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Indias 2nd Covid wave more infectious, lower fatality ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views   Health ministry tells PSUs, ministries to dedicate hospital beds for Covid care.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 18 : The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India is different from the first one in September 2020 as the rate of increase in new cases is significantly higher. The Lancet Covid-19 Commission India Task Force said in a report that the increase from 10,000 to 80,000 new cases per da...

Vaccinate teachers on priority basis to enable school opening in July: Lancet report SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 01:39 PM IST Share Synopsis "We recognize that in states with high rates of infections, it will not be possible to open schools immediately, especially in the context of clusters of infections in and around hostels. However, we believe that the next two months can be used to prepare the education sector for a safe opening in July 2021 for the next academic year," the Lancet ...

For the fourth day in a row, coronavirus cases in India jump 200,000 4 hours ago A COVID-19 patient waits inside an autorickshaw to be admitted to a government hospital in Ahmedabad, India. AP Gulf Today Report India reported a record daily increase of 261,500 COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 14.8 million, health ministry data showed on Sunday. Indias deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,501 to reach a total of 177,150, the data re...

Lancet Covid-19 Commission India Task Force has not recommended a blanket national or state lockdown, as opposed to localized, phased restrictions or closures. Its report said the experience of the past year has shown that economic closures are most disruptive to the poorest sections of the society. In urban areas, daily wage earners, informal sector workers, and low-skill workers are the most likely to be impoverished from disruptions in economic activities. Yet, experience from other count...

The India Task Force has said that with schools being closed for over a year due to the rising Covid-19 cases across India, learning inequities have widened and there has been an adverse impact on kids' mental and psychological well-being.

Open schools only when teachers are vaccinated, Covid norms in place: Lancets India Task Force Among recommendations by the Lancet Covid-19 Commissions India Task Force are a series of suggestions for the road ahead, a financial package and also assessment of the digital divide that the pandemic has exposed. advertisement UPDATED: April 17, 2021 14:34 IST Students undergo thermal scanning at a school in Maharashtras Thane on February 16, 2021 (Photo Credits: PTI) HIGHLIGHTS School openings coin...

Two-month ban on all indoor gatherings to contain spread of Covid-19, recommends Lancets India Task Force In its report, the Lancet Covid-19 Commissions India Task Force has recommended a two-month ban on all indoor public gatherings to break the chain of transmission and contain the spread of Covid-19. advertisement [REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of a mural depicting Covid-19 vaccine in Kolkata (Photo Credits: PTI) HIGHLIGHTS "Public health concerns need to override any other considerations...

In its report, Lancet COVID-19 Commissions India Task Force has also attributed Indias recent surge in COVID-19 cases to religious, political events (state elections), and social gatherings (resurgence of weddings, sporting events)

How has the pandemic been spreading? Residents in slum areas and those without their own household toilet have been worst affected, implying poor sanitation and close living have contributed to the spread. One word that has dominated discussions about why cases have increased again is laaparavaahee (in Hindi), or “negligence”. The negligence is made out to be the fault of individuals not wearing masks and social distancing, but that is only part of the story. Negligence can be seen in the ...

UPDATED: April 16, 2021 10:12 IST Provisionally, it appears that Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) is lower in the second wave. Yet, India is reporting 664 deaths per day across the country. (Image: PTI) With India in the grip of a second Covid-19 wave, the country may see 1,750 coronavirus related deaths per day, rising to approximately 2,320 by the first week of June, a report of the Lancet Covid-19 Commission by India Task Force members said. The report, titled “Managing India’s second Covid-19 ...