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Break Gilead’s Patent Since US has Bought all Stock of Remdesivir
02 Jul 2020
Trump is trying to improve his waning electoral chances by reserving all of Gilead’s stock of Remdesivir to cover up his disastrous handling of the Covid-19 epidemic so far.
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COVID-19: Airborne Transmission and What Figures in Mumbai and Delhi Reveal
26 Jun 2020
Both Delhi and Mumbai have a ratio of infections to test numbers that are high, in the range of 25-30% in the last two weeks, which means that they need to ramp up testing.
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Covid-19: Dexamethasone Provides Some Hope for Severely ill
18 Jun 2020
In a trial, Dexamethasone, an inexpensive and widely used corticosteroid, reduced deaths by one-third in ventilated patients and by one-fifth in patients receiving oxygen support
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Amit Shah Accepts Government Failed on COVID-19, Descends to What-Aboutery
09 Jun 2020
We are now seeing a surge in new cases, with India emerging as a new global hot spot. Does the Modi government have any plans on how to contain the epidemic in its community transmission phase?
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US Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons
30 May 2020
The US walking out of the Open Skies Agreement is a clear signal that it seeks global dominance. As other countries are unlikely to surrender, we are back to hair-trigger nuclear alerts and the…
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US Declares Vaccine War on the World
23 May 2020
What prevents any country from making drugs and vaccines, once developed? Is it the threat of the US, or the belief that in the US-China vaccine war, they need to be on the US side?
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Disease Capitalism and Covid-19: Hunger in the Belly of the Beast
09 May 2020
For capital, profits come from disease, not peoples’ health. Covid-19 shows the consequence of disease capitalism in a globalised world, the rich—countries or individuals—will not be spared either.
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US Trade War against China Takes a Coronaviral Turn
01 May 2020
The anti-China fake news campaign using COVID-19 pandemic, fits into the larger war that the US is waging against China. It taps into the deep reservoir of xenophobia and racism in the US and…
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Public Health and Private Profits Under COVID-19 Pandemic
24 Apr 2020
The pandemic might be devastating countries, the people and their livelihoods, but is good for some companies and their stockholders, like the ones that hold patents for N95 masks, lifesaving…
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Indian Grid Survives Modi’s 9*9 PM Emergency
10 Apr 2020
The grid survived Modi’s 9*9 crisis due to the outstanding work of electricity engineers and staff. Should the PM have created this emergency for the grid?