The true prevalence rates are most likely to be lower than the rates reported, because of the inflation of false positives on mass screening.
The peak could be witnessed in states like Delhi by this month end or early August while it may be around September in others such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka, Director of the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) here Prof. G V S Murthy said.
COVID-control strategies in Telangana have to adopt a twin track approach: health systems and community engagement.
In trying to end discrimination against women, government has to do more than framing laws. It should invest in education and interventions that encourage equality between men and women in public sphere.
Delhi has modified strategies, is stepping up to the Covid challenge. For the future, a public health cadre must be created as a priority.
Since the advent of Covid-19 into human society, the terms epidemiology and public health have resonated widely across media and become familiar but not uniformly well understood.
Watch as Dr K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) respond to this and more on the show.
Battle to tackle the pandemic is still in its initial stages.
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