Flattening The Curve
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Coronavirus lockdown: Despondency in adults can quickly spread to their children in times like these, warns child psychiatrist
Debobrat Ghose •The mix of information and misinformation, and exaggerated fears of the situation, result in symptoms of anxiety of various kinds depending on the age of the child, warns child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Amit Sen.
Coronavirus Lockdown: 'No dignity in living like this, it is humiliating', migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh on why they want to leave Mumbai
Parth Mn •Hundreds of such migrant workers in Mumbai walked in the blistering heat along the eastern express highway with their belongings on their head.
India isn't flattening the COVID-19 curve; Health ministry must stop making this claim, test more, raise healthcare capacity
Devesh Kumar •So, is India "flattening the curve" with COVID-19 cases? The short answer is NO. While the stringent containment measures implemented by the central government have certainly slowed down the growth of COVID-19 during the lockdown but is that growth rate manageable by our health care systems? The answer is no.
COVID-19 panel chief says lockdown may need to be extended till mid-May in Delhi, cites China's calculations for pandemic
•Delhi had recorded its first COVID-19 case on 3 March and mathematical modelling of pandemic from China suggests that it takes about 10 weeks for the epidemic curve to decline, said Dr SK Sarin, chairman of Delhi's COVID-19 panel
India may be flattening coronavirus curve, claims Brookings India analyst; research shows growth of cases has declined after 6 April
Fp Staff •India might be flattening the curve of the novel coronavirus outbreak, as the growth rate of new cases has consistently declined after 6 April, an analysis by former Brookings Institute Fellow Shamika Ravi shows.
Coronavirus pandemic: How 'flattening the curve' can ease burden on healthcare systems, minimise impact
Fp Staff •The concept of "flattening the curve" assumes importance as a way to ensure that the healthcare system can better deal with the coronavirus pandemic.