How COVID-19 spreads in public places

Just a look at that diagram of how COVID-19 spreads and I don’t have to write one word. Meeting places primarily air-conditioned ones are a prime places where COVID -19 spreads very fast to large numbers. When countries and government advice people not to gather in large numbers, this picture explains the reason behind such …

COVID-19 is available for pre-order

This book is now slated to be available on August 25, 2020. The final processes of editing and formatting will be completed by them. It is now available for pre order. The purpose of publishing this book is to share simple knowledge on COVID-19 that would be understood by the ordinary lay public. Therefore I …

Countries with Different Economies and some Covid indicators

I came across this set of graphs of countries with different economies and covid indicators. I am thankful to Dr Sandhya Ahuja for presenting such valuable information graphically. I can imagine the amount of time it would have taken. I thought some who are analytically minded would like to delve deeper into this set of …

Migrant Labour: Hidden Powerhouse of the Indian Economy

Over a month ago when Tamilnadu state and India as a nation announced lock down, there was a subtle difference. Tamilnadu gave 36 hours for the people to adapt to the new social norm. India gave 6 hours to its citizens to adjust to the change. The implementation was needed, but not the suddenness and …

Dr John Scudder II The earliest volunteer for vaccine trial

Recently there was praise showered on two doctors in the UK who had volunteered to take the first shots of the vaccine developed for COVID-19 disease. More than a century earlier, there was another medical missionary, who submitted himself as the first volunteer to test a vaccine that was prepared then. It was none other …