Month: March 2020

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The ‘Event’ That Helped the World See How the Pandemic Would Pan Out

Navneet Kaur Manchanda and Kamal Chaudhary 28/03/2020

A hypothetical tabletop 'pandemic planning' exercise intended only to...

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Aggressive Lockdown Gets On, so Where’s the Aggressive Testing, Experts Ask

T.V. Padma 28/03/2020

India's principal challenge today is an advantage on most...

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Suddenly Lost Your Sense of Smell? Data Suggests You May Have COVID-19.

Deepak Natarajan 28/03/2020

Reports are swirling around of a new symptom among...

A security person stands guard at Jammu & Kashmir National Highway, during day-3 of a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in Jammu. Photo: PTI

In Kashmir, Concern Over Hospital Negligence Leading to COVID-19 Patient Infecting Others

Mudasir Ahmad 27/03/2020

The man was allegedly allowed to walk out of...

Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustration taken March 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

First Indian Co. Greenlit For COVID-19 Kit Dispatches First Batch of Supplies

Dheeraj Mishra 27/03/2020

Responding to serious concerns about India’s insufficient rate of...

Daily wage workers and homeless people wait for food outside a government-run night shelter during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease, in New Delhi

A Safety Net for the Poor Is Essential to Deal with the Coronavirus

Kapil Yadav and Shivani Karmarkar 27/03/2020

Unless these two strategies go hand in hand, India...

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How Do Scientists Model the Spread of an Infectious Disease?

Gautam I. Menon 27/03/2020

The history of this interdisciplinary field visits Bombay in...