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Independent India has always been a vibrant democracy, except for the #Emergency years of #IndiraGandhi from 1975-77. That it has taken a decisive turn to religious majoritarianism under the #BJP and under #Modi since 2014 doesn't change that fact. (1/)
Democracy is not necessarily congruent with liberal values or even human rights. #Slavery was legal both in the democracy of Great Britain as well as the USA for almost a hundred years since the US' formation. Even a White woman was not considered equal to a man in America. (2/)
Over the next 5 days Paperclip will look back at 50 stories of courage & inspiration from the subcontinent in 2021. We will publish 10 stories each day, in no particular order of ranking as we feel all these stories are equally powerful. Follow #Paperclip50 
Sky is not the limit: Andhra Pradesh girl Jahnavi Dengeti became the first Indian to be a part of @NASA's International Space Program. bit.ly/3Ie7FEn #Paperclip50
Protector: ASHA health worked Suman Dhebe walked over 10 Kms everyday during the #secondwave to successfully protect 5 tribal villages around Pune from #COVID contamination #Paperclip50
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#SupremeCourt hearing plea filed seeking CBI probe in the shortage of oxygen during the #secondwave of the #Covid_19
Justice Chandrachud- Commissioning an enquiry this is not the case, CBI is not the first ressort.
There is no Country which didn't faced the problem during that period.
Adv Medhanshu Tripathi appearing for the petitioner submitted that this will unearth the reason behind this.
There is no Country which didn't faced the problem during that period.
Adv Medhanshu Tripathi appearing for the petitioner submitted that this will unearth the reason behind this.
Justice Chandrachud: It is very easy to put up alligations, we have already established a national task force.
Media briefing on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on #COVID19 to begin in a few minutes
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In last 24 hours, around 46,000 new #COVID19 cases have been reported
58.4% of the total cases in last week reported from Kerala
Other states still show a declining trend
-Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA
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In last 24 hours, around 46,000 new #COVID19 cases have been reported
58.4% of the total cases in last week reported from Kerala
Other states still show a declining trend
-Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA
#Unite2FightCorona
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Progressive decrease in districts reporting high cases of #COVID19
No. of #ActiveCases is continuously decreasing
Cumulative Recovery Rate increasing, more than 97% currently
-@MoHFW_INDIA
No. of #ActiveCases is continuously decreasing
Cumulative Recovery Rate increasing, more than 97% currently
-@MoHFW_INDIA
.@OnReality_Check | Tamil Nadu Finance Minister P Thiaga Rajan (@ptrmadurai) on the state's mega poll promises.
.@OnReality_Check | Tamil Nadu Finance Minister P Thiaga Rajan (@ptrmadurai) when asked if they would be able to fulfill the state's mega poll promises.
.@OnReality_Check | Tamil Nadu Finance Minister P Thiaga Rajan (@ptrmadurai) on whether the Indian economy was showing a turnaround.
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There is a slightly reduced rate of decline witnessed in #COVID19 cases during last 2-3 weeks which is a matter of concern
- @MoHFW_INDIA
Health Ministry's Media briefing on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on #COVID19
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There is a slightly reduced rate of decline witnessed in #COVID19 cases during last 2-3 weeks which is a matter of concern
- @MoHFW_INDIA
Health Ministry's Media briefing on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on #COVID19
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JS, @MoHFW_INDIA shares details about area of concern in #COVID19 cases ; says 22 districts are reporting increasing trend in daily new #COVID cases during last 4 weeks
Includes Solapur and Beed districts in Maharashtra
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Includes Solapur and Beed districts in Maharashtra
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Sundays are devoted to free therapy for HCWs and COVID Grief. Was using #emdr with a young Health Care Worker posted to the #COVID ward during the #secondwave. During this time one of the deceased’s relatives, in a grief-stricken state, had attacked the HCW and beaten her
She faced and witnessed several more such attacks against her and other staff. As the intense pressure of the COVID wards eased by June, she experienced PTSD symptoms and found it increasingly difficult to go back to the COVID wards.
She felt unsafe in the PPE kit due to reduced visibility and felt she might be attacked from behind. She had nightmares, palpitations and intense fear, but continued to work due to the demand.
@meghnay3, @_kanikas_, Alamu and I wrote about the income and livelihood loss due to #SecondWave of the coronavirus in India. We map states that imposed partial or full lockdowns, and highlight research that discusses economic ramifications of these interventions.
Thread after short rant against nepotism in academia as reproduced by @IndianExpress who agreed to run this article as an Online Exclusive and then disappeared for two months without publishing this piece: medium.com/@aarushi.kalra…
To the editors of @IndianExpress: we apologise that we were born in the wrong families, ones without bureaucrats, academics, or CEOs. That we were born as women only makes you value our time and effort even less. We get it!
A 3rd wave of covid infections in India is unavoidable and may hit the country within 8 weeks, AIIMS chief Dr. Randeep Guleria said. The vitality of the new wave however, would depend upon vaccination coverage and level of adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
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Dr. Guleria added, "As we have started unlocking, there is again a lack of COVID-appropriate behavior. We don't seem to have learned from what happened between the 1st and the 2nd wave." He further said, "It all depends on how we go ahead in terms of COVID-appropriate behavior."
So will this wave affect children more? A recent seroprevalence study was done by #WHO and AIIMS on 10,000 samples. Citing that, the Indian govt asserted that the level of antibodies was similar in both adults and children. So, the new wave might affect every age group equally.
A total disregard for COVID protocols will hasten the 3rd wave of the pandemic, the Delhi High Court warned today noting violations in Delhi following easing of curbs. The court has asked the Centre and the Delhi govt to submit status reports over this.
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The HC has took suo motu cognizance of the issue after a doctor from Delhi's AIIMS shared images of overcrowded markets. The court asked govt to take strict measures against violators and sensitize sellers. It also directed to deploy police in markets to enforce social distancing
"The memory of the second wave has not left us, yet people behave in this manner. This is very unfortunate," a bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Asha Menon commented. "There is a need for strict measures to prevent further spread of COVID-19 infection." #covidupdates
#PMaddress, live tweeting and translation:
India affected much as rest of world
Worst pandemic since 100 years
Modern world has not seen or experienced such a crisis
But India has fought back. testing, PPE, labs covid wards, new health infratructue created
India affected much as rest of world
Worst pandemic since 100 years
Modern world has not seen or experienced such a crisis
But India has fought back. testing, PPE, labs covid wards, new health infratructue created
Built so many oxygen plants
Never experienced such a demand for oxygen
Oxygen trians, air force planes, navy ships. raised production 10-fold.
have acquired equipment from all over the world.
imported medicines from all over
left no stone unturned
Never experienced such a demand for oxygen
Oxygen trians, air force planes, navy ships. raised production 10-fold.
have acquired equipment from all over the world.
imported medicines from all over
left no stone unturned
Lots of military references
Covid protocol has been our biggest weapon
vaccines are our greatest #kavach = armour
imagine what would have been the sit if India had not been such a big vaccine producer.
Covid protocol has been our biggest weapon
vaccines are our greatest #kavach = armour
imagine what would have been the sit if India had not been such a big vaccine producer.
Hey dude, the fact that countries generously donated to help #India fight #COVID19 #SecondWave, is not the credit of the Indian government. Its to their credit and it’s a failure of the government to be so unprepared for the second wave!
It’s not entirely true that Indian government failed to vaccinate people in the 70s and 80s. In cooperation with @WHO, #India managed to eradicate #SmallPox by 1988. That was a huge achievement and this speech just belittles that!
yes #India did come up with #COVID19 #Vaccine in a record time, but to claim that this is #IndianExceptionalism is untrue. Making a #COVID19Vaccine in record time wouldn’t have been possible without global collaboration. If anything Covid showed exceptionalism isn’t the way.
A metal ion orients SARS-CoV-2 mRNA to ensure accurate 2′-O methylation of its first nucleotide
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The #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus is able to utilize the changes in metal ion concentrations to disguise itself in the human host body thus evading immune responses.
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The #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus is able to utilize the changes in metal ion concentrations to disguise itself in the human host body thus evading immune responses.
Efficacy of #clarithromycin on #COVID19 pneumonia without oxygen administration; protocol for multicenter, open-label, randomized-controlled, 3-armed parallel group comparison, exploratory trial #CAMECOVID
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Japan Registry of Clinical Trials jRCTs071210011
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Japan Registry of Clinical Trials jRCTs071210011
The influence of #HLA genotype on the severity of #COVID19 infection
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A genetic link has been discovered explaining why some people catch #Covid but don't get sick. The gene is found three times as often in people who are #asymptomatic.
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A genetic link has been discovered explaining why some people catch #Covid but don't get sick. The gene is found three times as often in people who are #asymptomatic.
#RBI leaves rates unchanged as it lowers #GDP growth projection to 9.5%, targets 5.1% inflation
#RBIPolicy #ShaktikantaDas
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#RBIPolicy #ShaktikantaDas
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By @pabsgill
@pabsgill Unlike the first wave where the economy came to standstill under a national wide lockdown, the impact on economic activity is expected to be relatively contained in the #SecondWave with restrictions on mobility being regionalised and nuanced: Shaktikanta Das.
#RBI #RBIPolicy
#RBI #RBIPolicy
The #FarmersProtest against the central govt’s #FarmBills completes 6 months today. Farmers are demanding a repeal of three laws passed in Sept 2020 & have called for a nationwide protest today, May 26, 2021. Follow this thread to know more:
12 opposition parties, supporting the protest today, have written to the Centre demanding a repeal of the #FarmBills & minimum support price (#MSP) for foodgrains, based on the M.S. Swaminathan Committee recommendations
In Sept 2020, #Parliament passed 3 laws--Farmers (Empowerment & Protection) Agreement on Prices Assurance & Farm Services Bill, the Farmers’ Produce Trade & Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Bill & the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020
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🔝5 Concerns about #SARSCoV2 #Biology: A Call to Pause, Deliberate, and Revise Policy─This review is intended both as a basic resource and to initiate an open and critical dialog about SARS-CoV-2 biology for an independent and public call to action. jjcouey.medium.com/5-concerns-abo…
Structural basis of ribosomal #frameshifting during translation of the #SARSCoV2 #RNA #genome
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A unique feature of the SARS-CoV-2 genome controls protein synthesis and presents an "Achilles heel" of the virus.
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A unique feature of the SARS-CoV-2 genome controls protein synthesis and presents an "Achilles heel" of the virus.
Brainstem neuropathology in two cases of #COVID19: #SARSCoV2 trafficking between #brain and #lung
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Neuropathologic evidence strongly suggests that the pathophysiology of COVID-19 related respiratory failure includes a neurogenic component.
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Neuropathologic evidence strongly suggests that the pathophysiology of COVID-19 related respiratory failure includes a neurogenic component.
All indications from the coronavirus numbers in India in the last two weeks suggest that the second wave of infections may already have reached a peak, or will peak in the next few days, but end may still be far away.
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#COVID19India
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#COVID19India
After reaching a high of 4.14 lakh last Thursday, the daily cases has dropped significantly in the last 1 week. This is not happening for the first time. After crossing 4 lakh mark for the first time on April 30, the case count had gone down for a few days, before jumping again.
#Maharashtra, which at one point was contributing more than 60% of daily cases, certainly seems to be in a declining phase now. The decline in Maharashtra is likely to have the biggest impact on the national curve.
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Who said #hesitancy was not a prob? My comorbid wife delayed taking shot by a month. Sr citizen neighbour pastered doctor son against vaccine. #Covaxin was not mocked? It was done till early April. Hesitancy was so common that bengal went slow on covax indent 1/n
Why all health staff, Sr xitizen didn't queue up 4 #vaccine in Feb-March? Centres wr idle. Data proves, Thr ws not equal push from all states either. All rushed 4 vax as #SecondWave struck. As in end April 50% on queue for vax wr above 60. This contributed to overcrowding. 2/n
Yes thr is now a #VaccineShortage. But part of it is perceived. Do we have enough manpower & other necessary infra to inoculate 3 USAs (90cr adult) at one go? V got feb-april. Cud USA vaccinate all in 3 months? On April 18, only 50% Americans wr vaccinated. De started ahead. 3/n
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#WhatsApp myths about #India's slow sputtering #Covid #Vaccination program. Let's bust them one by one.
1. Vaxx shortages are because of our ambitious aim to make it available to the 18-44 age group as well (Phase3)
A. Hang on. why then are the total No. of doses falling
#WhatsApp myths about #India's slow sputtering #Covid #Vaccination program. Let's bust them one by one.
1. Vaxx shortages are because of our ambitious aim to make it available to the 18-44 age group as well (Phase3)
A. Hang on. why then are the total No. of doses falling
2. It's all those bloody lefty anti-Modi intellectuals who criticised Covaxin and generated all those negative vibrations. That led to #VaxxHesitancy.
A. Well firstly, Covaxin was approved on Jan 3 w/o a shred of data on efficacy. science.thewire.in/health/dcgi-cd…
A. Well firstly, Covaxin was approved on Jan 3 w/o a shred of data on efficacy. science.thewire.in/health/dcgi-cd…
Secondly, similar widespread criticism of AZ trials did not affect Britain's rollout of the vaccine, did it. The difference was Britain had a truly independent regulator.
Press briefing on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on #COVID19 to start shortly (4 PM)
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@ddsahyadrinews @airnews_mumbai @airnews_pune @airnews_arngbad @airnews_nagpur
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There are more than 21.57 lakh active #COVID19 cases in the country. This figure is double of the maximum no. of active cases we had last year. Almost all the states are facing a second wave now. GOI and States/UTs are trying their best to come out of the #pandemic: @MoHFW_INDIA
146 districts having a positivity rate of above 15% are a cause of worry for both the State Govts and the Centre. @MoHFW_INDIA has done extensive consultation with the concerned State Govts so that specific actions can be initiated, many of which have started: Health Secretary
If you visit the website of India's Press Information Bureau, @PIB_India, you'd be forgiven for thinking it should be renamed as the Propaganda Wing of the #ModiAdministration. The first thing to pop up is this:
That is a boastful message about India's covid vaccination programme. - the World's largest is the claim. Well it bloody well ought to be the world's largest given that India is almost the MOST populous country (China is a whisker ahead may be, who knows?).
But is it also the world's fastest, as has been claimed elsewhere?
Next, lets look the Press release from @MoHFW_INDIA pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
You'd be forgiven for thinking India is winning the war against #Coronavirus, that the #SecondWave is #fakenews
Next, lets look the Press release from @MoHFW_INDIA pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
You'd be forgiven for thinking India is winning the war against #Coronavirus, that the #SecondWave is #fakenews
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3/15 COVID-19 #PERU 🇵🇪 (24/12) Tasa de mortalidad diaria por COVID-19 en #Lima y #Callao (media móvil de 7 días)
#COVID19 #SINADEF #Analytics #DataScience #dataviz #Python #RStats #R #ggplot2 #DataScientist #datosabiertos #SARS_CoV_2 #SARSCoV2 #secondwave #coronavirus @Cholega
#COVID19 #SINADEF #Analytics #DataScience #dataviz #Python #RStats #R #ggplot2 #DataScientist #datosabiertos #SARS_CoV_2 #SARSCoV2 #secondwave #coronavirus @Cholega
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Dire warning from Dr Darayus Gazder, a young doctor in #Karachi: Second wave is very strong, patients are highly critical and sick. We have a waiting list of over 10 per bed. People are dying/suffering alone w no one to say goodbye!
It's painful
1/n
Dire warning from Dr Darayus Gazder, a young doctor in #Karachi: Second wave is very strong, patients are highly critical and sick. We have a waiting list of over 10 per bed. People are dying/suffering alone w no one to say goodbye!
It's painful
1/n
Some deteriorate within minutes. Others who survive COVID have permanent severe #lung damage, can't eat a single meal w/o high flow oxygen, later die painfully as if #drowning once respiratory/cardiac muscles can't compensate as oxygen is depleted.
- Dr Darayus Gazher 2/n
- Dr Darayus Gazher 2/n
Educated people should take this seriously. But they are Instead throwing parties, weddings, going to sports events, malls, shopping, eating out with no precautions, even mocking the disease. This selfish behaviour must end as it endangers ALL age groups
- Dr Darayus Gazder 3/n
- Dr Darayus Gazder 3/n
