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Pandemics are caused by germs but spread by people who are in denial


Pandemics are caused by germs but spread by people who are in denial
April 18, 2021, 7:42 AM IST
Jameel is a virologist, and director, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University
India recorded 216,828 new Covid-19 cases and 1,182 deaths on April 15, 2021, bringing the overall tally to about 14.3 million cases and over 174,000 deaths.  With a 1% daily increase in new cases and a 7% increase in active cases, the pandemic is severely affecting the healthcare system.
These statistics hide innumerable stories of despondency and desperation. Take for example Mohammed Nisar, a 60-year-old, who fell ill on April 14. Unable to get a hospital bed in his native Azamgarh, UP, his family drove him to Lucknow. With no luck there, he was driven to Aligarh, where they got him admitted in a small private hospital. He is critical and all his co-passengers have tested positive. ....

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View: Pandemics are caused by germs but spread by people who are in denialBy Shahid Jameel, TOI Contributor
Last Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 10:11 AM IST
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The 1918 ‘Spanish’ flu had a mild first wave but returned later in the year to cause havoc. In India there were an estimated 12 to 20 million deaths in the second wave. Bombay, then with a population of 1.1 million, reported about 15,000 deaths just in the month of October 1918. What happened to the flu virus in 1918 is happening to the Covid-19 virus in 2021. ....

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