Down To Earth speaks to Saumitra Das, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal about the possible role of a Mexican variant in the second wave of COVID-19 in India
Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for bad news
Lung infections to panic attacks: Those who ‘beat’ COVID-19, but did not recover
Kolkata gully kids to grown-ups: Beware of coronavirus
India’s COVID-19 deaths higher than that reported by the government, indicate sample surveys
India’s cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 6-7 times higher than reported officially, says analysis
Some key questions answered on COVID-19 vaccines for African countries
Vaccines for COVID-19 are generating a lot of talk. To shed some light on which vaccines are available for countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and …
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: What do WHO recommendations say
Health workers at high risk of exposure and older people — including those aged 65 or older — should be given priority for Oxford / …
COVID-19: 99% active cases are with mild symptoms
Spread of COVID-19 fastest in last seven months; the world added first million cases in four months, last million in four days
Post-COVID clean cooking schemes: Beyond financial barriers in rural households
Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana availed 1.62 refills in the first 5 months of COVID-19 pandemic against 3 free refills …
Impact of environment on health: Africa adopts strategy for better synergy between sectors
New strategy also integrates recommendations for healthy recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
86 European, US children down with severe hepatitis; experts perplexed
Some have cited COVID-19 as a reason; some two years of it, while the rest have blamed the adenovirus
Convention on Biological Diversity: Draft recommendation to focus on One Health approach, COVID-19
The draft also addressed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, well-being and biodiversity
COVID-19: New data on South Africa hospitalisations reveals how omicron dodges vaccines
Some 22.6% of those hospitalised currently in South Africa are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Corticosteroid can be used for effective treatment of children hospitalised with MIS-C: WHO
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome has been seen in several children exposed to or recovering from COVID-19
COVID-19 negative report a must for weddings in Odisha’s Ganjam
The directive comes days after at least two people died of COVID-19 within days of their wedding
Lateral Thoughts: Healthy ageing was never so attractive
Accessing COVID-19 vaccine is logistically difficult for the old and sick
What did the billionaires lose during COVID-19 pandemic?
The bloom of the billionaires continued uninterrupted without an exception even during the COVID-19 pandemic
The curious case of Covaxin royalties
ICMR’s contradictions and obfuscation on ownership of the vaccine’s intellectual property is not helping in the fight against COVID-…
Ideas for a pro-poor and pro-women approach to COVID-19
How economic and gender inequalities play out in a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic; how local governments can respond …
‘Restrictions have been lifted, but people’s spirits are broken’
23-year-old Asil Qraini from West Bank of Palestinian territory talks about living under COVID-19 restrictions
Reporter’s diary amid COVID-19: Reaching home
Down To Earth’s Vivek Mishra has walked from Delhi to Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh to capture the plight of workers returning home after …
WHO launches ‘The Big Catch-Up’ to restore immunisation progress lost during pandemic
More than 100 countries registered a drop in immunisation levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far
Ultimately, everything known about B.1.1.529 so far highlights that universal vaccination is still our best bet against severe COVID-19
COVID-19 third wave imminent : WHO chief
There is an increase in both COVID-19 cases and deaths, after 10 weeks of steady decline
Irish scientists find the reason for blood clots in COVID-19 patients
According to previous research, blood clotting is a major cause of death in COVID-19 patients