Top Medical Body For Phased School Reopening, Prioritises Junior Classes

New Delhi:  Schools need to be reopened in a phased manner (beginning with primary schools followed by secondary schools) and allowed to remain open and safe with multi-layered mitigation measures, according to experts at the top medical body, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). In an opinion piece…

“Kerala Focusing On Mitigation, Not Containment”: Health Ministry Sources

New Delhi:  The Kerala government is not focusing on containing Covid, as a result of which up to 50 per cent of the new cases are being reported from that state, Health Ministry sources have said. “The fatalities are low because their health infrastructure is good. They are focused more on mitigation…