggressive approach by looking for cases
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Soon all 52 labs to confirm COVID-19 cases, but what about sequencing?
Finally, by March 13, to avoid delay, all 52 labs will be able to confirm novel coronavirus cases without sending
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SARS-CoV-2: Finally, India shares genome sequence data with GISAID
A day after I reported that India has not shared genome sequence data of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with GISAID,
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India yet to share genome sequence data of novel coronavirus even as 23 countries have done so
Even as 23 countries, including Nepal, Vietnam and Cambodia, have shared genome sequence data of the novel coronavirus, India has
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Novel coronavirus cases in India shoot up to 28, marks local transmission
On March 4, 22 confirmed cases were reported from India taking the total to 28. India has for the first
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