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Dear Reader,
Fake news and misinformation have been the scourge of our times. In a pandemic, they can have alarming consequences. The Caravan reports from the ground in Punjab on how rumours and falsehoods have affected the citizen’s attitude to the pandemic and have seriously impacted the community’s response.
The Print records the day in the life of a JEE-candidate as he battles the challenges of writing the repeatedly rescheduled ‘test of his life’ under the extraordinary conditions imposed by the lockdown.
And, Down To Earth reports on the findings of an extensive survey which reveals that the Dalits, Muslims and the tribals have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As our grantees report and analyse the COVID-19 battle, we bring you a selection. Please read on.
Warmly,
Sunil Rajshekhar
IPSMF
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Villages in Punjab boycott COVID-19 tests and hospital treatment due to fear, misinformation |
The dread of the Coronavirus as a result of rumours and misinformation has led to a dangerous situation in Punjab. A spate of village panchayats have refused access to government medical teams, COVID-19 tests, quarantine, and even resisted being admitted into hospitals. Pervasive rumours of organ harvesting in government facilities, amongst other falsehoods, have resulted in health workers being attacked when they try to intervene in medical situations. The Caravan brings you the story.
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A JEE hopeful’s exam day amid pandemic — fear, anxiety, nausea and lots of sanitiser |
The Print chronicles an engineering aspirant’s anxieties and struggles as he writes the repeatedly rescheduled Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) under the shadow of the COVID-19 lockdown. The story recounts the fateful day of the exam when two years of preparations come down to a few hours filled with the fear of both the exam and the Coronavirus.
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The dispensable India: Data shows how DNTs, Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims bore lockdown brunt |
Dalit, Muslims and the Adivasi households have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study covering more than 97,000 households in 11 states across India, by 69 community-led organisations, has revealed. With limited benefits from government programmes, their access to food, education, healthcare has been severely impacted. Down To Earth reports.
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'बच्चों को पकड़ कर सो लेते हैं, चुपके चुपके रो लेते हैं - शहर लौटे मज़दूरों का संकट |
Asiaville reports from the ground from Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on the precarious condition of the migrants who have returned to the cities from their towns and villages. Mostly daily-wagers, unable to find work, living in labour camps in abysmal conditions, they go through most days famished and recount how they are living through the “darkest days of (their) lives”.
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कोरोनाला रोखणारं गाव! |
Manegav Bazar in Bhandara district of Maharashtra is a rarity in the state – zero COVID-19 cases. Max Maharashtra speaks to Rita Tai Sukhdev, the sarpanch of the village, to find the winning formula. What they found was a pro-active initiated disaster management committee, strict implementation of guidelines, door-to-door visits for motivation and screening by youth-volunteers and quarantine facilities at a local school for migrants returning to the villages.
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| COVID-19 and Population Density |
| The density of population may not be the only criteria that determines the spread of the virus but social and living conditions as well. EPW analyses the correlation. |
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