Interviews/ Media articles

  1. What Can India Take Away From China’s Surge in COVID-19 Cases? December 24, 2022 (Science the Wire)
  2. Handling the fallout of China’s wilted COVID strategy, December 24, 2022 (The Hindu)
  3. Before lifting mask mandate ask yourself — has Covid disappeared? | India News, 08th April 2022 (TOI)
  4. Coordinated approach needed to tackle future zoonotic diseases: Expert 27 March 2022 (TNIE)
  5. Lessons the current wave in China, Hong Kong offer, 19th  March 2022 (The Hindu)
  6. What is a Covid ‘case’?, January 08 2022 (TOI)
  7. 2021 ushered in change in health system, but we need to prevent NCDs. 28th Dec 2021(The New Indian Express)
  8. Why countries have abandoned the ‘Zero Covid’ strategy, 11th Sept, 2021(The Hindu)
  9. Epidemiology of ‘Waves’ in a Pandemic and What We Could do to Dampen Them, 18th August 2021. (The India Forum)
  10. Karnataka, just a small tick away from Covid third wave: Renowned epidemiologist Dr Giridhara Babu, 03rd August 2021 (The New Indian Express)
  11. A serosurvey template for the whole of India, 24 July 2021, (The Hindu)
  12. Why Covishield dose gap must be shortened, 17 June 2021, (TOI)
  13. Preparing for the next COVID-19 wave, 09 June 2021, (The Hindu)
  14. What is the right model for India’s Covid response? 19 May 2021, (The New Indian Express)
  15. Planning for future waves of the pandemic, 19 May 2021, (The Hindu)
  16. COVID-19 | Bengaluru nearing peak in a week, national lockdown not needed for now, says Dr Giridhara Babu , 10 May 2021, (Money Control)
  17. How to solve the Bengaluru COVID-19 conundrum?, 09 May 2021, (The Hindu)
  18. Battle plan: Priority actions for the second wave and beyond, 02 May 2021(TOI)
  19. We need to fight the pandemic with data, not intuition, 02 May 2021 (Deccan Herald)
  20. Govts can avert future disasters only by investing in health workers and public health 26 April 2021(The Indian Express)( White NewsPaper) (TIN)
  21. ‘States Which Are Hiding COVID Cases And Deaths Are Disempowering Their People’ 26 April 2021(IndiaSpend)
  22. ‘This is not the last Covid wave’: Epidemiologist Giridhara R Babu prescribes resilient health systems, 22 April 2021, (The New Indian Express) (Naveen Bharat)(IGN 24)
  23. If Covid symptoms are minor, get tested and stay home: Expert 22 April 2021 (The New Indian Express)
  24. India is producing less than half of the 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses it needs every day, 12 April 2021, (in)
  25. ‘India Needs Around 10Mn COVID Vaccine Doses Daily, Is Producing Less Than Half’ 10 April 2021 (IndiaSpend)
  26. Maharashtra: ‘A newer variant is at play; local lockdowns could help’ 10 April 2021, (Times of India) (Mumbai Mirror)
  27. What’s the new coronavirus variant in India and how should it change their COVID-19 response?, 06 April 2021,(Down to Earth) (IndianLink News)
  28. ‘India will add four million more cases by May 1’, says Public Health Foundation of India epidemiologist: 11 April 2021, (The Hindu)
  29. Karnataka Budget: Experts say 4% allocation to health not enough, 09 March 2021 (Deccan Herald)
  30. Study finds elective C-section might contribute to excess weight in children, 04 March 2021,(The Hindu)
  31. Is there enough data on people with comorbidities before COVID-19 vaccination, ask experts. 26 February 2021(The New Indian Express)
  32. Redefining the exit plan for COVID-19, 18 February 2021 (The Hindu)
  33. Health for all, but Karnataka budget misses pandemic control 03 March 2021 (The New Indian Express)
  34. Kerala’s success comes with an expiry date, 30 January 2021, (Times of India)
  35. Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over yet, stay safe: Epidemiologist Giridhar Babu, 02nd January 2021, (Citizen Matters)
  36. A year when health took over our mindspace, 29th December 2020, (The New Indian Express)
  37. A wake-up call to invest in public health, 17th December 2020, (The Hindu)
  38. Has India passed the COVID-19 peak? 23rd October 2020, (The Hindu)
  39. The challenges in counting the dead, 14th August 2020, (The Hindu)
  40. Cities need to follow Dharavi model to fight COVID: Epidemiologist Dr Giridhara R Babu, 03rd August 2020, (The New Indian Express)
  41. ‘There should not be a centralised data-based approach but an action-oriented one based on data’,  30 July 2020 (Times of India)
  42. ‘We will have more of a Covid plateau than a peak’ 25 July 2020, (SundayGuardianlive)
  43. Bracing for COVID-19 surge in south India, 11 July 2020, (The Hindu)
  44. COVID-19: 7 Things Bengaluru Can Do to Get on Top of Its Surging Case Load 10 July 2020, (Science the Wire)
  45. What Bengaluru can do to tackle surge in cases, 10 July 2020 (Times Of India)
  46. What to do if you test positive for COVID in Bengaluru 07 July 2020 (Citizen Matters)
  47. DH Deciphers | Why is Bengaluru seeing a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases? 04 July 2020 (Deccan Herald)
  48. B’luru must conduct weekly surveys for ILI cases 17  June 2020 (The Times of India)
  49. India is easing lockdown despite rising coronavirus cases. What can you do to stay safe? 15  June 2020 (Scroll.in)
  50. As Indians Step Out To Work, Some Precautions You Could Take 14  June 2020 (India Spend)
  51. Asymptomatic offer hope and despair,  11 June 2020 (Times Of India)
  52. Dilemmas surrounding global response to PANDEMIC 10 June 2020 (The New Indian Express)
  53. Is it politics that is dictating India’s testing policy or medical science? 09 June 2020, (The Print)
  54. Increase coronavirus tests, improve surveillance 07 June 2020 (Deccan Herald)
  55. Not advisable to open religious places now, says noted epidemiologist 01 June 2020 (Outlook)
  56. View: Beyond the lockdown, to reduce deaths prevent the clusters, 29 May 2020 (The Economic Times)
  57. Living with the virus, 28 May 2020 (Deccan Herald)
  58. It’s important to resume physical activity amid Covid-19, 27 May 2020 (Times Of India)
  59. CDC new Covid guidelines: Was lockdown necessary or did epidemiologists get it wrong? 22 May 2020 (The Print)
  60. Covid-19 cases to peak in India in mid-July if lockdown lifted on May 30: Epidemiologist, 21 May 2020 (Financial Express) (Outlook)
  61. States will see COVID-19 peak at different times, says epidemiologist, 17 May 2020 (The Economic Times)
  62. States Will See Covid-19 Peak At Different Times, Says Epidemiologist | India News 17 May 2020 (Times Of India)
  63. States will see Covid-19 peak at different times, says epidemiologist, 16 May 2020 (Hindustan Times)
  64. Worrying trend: SARI, ILI cases under-reported, 16 May 2020 (The New Indian Express)
  65. Surveillance as the path out of COVID-19 lockdown, 12 May 2020 (Deccan Herald)
  66. COVID-19 death is a wake-up call to improve surveillance in the area: Giridhara Babu, 09 May 2020 (SCIENCE CHRONICLE)
  67. Can India Get Back To Work?, 04 May 2020 (India Spend)
  68. Ending lockdown abruptly will trigger COVID-19 escalation, says expert 02 May 2020 (Deccan Herald)
  69. Don’t squander benefits of lockdown in zeal to restart economy, warns top epidemiologist, 01 May 2020 (The New Indian Express)
  70. ‘Herd Immunity Unthinkable at this Stage’: Top Epidemiologist Says Sudden Activity Post Lockdown May Lead to 2nd Covid-19 Wave, 28 Apr 2020 (News18)
  71. ‘No evidence coronavirus strain in India is weaker’, 28 Apr 2020 (The Times of India)
  72. How will India emerge out of the lockdown?, 24 Apr 2020, (The Hindu)
  73. One month of lockdown: Why Indian states have dramatically divergent Covid-19 trajectories, 24 Apr 2020, (in)
  74. Healthcare reforms shouldn’t be transient, 21 Apr 2020 (The hindu business line)
  75. You love hide and seek? Virus plays it better, 17 Apr 2020 (The Indian Express)
  76. ‘Building herd immunity may not work in tackling COVID-19 at the moment’ 10 Apr 2020(Money Control)
  77. Why healthcare workers above 60 should be ‘benched’, 08 Apr 2020 (The Hindu)
  78. ಕೊರೊನಾ ಯಾವ ಯಾವ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ದೇಹ ಸೇರಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು..?, 08 Apr 2020 (Kannada News)
  79. Use epidemiology as a tool to fight Covid-19 | Opinion, 31 Mar 2020 (Hindustan Times)
  80. Shutdown alone is not enough to break the chain, says epidemiologist Giridhara Babu, 26 Mar 2020 (The Hindu)
  81. India can save up to 10,000 lives with proper isolation & quarantine: Epidemic specialist, 22 Mar 2020 (The Print)
  82. Coronavirus: Millions of covid-19 tests needed, not going to end soon, says expert Dr Giridhar R Babu, 18 Mar 2020 (Hindustan Times)
  83. Governments need to step up investments and actions, 09 Mar 2020 (New Indian Express)

 

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