U.S. reports 30,755 excess, unaccounted deaths by end-April
When COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. stood at 56,246 on April 25, it is been estimated that 30,755 excess deaths have not been accounted for. In the early phase of…
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5% of COVID-19 patients admitted to a hospital died in the U.S.
A COVID-19 case surveillance between January 22-May 30 finds 5% of people admitted to a hospital died. Hospitalisation was six times higher and deaths 12 times higher among patients with…
Coronavirus: U.S. halting funding for WHO will have disastrous consequences
Faulting the WHO for imaginary failings cannot help Mr. Trump wash his hands of many administrative failures in containing the epidemic. Moving beyond blaming and actually withholding WHO funding can…
Coronavirus: Can the U.S. quickly contain the epidemic without strong mitigation measures?
With the most number of novel coronavirus cases in the world and nearly 75% more than China, can the U.S. contain community spread without any strong mitigation measures in the…
COVID-19: Trump epitomises everything a President should not be during a pandemic
On January 20, both South Korea and the U.S. reported their first case of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Two months later, the U.S. has surpassed China and has the most number…
China reports zero cases on three days, is it just a blip?
China had zero cases on March 18-20, but one local transmission on March 21. The turnaround in China comes at a time when the virus is galloping in Europe and…
What led to spread of measles for nearly a year in New York
Though measles vaccine coverage is high in the U.S., the reason why the two outbreaks in New York City and New York State lasted for almost a year boils down…
Trump Ctrl-Alt-Deletes climate change policies
That Donald Trump’s scepticism about climate change will adversely impact policies to address global warming became abundantly clear minutes after he become the President. The White House website deleted all…
