New Delh, July 27, 2020: At a time when Assam is witnessing a major COVID-19 spike, a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak has also been reported from different parts of the state raising concerns. With about 14 per cent mortality rate, about 60 times higher than Assam’s COVID-19 mortality rate, Japanese EncephalitisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, July 22, 2020: A Hyderabad-based Montfort center for human rights has launched a livelihood program for those who have lost their livelihoods because of Covid-19. The first group to benefit from Montfort Social Institute (MSI) project, launched on July 21, is transgenders who lost theirContinue Reading
By John Dayal New Delhi, July 6, 2020: Many people do not realize it, but the Covid pandemic has not just changed everyday life, family life and employment, it has changed many of the things that we have taken for granted as citizens of a democratic, republican, secular country governedContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 5, 2020: India has now taken the third spot in the list of nations worst hit by coronavirus. The country logged more than 697,836 positive cases by the end of July 5, according to data from state governments, overtaking Russia, which had 680,000 as per America’s JohnsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, July 4, 2020: Jesuit Father Joseph L Pragasam became the first Jesuit in India to die of Covid-19. Father Pragasam passed away on July 3 at Saravana Hospital, Madurai, about 465 km south of Chennai. He was 83 and a Jesuit for 64 years. “JesuitsContinue Reading
Mumbai, June 21, 2020: The federal Health Ministry on June 21 said the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have succeeded in bringing down the Covid-19 spread in Dharavi, Asia’s largest slums. “They have actively ‘chased the virus’ and aggressively conducted targeted tracing of suspects,” the ministry said.Continue Reading
By Dr Glenn C Kharkongor Shillong, June 20, 2020: Who knows if this is the mid-point of the Covid crisis? But we’re at the junction between lockdown and unlock, so a good time to do some stock-taking. Are there any lessons to be learned, that will help us on theContinue Reading
Rome, June 18, 2020: The Italian bishops’ conference has distributed another 10 million euros ($11.2 million) to the dioceses in northern Italy hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will be used for emergency aid to individuals and families struggling financially, to support organizations and institutions that are workingContinue Reading
Baltimore, June 16, 2020: Steve Hanke, a top professor of the Johns Hopkins University and a renowned economist, has come out in the open and criticized the Covid-19 numbers put out by the Indian government. The Indian government has been releasing numbers on a day to day basis. The HealthContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, June 14, 2020: The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has affected every sector of human involvement. The two principal modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2-(1) through respiratory droplets of those infected and, (2) fomites necessitate people to maintain minimum distance of 1 meter while interacting, and to limitContinue Reading
