Banjot Kaur

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COVID-19 test in Bengaluru

Govt Body Says Omicron Is in Community Transmission in India

Banjot Kaur 24/01/2022

India's genome-sequencing consortium published a bulletin two weeks late...

COVID-19 cases in Mumbai

COVID-19: Delhi and Mumbai May Have Peaked. What Does That Mean?

Banjot Kaur 22/01/2022

Understanding the concept of peaking is important to understand...

A woman and her son walk past a graffiti on a street, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Mumbai

COVID-19: What We Do and Don’t Know About India’s ‘Missing’ COVID Deaths

Banjot Kaur 21/01/2022

One thing is sure: something is deeply amiss in...

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COVID Fact Check: Has India Really Sequenced the Second-Highest No. of Samples?

Banjot Kaur 20/01/2022

On January 20, National COVID Task Force chairman Vinod...

COVID-19 testing in Kolkata

Interview With ICMR Epidemiology Head: What To Make Of the New Testing Strategy?

Banjot Kaur 18/01/2022

A conversation with Samiran Panda on India's testing strategy,...

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ICMR Chief Bhargava Takes Strong Stand Against Molnupiravir for COVID

Banjot Kaur 12/01/2022

Balram Bhargava has enumerated six reasons for the ICMR’s...

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Have You Tested Positive? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Ask if It’s Omicron.

Banjot Kaur 11/01/2022

The current system is designed such that individuals can't...