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Response to COVID-19

Uttar Pradesh’s Strategic Preparedness and Response to COVID-19

  • May 15, 2020

Agra was declared as the first COVID-19 cluster in India with one of the first cluster cases identified in the city. However, Agra was quick to curb the spread of the virus, and the numbers stopped rising rapidly within a few days. The strategy and response adopted by the district authorities were so successful that this was praised by the Central Government and came to be known as the Agra Model.
Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 and the United States Government

  • May 14, 2020

The US government signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that requires public and private insurance plans to cover the cost of COVID-19 testing. But even in this dire situation, the law does not cover the cost of COVID-19 treatment or other associated charges unrelated to testing. Will an uninsured person visit a doctor if they have symptoms of COVID-19?

Response to COVID-19

Beyond the Hype: Understanding how Kerala is Handling COVID-19

  • May 11, 2020

Kerala government became alert and pro-active to meet the COVID-19 emergency before most other Indian states. The experience of handling the Nipah virus last year may have sounded an alarm to the administration. So, when the infection started spreading in Wuhan (China), Kerala could foresee the arrival of the virus into the state.
Teachers for Inclusive Society

Providing Quality Education to Children of Migrant Labourers

  • July 11, 2019

It is the only Hindi medium government school in the state. It is interesting to understand how this school is still running for so many years.

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