Covid-19: Why India’s ‘low’ Case Fatality Rate should be treated with scepticism

The country’s experience with coronavirus does not indicate unqualified success, compared with several other countries.

Minu Philip

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Debraj Ray

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S Subramanian

· 21 hours ago

Long-distance relationships are hard at the best of times. Covid-19 has made them harder for Indians

With India’s case load rising to record numbers, Indians in long-distance relationships are unsure when they will be able to travel to meet their partners.

Anisha Sircar

· Yesterday · 06:30 pm

Monsoon fevers are complicating the coronavirus response in rural India

An interview with SP Kalantri, the medical superintendent at Kasturba Gandhi Hospital in Maharashtra’s Wardha district.

Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com

· Yesterday · 01:30 pm

Interview: How should India regulate private healthcare to avoid pitfalls exposed by the pandemic?

Malini Aisola of the All India Drug Action Network talks about what lessons India must learn from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Smitha Nair

· Yesterday · 06:30 am

Mumbai’s Covid-19 centres are under strain because of lockdown easing and influx of outside patients

Gautam Bhansali, who is the chief coordinator between Mumbai’s civic body and private hospitals, on why there are insufficient beds to deal with the pandemic.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 20, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Why are coronavirus death rates falling, even though the case numbers are rising?

An analysis of government data from England and Wales provides some clues.

Danny Dorling, The Conversation

· Sep 18, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Interview: What are the chances of reinfection after recovery from Covid-19?

Virologist Shahid Jameel explains.

Smitha Nair

· Sep 16, 2020 · 09:00 am

How the lack of reliable data hurts the most vulnerable Indians

On Monday, the labour ministry said that it did not know how many migrant workers had died going home during lockdown so there was no question of compensation.

Arun Kumar

· Sep 16, 2020 · 07:30 am

To check coronavirus’ spread, Punjab must actively find new cases, instead of just contact-tracing

A new study reveals where the state government is going wrong.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 15, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Do face shields offer better protection from coronavirus than masks?

Experts offer some advice.

Philip Russo, The Conversation

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Brett Mitchell, The Conversation

· Sep 15, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Now that Covid-19 has spread to India’s villages, it must seek informal healthcare providers’ help

Training practitioners and creating a network of informed health workers with community trust could boost pandemic support in rural areas.

Meera Tiwari, The Conversation

· Sep 14, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Was health official Lav Agarwal right in saying India’s Covid-19 peak may never come?

India’s ever-rising Covid-19 curve is almost singularly unique.

Arunabh Saikia

· Sep 14, 2020 · 06:30 am