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The effective reproduction number of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh is estimated to be 2.14, followed by Jharkhand (2.13), and Bihar (2.09) (Picture Credits: India Today)
Covid-19’s ability to spread is getting attention again. One of the parameters of transmission, referred to as R or the reproduction number, suggests the pandemic might be growing faster in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
After tracking the daily new cases of the last two weeks, the effective reproduction number for Uttar Pradesh is estimated at 2.14, followed by Jharkhand (2.13) and Bihar (2.09).
That means one infected person, on an average, infects more than two people in UP, Jharkhand and the neighbouring Bihar.
Exclusive: Nurses call for an end to ‘hair racism’ in the NHS
Action must be taken to stamp out “hair racism” in the NHS by scrapping dress code policies which discriminate against Black nurses, a team of nursing academics and professionals have warned.
New research from nursing lecturers at Middlesex University London and nurse colleagues across the capital and in the US and Australia, has placed a stark lens on discrimination faced by Black nurses because of their hairstyles.
“Black nurses will be just as knowledgeable, caring, competent and professional with their Black hairstyle as they would be with this part of their identity stripped away”