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updated: May 14 2021, 14:41 ist Arjun Kumar was wary about getting a Covid-19 vaccine until Indias deadly second wave reached villages near his home in the eastern state of Odisha. Now, like thousands of others scrambling to book a vaccine appointment across the country, his chances of finding one hinge on who different state governments think should be given first priority on limited supplies. "Initially I wasnt planning to take the vaccination because people said you could die or get a fever....

By Arjun Kumar, Ritika Gupta, Sakshi Sharda* The second wave of Corona Virus has hit, the strain has proven to be more virulent. India in the past seven days has reported over three lakh cases per day. Currently, 150 districts in the country have a COVID positive rate passing 20 percent and hence debating a lockdown. This reminisce the terrifying images of the COVID-19 induced national lockdown in March 2020 which manifested the glaring gap in policy implementation in urban centers not accounti...

Two newly married men succumb to Covid in UP ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Sun, May 2 2021 9:18 IST | ​ 3 Views   A groom pedaled 100 kilometers on a bicycle from Hamirpur to Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh to get married. And, he brought back his bride on the bicycle too.. Image Source: IANS News Amroha/Bijnor : , May 2 (IANS) In a tragic development, two newly married men died of Covid symptoms within days of getting married. A 28-year-old man passed away within days of his marriage...

Updated: ‘Move to identify the prevalence of infection among the public’ Share Article AAA ‘Move to identify the prevalence of infection among the public’ Madurai The district health department has nearly doubled the number of RT-PCR tests conducted in the district to 10,000, in the wake of rising COVID-19 positive cases in the district. The data obtained from the health department showed that until April 21, the district was conducting an average of 5,000 PT-PCR tests every day. The nu...

Now, patients from each block can have easy access to the the nearest centre The Health Department has increased the number of COVID-19 Care Centres functioning in the district to 11, in the wake of rising number of positive cases. Until Tuesday, the district had six COVID-19 Care Centres. This was increased to 11 from Wednesday. The following are the COVID-19 Care Centres in Madurai district: Madurai Kamaraj University hostel; MKU Constituent College, Kappalur; Aachi International School, Usi...

By Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun Kumar There is structural violence that is inherent in our society on account of infrastructure projects worldwide. IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute as part of its series #CityConversations organized a lecture with Dr. Deljana Lossifova titled Infrastructuring the City: Trajectories of Violence. Dr Deljana Lossifova is a Senior Lecturer, Urban Studies and Director, Confucius Institute, University of Manchester United Kingdom. She is also the Chair of ...

By Prof Utpal K De, Dr Arjun Kumar Everyone is well aware of the uses of statistics — how data is used to reveal some facts like changes of some variables over time and across communities depending on various aspects of society. Also, data is used to correlate various factors and form welfare policies. However, there are several abuses of statistics too. For example, a positive change in any aspect might directly be credited to its respective policy. However, we ignore the other side impacts ...

People return empty handed after COVID vaccine shortage hits Tamil Nadu In Coimbatore, private hospital representatives who turned up at Regional Vaccine Store (RVS) to collect supplies were sent away empty handed. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- A police personnel getting vaccinated at Rajarathinam Stadium, in Chennai, on Monday. (Photo | R Satish Babu/EPS) By Express News Service COIMBATORE/TIRUCHY/MADURAI: Districts across Tamil Nadu are staring at a Covid vaccine shortage, even as the...

COVID-19: Examining the Impact of Lockdown in India after One Year One year after its announcement in March 2020, the consequences of India’s strict COVID-19 lockdown measures and ineffective policy responses continue to be felt, be it in terms of livelihood loss and economic downturn or increased marginalisation of vulnerable sections of society. On 24 March 2020, with approximately 500 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 reported in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the countr...

COVID-19 pandemic: Madurai reported 1,868 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Representational Image&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP, File Image Key Highlights Tamil Nadu records 9,344 fresh infections and 39 deaths. Chennai: As India is witnessing rise in the number of daily active COVID-19 cases, one of the key contributors to the same has been Tamil Nadu. On Saturday, the southern state recorded 9,344 Covid-19 cases. The death toll in the last 24 hours record...