The Pandemic

The pandemic with no Boundaries Thiruvananthapuram became the latest capital city in the country where authorities have imposed a complete lockdown . Guwahati went into lockdown on June 28 ( read how it coped ) and Chennai will be coming out of one from today. On Sunday, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran told the media that Thiruvananthapuram “is perched on a volcano, which can erupt anytime”.    As several patients struggle to keep up with the hospital bills, a doctor at a government hospital in Hyderabad has filed a police complaint alleging that she was charged Rs 1.19 lakh for a day by a private hospital for Covid-19 treatment in violation of the state government’s guidelines on treatment costs.   The Indian Express’ editorial on the ICMR's August 15 deadline to vaccine makers says: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sharp-spike-in-demand-for-home-medical-devices-reveals-data-coronavirus-6491820/?utm_source=newzmate&utm_medium=email&utm_campa...