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Ditsa Bhattacharya
COVID-19: IMA Questions Promotion of AYUSH Treatment by Centre
19 Oct 2020
The Association wanted to know how many of his ministerial colleagues were treated under AYUSH protocols, and what was stopping him from handing over COVID care and control to the AYUSH ministry.
The Associated Press
World Struggles as Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Cross 40 Million
19 Oct 2020
To date, over 1.1 million confirmed virus deaths have been reported, although experts believe that number is an undercount.
Newsclick Team
COVID-19 Cases: Data and Graphs of India and the World
19 Oct 2020
Statistics and tracking the number of coronavirus confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and deaths due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. New cases, deaths, and number of tests per million…
PTI
India Added Over 10 Years of Life Expectancy Since 1990: Lancet Study
16 Oct 2020
The study noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in Uttar Pradesh.
PTI
Unpaid Salaries: Crisis Deepens in Delhi Hospitals; MCDA Calls Indefinite Strike from Oct 19
15 Oct 2020
Only July salary released last night, even as North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash claimed, “salaries released of all doctors, nurses, paramedics and group C and D staff and for the rest it will be released…
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: Does Stagnation of Fresh Cases Suggest Flattening of the Curve?
14 Oct 2020
The reduction in the fresh cases could be a result of the development of herd immunity in the state, particularly in the cities, experts say.
Newsclick Report
Pending Salaries: Strike by Medicos in Delhi’s Hindu Rao Hospital Enters Third Day
13 Oct 2020
Doctors of Kasturba Hospital have also threatened to go on strike due to non-payment of salaries. They are reportedly planning mass resignations in protest.
Associated Press
WHO Warns Against Pursuing Herd Immunity as Strategy to Stop COVID-19 Spread
13 Oct 2020
“Allowing a dangerous virus that we don't fully understand to run free is simply unethical," WHO’s Tedros said.
PTI
India's COVID-19 Tally Crosses 71-Lakh Mark with 66,732 New Cases
12 Oct 2020
In terms of deaths, Maharashtra (40,349), Tamil Nadu (10,252) and Karnataka (9,966) are the top three states.
Justice Prabha Sridevan
Patent and Patient Rights in COVID-19: Is the Right to Exclusivity a Hamlet Question?
09 Oct 2020
Today the judicial authority may be faced with balancing patent rights and patients’ rights or right to life.