India has shown an increase of 16.8% in new cases of COVID-19 and a 0.17% increase in total fatality (Figure1). The increase in the number of new cases is largely due to the state of Maharashtra. However, there are other northern (Punjab), southern (Karnataka and Kerala) as well as central [...]
Ecuador is a part of western South America (Figure1). The country bordered by the Pacific Ocean in West, by Colombia in north and by Peru in south. [1] The population of Ecuador is 1374000 until 2019. The male female ratio is 100.1 male per 100 female. The Health expenditure of Ecuador [...]
Importance of COVID-19 testing data Tests allow us to identify infected individuals, guiding the medical treatment that they receive. It enables the isolation of those infected and the tracing and quarantining of their contacts. It can help allocate medical resources and staff more efficiently. Informs our understanding of the pandemic [...]
More than a billion Indians stand at the cliff of a massive surge in cases of Covid-19. The Covid-19 transmission had a staggered course in India with 1397 cases reported between Jan 31, and April 1, 2020. The positive cases surged to 5194 as of April 8, 2020. However, the [...]
COVID-19 infection in Africa The novel Coronavirus pandemic today has spread virtually to every country in the world since its emergence in China in December 2019. Every corner of the world is fighting the virus with their full capacity and resources. Africa, which reported its first case in Egypt on [...]
South American countries has recently seen a surge of the coronavirus cases with epidemic curve maintaining an upward trend. Some South American countries are struggling to contain the outbreak, with Brazil, and Peru being worst hit. The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 22 2020 declared that the epicentre of [...]
While severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV 2) is rapidly spreading in all nations, COVID-19 is the second coronavirus outbreak in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations following the middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012 (1). The World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 disease [...]
(Analysis based on data of May 3, 2020) Spain with 4,632/ million of total COVID-19 cases reported to have the highest number of total cases. However, Peru has emerged to have the highest number of new cases of COVID-19 at about 106/million. Russia has recently shown an increased [...]