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80m infants in 68 countries to be affected by disrupted immunisation...
Mumbai: Over 80 million infants in at least 68 countries will be at risk of contracting diseases such as measles, polio...
Govt says lockdown averted 78,000 deaths, but cases have surged in 5 states since lifting of curbs
After drawing flak for an earlier modelling estimate that showed India’s new cases would plummet to zero by May 16,...
Despite Ramping Up Testing, India Tests Least Among Worst Affected Countries
Bengaluru: In a May 20, 2020 press release on “how India ramped up COVID-19 testing capacity”, the Indian Council of...
PM CARES Received At Least $1.27 Bn In Donations--Enough To Fund Over 21.5 Mn COVID-19 Tests
New Delhi, Mumbai: At least Rs 9,677.9 crore ($1.27 billion) has been collected in the Prime Minister’s Citizen...
How Migrant Exodus Has Hit Construction Industry
Mumbai: Some 120 million people have lost their jobs in the last eight weeks or so. A significant chunk of this are...
Were Labour Exemptions Necessary, And Will They Be Useful? Experts Differ
Mumbai: At least 10 states including the industrialised Gujarat and Haryana have relaxed labour laws. While this has...
Why Bihar’s Door-to-Door Screening Could Be Underreporting COVID-19 Cases
Patna: The Bihar government’s door-to-door screening campaign for COVID-19 is marred by poor adherence to guidelines...
‘A Mental Health Crisis Is Brewing’
Mumbai: Most of us in India have been in some form of a lockdown for more than 50 days. Even if there will be lifting,...
