Articles by Jamie Mullick
The case for widespread testing
Another worrying trend emerges that a majority of these states have seen a rise in positivity rate (percentage of tests that are positive) in the past few weeks, despite no major spike in their rates of testing.

Updated on Jun 06, 2020 04:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
Is Mumbai tracking New York’s Covid-19 trajectory? A data analysis
Mumbai accounts for 22,746 Covid-19 infections and 800 fatalities, the highest in Maharashtra.

Updated on May 20, 2020 09:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
In highest single-day spike, India records 2,364 cases, more than 1,000 in Maharashtra
Almost half of Friday’s caseload came from Maharashtra, which reported 1,008 cases. This is also the first time that the state, which has been pummelled by the contagion, has reported more than 1,000 cases.

Updated on May 01, 2020 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick, New Delhi
Nations that mandate TB vaccine may have lower Covid death rates
To be sure, scientists have not been able to determine a clear correlation between the severity of the coronavirus disease and neonatal BCG vaccination.

Updated on Apr 30, 2020 06:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
The state of States: What numbers show a month after Covid-19 lockdown
With over 6,400 cases and 283 deaths as of April 23, Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state in the country by a large margin.

Updated on Apr 25, 2020 01:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
Why India should do random testing
The testing numbers in India in relation to population have been very low by international standards, but so far the same has also been true for the total number of infections as compared to several western nations

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 07:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
Covid-19 update: How offices, malls have turned sleepy due to lockdown
Google’s ‘Covid-19 Community Mobility Reports’ utilises “aggregated and anonymised” data from Google Maps or other Google-based mobile devices from people who have opted to share their location history.

Updated on Apr 04, 2020 06:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
Covid-19 update: US on top; coronavirus cases in 4 nations equal rest of the world this month
On Friday, the US surpassed Italy and China in number of Covid-19 infections with a large jump in New York state that now has 50% of the country’s patients and faces a health care catastrophe with hospitals projected to run out of capacity soon.

Published on Mar 28, 2020 02:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
The Covid-19 lockdown logic and science behind it
The main objective of any lockdown or social distancing mechanism is a reduction in the rate of infection.

Updated on Mar 25, 2020 11:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
Germany sets example with aggressive testing
With only 67 deaths from nearly 20,000 cases as of March 20, Germany is far better placed than Italy, which has reported 4,032 deaths and over 47,000 cases.

Updated on Mar 22, 2020 07:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
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