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_campaign=morningbrief&tqid=3a_wYmB4WRUB4jz1zDFxBnSPZaBNb99VWZSer5DkbA

“The WHO does note that participation in these trials ‘would be least risky for young healthy adults’. But the global health agency also underlines that ‘preserving public trust in research requires minimising harm not only to volunteers but also to research staff and third parties’. The ICMR, which has so far creditably anchored the country’s fight against COVID 19, cannot afford to relegate this imperative.”