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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 ...

Over 2.17 lakh Covid-19 cases in new daily record; Maharashtra, UP, Delhi among top contributors: 10 points With Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi contributing the most, India has logged a record 2,17,353 Covid-19 cases and 1,185 deaths due to infection in the past 24 hours. advertisement UPDATED: April 16, 2021 12:15 IST India has registered a record 2,17,353 Covid-19 cases and 1,185 deaths due to infection in the past 24 hours (Reuters photo) India has clocked a record 2,17,353 Covid-19 ca...

India may witness 2,320 daily coronavirus deaths by June first week: study The report, titled "Managing Indias second COVID-19 wave: Urgent steps", underlines the key elements of the second COVID-19 wave. It also suggests measures that should be taken now to help mitigate the spread of infection BusinessToday.In | April 16, 2021 | Updated 12:44 IST The overall Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 has been reported to be around 1.3% India may witn...

How second wave of Covid-19 is different from first in symptoms, spread How second wave of Covid-19 is different from first in symptoms, spread The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has several minute, yet differentiating characteristics in terms of symptoms, age-profile and spatial distribution. advertisement UPDATED: April 16, 2021 16:18 IST The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has several minute, yet differentiating characteristics in terms of symptoms, age-profile and spatial distribution. (...

›India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet Report India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet Report SECTIONS India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet ReportBy Share Synopsis The experts have strongly recommended a temporary ban on gatherings of groups larger than 10 for the next two months. Significantly, it did not recommend a blanket national or state lockdown, as oppo...

India’s current Covid-19 vaccine production capacity is insufficient to meet its target of administering five million doses per day, an expert panel underlined on Wednesday, shedding light on shortages flagged by states but denied by the Union health ministry. A 22-member India Task Force has cautioned that monthly vaccine supplies for the inoculation campaign at the current production capacity of 70 to 80 million doses per month would “fall short by half” for the target of 150 million do...