Fake News, Quackery Mar India s COVID Fight but Government is Doing Nothing About Infodemic
While social media is full of disinformation about COVID-19, none of which has prompted corrective measures from the government, the IT ministry s only warning on false news and misinformation is on the use of the term Indian variant for B.1.167.
Baba Ramdev launching his COVID-19 treatment kit . Photo: PTI
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Yoga guru-turned-businessman Baba Ramdev has created yet another controversy about COVID-19 deaths in India. “More people died because of allopathic treatment than those who died of oxygen shortage or because of COVID-19,” he claimed on Friday. This has invited sharp criticism from the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of AIIMS-Delhi and Safdarjung Hospital. “All this is being done by Swami Ramdev to create fear amongst the public to sell his illegal and unapproved drug,” alleged the Indian Medical Association in a scathing reply to the godman’s claims.
A group of leading UK and US scientists, including Indian-origin Cambridge University immunology and infectious disease expert Ravindra Gupta, on Friday, called for more investigation to determine the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the theory of an accidental release from a lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Leading international scientists call for fuller probe into COVID-19 Wuhan lab leak theory
Experts from world leading universities such as Harvard, Stanford and MIT said knowing how COVID-19 emerged is critical for informing global strategies to mitigate the risk of future outbreaks
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A group of leading UK and US scientists, including Indian-origin Cambridge University immunology and infectious disease expert Ravindra Gupta, on Friday called for more investigation to determine the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the theory of an accidental release from a lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
In a letter published in the journal âScience , the experts from world leading universities such as Harvard, Stanford and MIT said knowing how COVID-19 emerged is critical for informing global strategies to mitigate the risk of future outbreaks.
Reimagining Human Mobility - The role of local authorities for migrants’ inclusion in cities
In observance of the International Migrants Day, Dec 18
18 December 2020. Most migrants, along with the majority of refugees and internally displaced people, live in urban areas, drawn by the prospect of safety and better opportunities. However, many migrants in cities and towns struggle with inadequate working and living conditions (in particular overcrowded and unsecure housing), limited access to services and severe human rights abuses.
Migration has shaped territories and cities throughout history and had a positive impact on innovation and development, but cities need to be prepared to accommodate and serve more and more diverse people. This means that local governments need to plan for the provision of more services such as waste and water management, electricity and energy, but also for more food, public space and recreational facilities, schools, hospitals and health facili