What lessons do India’s Covid-19 serosurveys hold?

Sometimes they tell us less about the disease and more about the interaction between science, media and politics.

Murad Banaji

· Feb 06, 2021 · 09:00 am

Why is Covid-19 surging in Delhi eight months after the pandemic started?

The disease may now be hitting a population more vulnerable to hospitalisation and death.

Murad Banaji

· Nov 15, 2020 · 06:30 am

Covid-19: Why it’s impossible to draw firm conclusions from the first national serosurvey

Still, for the first time, the ICMR appears to have acknowledged Covid-19 death undercounting – on a significant scale.

Murad Banaji

· Sep 23, 2020 · 09:00 am

A city divided: Covid-19 reveals Mumbai’s faultlines

Coronavirus is not a great leveller. It spreads much more rapidly in poor housing.

Murad Banaji

· Aug 20, 2020 · 09:00 am

How many people in India have had Covid-19?

The ICMR’s estimates for the prevalence and fatality rate of the disease do not tally with what we know of the coronavirus in India and worldwide.

Murad Banaji

· Jul 09, 2020 · 07:30 am

In charts: How will the Covid-19 pandemic end?

In a large country like India, elimination may be achieved locally but in every area one should always expect some spread under the radar and new introductions.

Murad Banaji

· Jun 12, 2020 · 07:30 am

What effects has the lockdown had on the evolution of Covid-19 in India?

Modelling different scenarios for infections and fatalities in India can give us some answers.

Murad Banaji

· May 27, 2020 · 07:30 am