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Health

Is Omicron really ‘mild’? Hear from the doctor who first spotted it

January 24, 2022 Sravasti Datta

“You should probably be hospitalised when you suffer from pneumonia with Omicron,” says Dr Angelique Coetzee, the first doctor to report Omicron.

BBMP Officials at a meeting
Governance

Third wave of the pandemic: Is Bengaluru prepared?

August 6, 2021 Harini Raghavan

Rising COVID infections is BBMP rising to the occasion?

Metro workers in a labour colony during lockdown
Economy

Hunger and fear of another lockdown stalks migrant workers

July 12, 2021 Navya P K

Migrant workers who went back home last year have had it worse since their return. Most remain without work, their condition just as bad as during last year’s lockdown.

A help desk for filing domestic workers' applications, organised at Mantri Greens apartment on July 2
Governance

How to help your domestic worker apply for COVID relief

July 6, 2021 Rajatha Prabhakar

Though state government promised COVID relief of Rs 2,000 to domestic workers, most haven’t been to apply because of the complicated process. Here’s how you can help your domestic worker with the application process

Police checkpost during lockdown
Governance

How to draft COVID unlock notifications or not

July 6, 2021 Nitin Seshadri

Government “lockdown relaxation” notifications fail to impart clarity. We need concise and clear government notifications for COVID unlock plans!

A helpline for funerals
Health

Bengaluru’s COVID deaths: With June numbers still worse than April’s, has the second wave really subsided?

June 28, 2021 Vaidya R

We analyse COVID death rate data from BBMP bulletins. Even accounting for the back-counting of cases, the results are far from comforting.

solid waste management event poster
Waste Management

Panel to explore Bengaluru’s Kasa Connections: Solid Waste Management, Workers’ Safety, and Public Health

June 25, 2021 News Desk

Panel discussion on solid waste management, addressing concerns of workers and wider implications for public health and sustainable development.

Inspectors reviewing BBMP PHC at Ulsoor, Bengaluru
Health

“Primary healthcare should remain with BBMP”

June 18, 2021 Kathyayini Chamaraj

When Phase I of COVID waned, BBMP ward-level committees should have been planning to meet the healthcare needs of the local area.

Bengaluru's COVID testing numbers have increased, but it's largely targeted at patients' primary contacts and ILI/SARI cases
Health

The fall and rise of COVID test numbers in Bengaluru

June 15, 2021 Navya P K

From 30,000-40,000 COVID tests per day during the peak of the second wave, Bengaluru Urban is currently clocking 65,000-70,000 tests per day against the health department target of just over 24,000.

Health

These Bengaluru volunteers filled gaps in COVID management

June 7, 2021 Navya P K

In the second wave of COVID, many issues could be managed only with the support of volunteers. Here are some that can be easily replicated.

mental health spelt out on scrabble tiles
Health

How to cope with mental health fallout from COVID

June 4, 2021 Navya P K

A mental health fallout looms over Bengaluru with the coming of COVID’s second wave. It has to be dealt with at the individual and systemic levels.

smartphone needed for cowin appointments
Health

Digital divide worsening vaccine hesitancy – Part 2

June 1, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

The combination of digital misinformation about the vaccine and its unavailability is creating vaccine hesitancy among the less privileged, say experts.

bengaluru-mental-health
Health

What’s the toll COVID is taking on mental health?

May 31, 2021 Navya P K

Around 10% of the population could have long-term mental health issues due to the COVID pandemic. Support systems should be built to help people recover.

Civic

Report exhumes plight of workers who bury/cremate Bengaluru’s dead

May 28, 2021 News Desk

The city owes much, in terms of dignity, pay and benefits, to crematorium and burial ground workers, especially in the pandemic, the report recommends.

Health

Fastest-finger-first Vs digital handicap – Part 1

May 28, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

COVID care, immunisation or information about the virus: all these are reaching only a privileged population that is internet-savvy.

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