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Multiple YouTube videos claim that vaccines are ineffective against the new Covid-19 variants. The claim is false. By Tej Kumar There are viral YouTube videos in the Telugu language widely spoken in south-eastern India on vaccine misinformation. The speaker claims himself to be a chemical engineer, and most of his videos are against vaccines. So we analysed some of the videos, and the common narrative in these videos is misrepresentation of vaccines, which often leads to vaccine hesitancy. Below are some of his widely watched videos that have false claims and have the potential to influence th...
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On June 11, 2021, the United Arab Emirates saw a 51.27% increase in COVID cases despite being one of the most vaccinated countries globally. By Fatima Majid The country has reported a total of 606,128 cases,1741 deaths and 19,145 active cases thus far. Daily cases, which had dipped to below 1200 in May when 87.17% of the eligible group had been vaccinated, surged in the first week of June, just after the Eid-al-Fitr holidays. In response to the rise in cases, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority issued a statement urging everyone to abide by the preventive measures a...
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The country’s third and fourth waves have been the most infections with a 500% increase in the number of cases. By Anuja Venkatachalam Japan is getting off a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections not long after the third wave in January 2021. The country has now recorded a total of 7,60,323 cases and 13,523 deaths since the first case was reported on 22nd January, 2020. The fourth wave has been nearly as infectious as the third wave, which marked a 500% increase in the number of cases. However, the case fatality ratio has declined since the first wave during which 4.26% of the cases reported resu...
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The eight sisters of the north-east observed a rise in cases during the second wave, but still only constitute 2% of the country’s total cases. By Anuja Venkatachalam India’s north-eastern states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya which constitute 3.75% of India’s population make up 2% of India’s COVID-19 cases. The largest of these states, Assam which also borders West Bengal, a recent COVID hotspot, has the highest number of COVID cases and deaths in the region. The second wave, which hit India in April 2021 saw an unprecedented increase in ...
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As India strives to ramp up COVID vaccinations, Health Analytics Asia speaks to Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya, public policy and health systems expert. Dr. Lahariya has also authored the book “Till We Win: India’s fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic” with Dr. Gagandeep Kang and Dr. Randeep Guleria. By Tariq Hashmat More than four months into the #LargestVaccinationDrive in India, a little over 40 million people have received both doses of COVID vaccine – this is under four per cent of the population. With a devastating second wave on a slow but steady decline, India now looks to shift focus back on...
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The island nation which was being praised for its efforts in COVID vaccine rollout, is now facing one of the fastest growing infections. By Fatima Majid Maldives has reported a 115% rise in COVID cases in the last month with over 66,000 infections and 173 deaths. On May 20th, the country reached its peak with 4058 infections per 100,000 people, becoming one of the worst-hit nations, surpassing even the United States, Brazil and India in their reporting of daily new cases. Being one of the most sought-after travel destinations, the number of tourists visiting Maldives often exceeds its own popu...
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The term wave is often used to describe a peak or a downfall in infections or cases resembling the shape of a wave. But the word ‘wave’ has triggered panic lately. So we asked an expert to explain what a wave is. We also verified with him whether or not it can be predicted and is it too early to make any speculations about its severity. By Nabeela Khan There is no universal definition of a ‘wave’ in a pandemic. In fact, when coronavirus started in early 2020, experts were figuring out if there will be waves or patterns since not all infectious diseases follow the same sketch and drawing on his...
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A WhatsApp message claiming bacteria present in buttermilk can fight Covid-19 effectively is false and has no scientific evidence to back up the claim. By Tej Kumar A message shared on WhatsApp claims that 12 hours fermented butter milk has bacteria which can kill coronavirus and can cure people. It also claims that “a virologist named MSN Reddy, who was nominated for Noble Prize ten times, has said that the bacteria present in buttermilk and iron present in fermented rice will kill Covid-19 and can cure people”. The claim in the message is false. The message in Telugu translates to English as...
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A WhatsApp message claiming bacteria present in buttermilk can fight Covid-19 effectively is false and has no scientific evidence to back up the claim. By Tej Kumar A message shared on WhatsApp claims that 12 hours fermented butter milk has bacteria which can kill coronavirus and can cure people. The claim in the message is false. The message in Telugu translates to English as, “a virologist named MSN Reddy, who was nominated for Noble Prize ten times”, has said that the “bacteria present in buttermilk will kill Covid-19 and can cure people”. Google search for a virologist named MSN Reddy did ...
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A second wave of COVID infections has overwhelmed the country’s health system By Fatima Majid Nepal, on Monday reported over 9000 new cases, nearly reaching the 10,000 mark for the fifth time in May. With over 400,000 cases and 5847 deaths, the country faces a COVID crisis, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums particularly in the capital city of Kathmandu. Data shows a sharp increase in cases and deaths between April and May. In April, 1529 new cases and 8 new deaths were reported on average, every day. These numbers have increased manifold, to 8287 and 267 respectively in May. Nepal’s Mini...
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