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86.64% Mumbaiites have Covid antibodies, 5th sero survey of 8,674 samples reveals

Hindustan Times 17 Sep 2021

Of the 8,674 samples collected for the Covid antibody sero survey, approximately 50% Mumbaiites were from slum areas and 50% were from non-slum areas ... Sero-prevalence in slums is 87%, while in non-slums it is 86% ... Of the 8,674 samples collected, approximately 50% were from slum areas and 50% were from non-slum areas.

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Paso Robles tenants endured bedbugs, sewage backups and more. Now they’re getting $4 million

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 17 Sep 2021

A group of Paso Robles tenants who sued their then-landlords over slum-like conditions at their apartment complex will receive a $4 million settlement, their attorneys said. Renters at Grand View ... .

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Philippines refuses to work with ICC ‘war on drugs’ probe

Metro USA 16 Sep 2021

Duterte and his police chiefs say killings were in self-defence, while his government insists the ICC has no right to meddle in the country’s affairs ... Rights groups say many thousands more were assassinated in slum communities, mostly users killed by mystery gunmen who were never caught, and accuse police of involvement. Police reject that ... .

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How Mumbai’s Dharavi contained Covid outbreak

Hindustan Times 14 Sep 2021

How Asia’s largest slum defeated Covid-19” ... “Dharavi is not just a slum ... Dighavkar said, “The rate of vaccination was seen to be high in higher income groups, while slums and chawl dwellers were still hesitant. It was, and is of much importance to spread awareness and increase a demand for vaccination in this group.

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ICC needs evidence on drug war, lawyer says

Manila Standard Today 17 Sep 2021

Rights groups say many thousands more were assassinated in slum communities, mostly users killed by mystery gunmen who were never caught, and accuse police of involvement ... Conti, a member of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, said there were ways that lawyers' groups could assist in the ICC investigation.

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Govt. starts vaccination for teens age group 15-18 years: Nausheen

Urdu Point 13 Sep 2021

Health department has also arranged mobile COVID-19 vaccination centres with an objective to increase vaccination coverage in slum areas, schools and colleges, she added. These mobile vans will focus on slum areas and the teens, aged group under 18, can register themselves on the spot and will get doses, Nausheen Hamid said.

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Mobile vision centres to be set up in Chennai, Kolkata, Pune for urban poor

Indian Express 11 Sep 2021

This is under its National Urban Eye Health Programme – Amrita Drishti ... The project will reach out to 22,500 slum dwellers in three cities in a year, a statement issued Saturday said. The model is cost-effective and accessible for the most vulnerable and marginalised group such as women, the elderly and children in urban slums ... Express Group ... .

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Poppies Book Club to discuss ‘The Caliph’s House’

Santa Barbara News-Press 07 Sep 2021

A Year in Casablanca” is about author Tahir Shah moving his family from England to a mansion at the outskirts of a Moroccan slum ... of a Moroccan slum.

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