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A man wearing a protective mask walks past a mural of frontline workers amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai

Led by Maharashtra, India’s COVID-19 Case Load Is Rising Again

The Wire Staff 08/03/2021

The uneven data, uneven quality of data and uneven...

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Herd Immunity for COVID-19 – a Straightforward Explainer

Murad Banaji 11/10/2020

Twenty simple questions and answers to a clearer sense...

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Our COVID-19 Strategy Depends on the R0 Number. Do We Know the R0 Number?

Atanu Biswas 16/05/2020

Before we draft strategies to contain the virus, we...

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Coronavirus: India to Evacuate Citizens From Wuhan on Friday

There will be another flight subsequently which will carry...

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Why India Should Worry About the New Coronavirus

Priyanka Pulla 30/01/2020

When novel viruses like the 2019 nCoV appear, there...