Murad Banaji

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

No Rest for the Weary: WHO Report Says India Undercounted COVID Deaths by 10x

Banjot Kaur 06/05/2022

Egypt undercounted to a greater extent than India, but...

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...

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi

With COVID-19, India Experienced Its Greatest Mortality Crisis Since Independence

Murad Banaji and Aashish Gupta 05/10/2021

According to a new analysis, excess deaths rise and...

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,...

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Watch | ‘1 Million Indians May Have Already Died of COVID’

Karan Thapar 09/05/2021

The senior lecturer at London’s Middlesex University said in...

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...

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...