Balram Bhargava

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Half-Truths and Twisted Data Won’t Help Control COVID-19

Vikas Bajpai 28/06/2020

While the transmission of the virus is not in...

FILE PHOTO: NHS staff at antibody testing hub run by the West Midlands Ambulance service

COVID-19: ICMR Says It Mistakenly Inflated Accuracy of Its Antibody Test Kits

Priyanka Pulla 12/06/2020

Without accounting for the kit's limitations, there is a...

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ICMR Removes Price Cap of Rs 4,500 for Coronavirus Tests

Testing supplies are also stabilising and many of you...

Laura Ng is pictured with her hydroxychloroquine prescription during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle

In New Advisory, ICMR Renews Hydroxychloroquine Use as Evidence Remains Lax

Vasudevan Mukunth 23/05/2020

The new advisory presents subpar evidence on hydroxhloroquine's efficacy...

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When a News Article Vanishes, We Have More Than Just a Pandemic to Worry About

Priyanka Pulla 13/05/2020

An article critical of the government's response to COVID-19...

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Four Reasons It’s Hard to Believe India Doesn’t Have Community Transmission

Priyanka Pulla 20/03/2020

The practice of public health is impossible without clear...

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As Paranoia Goes Viral in Govt Health Circles, Testing Labs Face the Heat

Priyanka Pulla 10/02/2020

Experts have rubbished government officials' allegations that, thanks to...