Lockdowns imposed by state governments to break the chain of transmission have to be lifted "very gradually, very slowly" to avoid a third wave of infections, ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said Tuesday afternoon
Pratap Chandra, who is a resident of city s Ruchi Khand area, also named Union Health Ministry s Joint Secretary Luv Aggarwal, National Health Mission Director Aparna Upadhyay and others in his complaint to the Ashiyana police station officer in charge.
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May 30, 2021 02:06 IST
Does the knowledge of the extent of exposure to COVID-19 help to plan for the next wave? Why is the ICMR unlikely to launch a fourth study any time soon?
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Does the knowledge of the extent of exposure to COVID-19 help to plan for the next wave? Why is the ICMR unlikely to launch a fourth study any time soon?
The story so far: Since the pandemic began in 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted three countrywide serosurveys to measure the spread of infection due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The third one (from December 17-January 8) showed that 21.5% of the population had been exposed to the virus. Up to May 23, India has been able to fully vaccinate only 3% of the population and only 10.9% had received one dose. There are indications that the ICMR is unlikely to immediately undertake a fourth national serology survey to estimate the extent of exposure to the coronavirus since January this year.
COVID-19 second wave: Most of India should be under lockdown for 6-8 weeks, says ICMR head
Dr. Balram Bhargava, head of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said in an interview that lockdown restrictions should remain in place in all districts where the rate of infection is above 10% of those tested
PTI | May 12, 2021 | Updated 15:17 IST
The head of the main Indian health agency responding to the coronavirus has said districts reporting a high number of infections should remain locked down for another six to eight weeks to control the spread of the rampaging disease. Dr. Balram Bhargava, head of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said in an interview that lockdown restrictions should remain in place in all districts where the rate of infection is above 10% of those tested.
Potential Measures For Management Of The Covid Pandemic Going Forward
by Shivaji Sondhi - May 3, 2021 12:55 PM
Fighting Covid.
Snapshot
How to counter the Covid-19 wave and guard against a future epidemic of another respiratory disease.
I suggest a toolkit of measures that can ameliorate the ongoing second wave and also guard against an endemic disease or even a third wave that arises dues to viral mutations that evade the vaccines being currently scaled up in India.
Such measures will also become the foundation of a barrier against a future epidemic of another respiratory disease: a novel influenza, or novel Covid or something altogether new. I ignore measures such as emergency acquisition of hospital treatment supplies and acceleration of the vaccination schedule which are already being deployed.