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COVID-19 in Kerala: Is the Story Very Different From the Rest of the Country?

Murad Banaji 22/07/2021

Kerala's data tells a story of relatively limited spread,...

FILE PHOTO: The Wider Image: Death in the Himalayas: Poverty, fear, stretched resources propel India's COVID crisis

In Rural India, COVID-19 Outbreaks Have One Standout Feature: Speed

Murad Banaji, Aashish Gupta and Leena Kumarappan 17/06/2021

If the current data is anything to go by,...

Health workers carry the body of a person, who died from complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi

Making Sense of Madhya Pradesh’s Shocking Deaths Increase in April and May

Murad Banaji 14/06/2021

If we assume that a large part of the...

FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Mumbai

COVID-19 and Indian Exceptionalism

Gautam I. Menon 22/05/2021

It's hard to rationalise India's COVID complacency without believing...

Men wearing protective suits stand next to the body of their relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before her cremation at a crematorium ground in New Delhi

The Importance of Knowing How Many Have Died of COVID-19 in India

Murad Banaji 09/05/2021

Low recorded COVID-19 mortality during the first surge could...

People bury the bodies of COVID-19 victims in New Delhi

Delhi COVID-19 Cemetery Running Low on Space as Deaths Mount

Alasdair Pal and Sunil Kataria 17/04/2021

Families, many wearing little or no protective equipment, lift...

FILE PHOTO: A woman mourns after her father died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a mortuary of a COVID-19 hospital in New Delhi

COVID-19 Is Surging In India – but Will There Be Fewer Deaths This Time?

Murad Banaji 16/04/2021

There is unfortunately no convincing reason to believe the...