India coronavirus dispatch: Hotspots are emerging in the villages

Changing approach towards mask use, domestic violence in the time of Covid-19, will it be safe for children to attend school once they reopen?-roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Opinion

Changing our approach towards mask use: Lately, a series of studies has provided evidence that widespread mask use can help reduce the spread of Covid-19 and considerably slow the pandemic. With world opinion coming round in favour of mask use, early this month the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a slightly more favourable position towards widespread mask use than ear-lier. India’s initial scepticism towards widespread mask use continues to linger at a time when this simple public health intervention is more crucial than before. Read more here.

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