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Sanitation Workers At Risk From Discarded Medical Waste Related To...
Mumbai: Sanitation workers and rag pickers are at risk from handling unmarked medical waste emerging from homes where...
COVID-19: Intra-State Migrants Marooned Too
Seasonal farm workers from Mantralayam in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh (AP), stranded in a chilli farm in Peddapalem...
Activists Urge Roping In ASHA Workers And Other Novel Approaches As Domestic Violence Rises During Lockdowns
New Delhi: As the United Nations (UN) chief called for a “ceasefire” in domestic violence against women and girls during...
‘Physical Distancing Works By Buying Time To Ramp Up Testing & Bolster Health Systems’
Mumbai: One of the first peer-reviewed studies on the impact of physical distancing on the spread of COVID-19 has used...
In Vrindavan, A Home for Widows Prepares To Protect Its Elderly From COVID-19
Mathura: When Usha Dasi, 72, found out about the coronavirus outbreak in the second week of March 2020, she stopped...
Malaria Season Looms As India Struggles To Contain COVID-19
New Delhi: As India grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the yearly malaria crisis is looming and must get due...
Migrants Returning Home To Ill-Equipped Healthcare Systems
Mumbai: Even as the number of positive COVID-19 cases spikes, the nationwide lockdown has pushed India’s millions of...
States That Are Testing More Are Detecting More Cases, Data Show
Mumbai: Indian states and union territories that have more testing centres and are testing more samples are reporting...
