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To Test, or Not To Test – the COVID-19 Question
Current Coronavirus statistics likely underrepresent the true disaster occurring in low-income countries.
Dr Cristina Isabel Ibarra-Armenta & Dr Moisés Alejandro Alarcon-Osuna
Dr Cristina Isabel Ibarra-Armenta is a lecturer at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa and UNICAF University. Dr Moisés Alejandro Alarcon-Osuna is a lecturer at the University of Guadalajara, and a member of the Mexican System of National Researchers from CONACYT (National Council for Science and Technology). Their research focuses on econometrics, regional analysis, and policy and technology change. In a recent publication, Dr Ibarra-Armenta and Dr Alarcon-Osuna outline the need for increased research on coronavirus case fatality rates (CFR) and impacts of stringency methods in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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London: Saudi Arabia last week eased the ban on citizens flying abroad that it introduced at the start of the pandemic, leaving Australia increasingly an outlier in restricting its own citizens from travelling.
The kingdom was one of just a handful of countries that imposed an outward travel ban. In North Korea, it is illegal to leave the country without the governmentâs permission, but the repressive regime imposed this on its citizens long before the pandemic.
Closed check-in counters in the departure terminal at Sydney international airport.
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Australia is almost alone in asking its citizens, including dual citizens, to acquire a government exemption to travel overseas. Even residents of other countries, who donât require an exemption, will have their documents checked and be asked to show proof of their foreign residency before being allowed to board a flight.
Coronavirus: Australia s COVID-19 travel ban is now stricter than Saudi Arabia s
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India’s stringency index jumps as most part of the country locks down
May 11, 2021
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India currently has the second highest number of cumulative infections in the world after the US, with over three lakh new cases every day. While there is no national lockdown, most States have imposed partial or complete lockdowns since April in an effort to combat the pandemic.
These restrictions have impacted the Stringency Index of India, taking it to 73.61 as on April 30. With States such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala announcing lockdowns in May, the index is likely to rise further.
The Stringency Index
The Stringency Index is part of the Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) and is calculated based on nine parameters including school and workplace closures, cancellation of public events, restrictions on gathering size, closing public transport, restrictions on internal movement and international travel, stay at home requirements and public information campaigns.
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