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The three-week campaign aims to reach all children between 15 months and 15 years to quickly achieve wider protection from the disease N Ahmad Nepal has decided to immunize 7.5 million children against typhoid this year, a move that is drawing praise from across the world with experts saying the country has maintained its pre-pandemic routine vaccination levels. “Nepal has maintained its pre-pandemic routine vaccination levels, 82%, while reaching 83% of COVID vaccination coverage for 12+ population. How? Investing in Primary Health Care and supporting female community volunteers,” tweeted Pal...
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From reimagined workplaces and sanitised public spaces to state-of-the-art technologies and evolving social consciousness, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our relationship with spaces and people in profound ways. Here’s looking at the journey back from the virtual to the ‘real’ world in the New Year. By Jisha Krishnan On a cold December evening, as I sipped a hot cup of coffee, I heard footsteps on the stairs. The delivery guy, lugging an oversized bag, trundled to my doorstep. He was out of breath. The door was open, and from the other side of the mesh screen, (I hate to admit) I hesita...
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Irrespective of the continuing COVID-19 cases, deaths, sufferings, and social inequalities of those affected, we are behaviourally tuned to fight, stigmatise, hurl blames against each other, other nations, and communities, turn a blind eye towards the socially impoverished, and disregard health precautions. By Dr Debanjan Banerjee This New Year we will observe the anniversary of the ‘novel’ addition to our lives – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As a physician, when I look back at how this ‘unprecedented’ illness became a daily part of our lives, I notice things that make me quite concern...
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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to claim more lives, more and more products are popping up falsely claiming to prevent the disease. One of those products getting popularity now in India is a so-called “virus shut out” necklace. By Nabeela KhanFrom Youtube to social media to shopping websites, ‘Virus Shut Out’ necklaces are gaining popularity. A Youtube video with the name 100% Original Virus Shut Out claims that it protects you from the epidemic virus but the claim has no scientific evidence. This video has been watched thousands of times. There are many more such videos promoting this so-c...
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India is reporting a progressively high increase in the number of COVID-19 recoveries and a persistent decline in the percentage of active cases, since mid-September. As a result, the five states most affected by coronavirus — Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh all show a steady increase in doubling rates of over 150 days. By Anuja VenkatachalamAs schools and colleges reopen across several states in India, the general tone is one of optimism. Since January 2020, when the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Kerala, the country has been through four months o...
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We have been reading enough grim news about the pandemic. So here’s looking at some of the ‘not-so-bad’ side-effects of the viral outbreak.By Dr. Debanjan BanerjeeExams: We always believed that exams are so important for children that we simply cannot do away with this primitive, humiliating ritual. Today though, there are instances of children getting promoted to the next class without any exam stress.Work from home: Work from home is an ideal solution for the traffic and pollution problems in most cities, but we believed – mostly the company insisted – that it was important to drive our car,...
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At least 44 journalists have died from COVID-19 in India as reporters, photojournalists, and videographers race to cover the pandemic’s spread through the country, often without protective equipment. The youngest among them was Jai Deep, a 28-year-old photojournalist from Punjab.By Tariq HashmatWhen BBC Global News’ Director of Sales & Marketing Chris Davies launched the “Live the Story” campaign to highlight journalists’ commitment to the field, he would not have envisioned living COVID-19. For if there’s one story no scribe would ever want to live, it is this pandemic.And yet, when duty call...
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From zero fatalities and increased profits for local farmers, to school lessons broadcast on national television and radio, Bhutan’s COVID-19 story offers a lesson in effective healthcare emergency response. By Tariq HashmatOn March 6, 2020, COVID-19 finally broke through into Bhutan, when a 76-year-old American man and his partner, who had travelled from India, tested positive for the virus. A total of 90 people, who had come in contact with them during their stay in Bhutan, were quarantined with immediate effect, while the couple was evacuated back to the US on March 16.The royal government ...
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A nation locked between the world’s most populous countries, Nepal is struggling to reign in the COVID-19 outbreak, with mounting cases and stagnant testing.By Tariq HashmatOn January 23, 2020, barely three weeks after China announced the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Nepal had the unfortunate predicament of being the first South Asian country to deal with COVID-19. Land borders with China were shut. The patient, a returnee from France, recovered in a week’s time, and the country was spared from another case for almost two months.Over the following months, the country has been in and out ...
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Health Analytics Asia honours the 382 doctors who, in their battle to save the lives of their patients, lost their own. The youngest among them was just 24 years old.By Tariq HashmatHealthcare workers are at the frontlines of the global battle against COVID-19, putting themselves at high risk. Over 1800 doctors, nurses, and medical as well as paramedical staff have lost their lives to COVID-19, in dozens of countries. India, the pandemic’s second worst-affected country, has lost more than its fair share of doctors.In response to Union Health Minister’s statement that the union government did n...
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