: Covid-19: ICMR disowns study that said India will reach its peak of infections only by mid-November #IndiaNEWS The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday disowned a study that said India would

Covid-19: ICMR disowns study that said India will reach its peak of infections only by mid-November #IndiaNEWS
The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday disowned a study that said India would reach its peak of coronavirus cases only by mid-November, claiming that it did not carry out the research.â€œThe news reports attributing this study to ICMR are misleading,â€? the council said. â€œThis refers to a non-peer reviewed modelling, not carried out by ICMR and does not reflect the official position of ICMR.â€?According to a PTI report, the study was conducted by researchers from an Operations Research Group constituted by ICMR. The researchers said that the eight-week nationwide lockdown, which began on March 25, delayed the peak of the pandemic by an estimated 34 to 76 days and helped reduce the number of infections by 69% to 97%. The news reports attributing this study to ICMR are misleading. This refers to a non peer reviewed modelling, not carried out by ICMR and does not reflect the official position of ICMR. pic.twitter.com/OJQq2uYdlM— ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) June 15, 2020 This has allowed the healthcare system to improve its capabilities to fight the pandemic, the study said. The study added that if public health measures to contain the virus are 60% effective, the healthcare system will hold up till the first week of November. However, it added:...Read more

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