Official COVID Projections Were Toppled by Virus Variants That Genome Panel Had Warned About
Former CCMB chief Rakesh Mishra s comments to The Wire have drawn rebukes from at least two senior science-related officials in the government.
People carry the body of a man who died from COVID-19 at a crematorium in New Delhi, May 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi
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Bengaluru: Even as scientists have acknowledged flaws in a disease transmission model that may have led the government to believe India’s second COVID-19 wouldn’t be too bad, notable members of the government’s science-oriented bodies have pushed back on reports, including by
‘Ending in February 2021’: Expert Covid committee’s ‘supermodel’ flounders as second wave surges
‘Ending in February 2021’: Expert Covid committee’s ‘supermodel’ flounders as second wave surges
An excerpt from ‘Billions Under Lockdown: The Inside Story of India’s Fight Against Covid-19’, by Abantika Ghosh Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP
On 16 September, India reported 97,894 new cases – 11,36,613 tests were done that day, which meant the positivity rate was still a relatively high 8.6 per cent. On 17 September, the country had 10,17,754 active COVID-19 cases – the highest ever. The numbers seemed to be on an exponential growth curve – and then suddenly, without any explanation, the daily COVID-19 tally pulled back from the brink of a lakh, much to the disbelief of many people.
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6-term MP from Gujarat Mansukh Vasava, who was vocal on tribal issues, quits BJP
Agencies
December 29, 2020
Gujarat BJP MP and former Union minister Mansukh Vasava, who has been vocal on tribal issues, on Tuesday quit the party and said he would resign from Lok Sabha in the budget session of Parliament.
Vasava had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week seeking withdrawal of a Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notification declaring 121 villages of Narmada district as eco sensitive zone.
A six-term MP from Bharuch, Vasava in his letter to Gujarat BJP President C R Paatil said, I am resigning so that the image of the party is not damaged because of my mistakes. I have been a loyal worker of the party, so please forgive me.
For every 1 covid-19 case detected, Karnataka missed 90; 60% of Indians exposed to coronavirus by now
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December 18, 2020
New Delhi, Dec 18: For every Covid-19 positive case it detected, Karnataka missed 90 cases while more than 80 crore Indians may have been exposed to the virus by now even though most of them don’t have any symptoms.
These are the new findings of an Indian Covid-19 supermodel, which in its latest run with data till December 13, has found that nearly 60% of the Indian population may have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus, making it harder for the virus to find susceptible individuals.
Also, there was an uptick in the numbers in November, but the rise was not as much as feared, according to the model created by a group of scientists put together by the Department of Science and Technology.