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Jamie Mullick

Jamie Mullick works as a chief content producer at Hindustan Times. He uses data and graphics to tell his stories.

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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.

Delhi, which has the highest testing numbers among the states here, has also reported the highest cases and deaths per million(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 06, 2020 04:33 AM IST
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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.

Health workers conducting Covid-19 testing drive inside the Dharavi slum in Mumbai on Tuesday.(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Updated on May 20, 2020 09:19 AM IST
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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.

An empty railway station and deserted streets are seen from a high rise building during a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi, India.(AP)
Updated on May 01, 2020 11:57 PM IST
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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.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that two clinical trials addressing the question of BCG offering protection against Covid-19 are underway(AP)
Updated on Apr 30, 2020 06:29 AM IST
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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.

Residents of a slum in Sector 65, Gurugram, Haryana, during the lockdown against coronavirus, Friday, April 24, 2020.(Yogendra Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 01:50 PM IST
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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

The number of cases in India has been rising almost consistently in proportion with the rising number of tests.(HT file photo)
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 07:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

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.

Kamla Nagar Market wears a deserted look on Friday.(Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 04, 2020 06:03 AM IST
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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.

A technician assembles coronavirus test kits at Evolve manufacturing facility, where they will be manufacturing ventilators, in Fremont, California, US.(REUTERS)
Published on Mar 28, 2020 02:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

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.

A 21-day nationwide lockdown has been announced by PM Modi to help curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak.(Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 25, 2020 11:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

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.

A sign hangs in the window of a butcher shop explaining a minimum distancing rule between the customer and the vendor in Munich, Germany. Germany may impose a nationwide lockdown in the coming days as Bavaria became the first state in the country to enforce severe restrictions on citizens in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.(Bloomberg)
Updated on Mar 22, 2020 07:17 AM IST
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