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Dear Reader,
As the cases of COVID-19 surge, we bring you the coverage
of our grantees on the pandemic, which includes
The Print’s report on why Dharavi should
become the template for Delhi’s fight against the
Coronavirus? The Ken’s prognosis on how
diplomacy will be critical to India’s access to a vaccine
- “the most political vaccine of all time”? And,
IndiaSpend’s findings on what it costs to
overcome the virus in one of Delhi’s premier hospitals?
For this and more, including the cracks appearing in the
Kerala model for COVID-19 containment, read on.
Sunil Rajshekhar
IPSMF
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It’s Operation Diplomacy for India as Covid
vaccine preparedness hots up
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As the world races to produce a vaccine for
COVID-19, it is diplomacy and strategy that will
determine who gets the first-uses of the vaccine,
as and when it is available.
The Ken takes a deep dive into
the politics surrounding potential COVID-19
vaccines and explains why, for once, India is not
badly placed. The story tells you, who will get
access to a potential vaccine, how much of it will
a country get, and what role Indian manufacturers
play in this multilateral effort?
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Dharavi’s unexpected Covid success story has
lessons for Delhi, other crowded cities
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Mumbai’s Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, was staring
down the barrel with rising cases of COVID-19.
Given the density of population - with nearly a
million people living in a 2.5 kilometre area –
the worst was feared. Now, almost miraculously,
Dharavi has turned the corner, with very few cases
being reported since the beginning of June. And it
is Delhi, the national capital, with India’s
highest test positivity rate, which could take a
few lessons from Dharavi.
The Print tells us why.
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PPE Priced High In Private Hospitals, While Public
Hospitals Face Shortage
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Even as the public healthcare infrastructure is
overwhelmed by the rise in infections, private
healthcare providers have stepped in. However, the
treatment comes at a price – and a very heavy one
at that. For instance, a family that admitted an
elderly member for COVID-19 treatment to Delhi’s
Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi was handed a bill of
Rs 16 lakh. Nearly Rs 3 lakh, or Rs 10,000 a day
of this amount, was for PPE alone!
IndiaSpend investigates the costs
that patients are being charged by private
healthcare providers and the utter lack of
transparency in the rates.
Read Here
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Are we underreporting COVID-19 deaths?
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The ICMR guidelines say that the deaths of all
COVID-19 patients, even those with co-morbidities
must be counted as COVID-19 deaths. Flouting this
regulation, Delhi is listing only those deaths
that occurred directly from COVID-19.
Down to Earth explains that the
lack of universal standards for counting COVID-19
fatalities, is the reason that different
yardsticks are being employed by different
countries, skewing the count.
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കഴുത്തിലിട്ട മാസ്ക്കും തിക്കിത്തിരക്കിയ നടത്തവും
മലയാളി കൊവിഡിനെ ജയിപ്പിക്കാന് ഇറങ്ങിയതാണോ?
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The Kerala model, heralded around the world as a
template for COVID-19 containment, is seemingly
losing its way. This ground report by
Dool News finds ATM centres
without sanitisers, public hand-washing booths
without water supply, and general crowding by
people without following social distancing norms
nor wearing a mask. Citizens bemoan that the end
of the lockdown has led to a casual and
lackadaisical attitude among people which is
already resulting in a rise in cases in the state.
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The COVID-19 Battle: Pandemic v/s
Privacy
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The right to privacy in India has been held
to be a fundamental, inalienable right, even
in the time of a crisis like the present
pandemic.
The Bastion argues that
this needs to be strengthened and backed by
legislation.
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COVID-19 has serious implications for
India’s non-profits
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India Development Review
presents the results from a rapid-response
research project and finds that financial
stress, loss of steam in programmes and the
erosion of CSR funds are among the many
challenges confronting the Indian
non-profits.
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भीती वाटत असताना 'ती' देते
लोकांना आधार |
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Max Maharashtra brings you
the story of a nurse working in the
COVID-ward of a government hospital in
Mumbai – the stress, the worries and the
thoughts of the family back home.
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Payment Of Wages And Judicial Evasion In
A Pandemic
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Live Law argues that the
Supreme Court was less than itself by
delaying the hearing of a petition regarding
the non-payment of wages to employees to
July-end. Thereby, preventing relief for
thousands of workers.
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Online classes a hurdle, future
uncertain: UP, Delhi college students
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Online classes have been touted as the
solution to overcome the inability of
students to physically access their
classrooms. However,
The Caravan reports, for
the students from the marginalised and poor
families who are without access to digital
tools, it is proving to be exclusionary.
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