COVID-19 impacted global migration trend in 2020: UN report

The number of emigrants increased to 281 million in 2020 from 272 million in 2019

COVID-19: India now has 21 cases of Omicron

Nineteen persons tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 December 4 and 5

Offering long-distance lessons to fight lockdown disruptions

An educational non-profit virtually connects rural children with teachers who can instruct in their native language

Omicron threat: How fast is India vaccinating against COVID-19

Rate too slow to meet target of vaccinating every eligible by end of year. The question is: Can Omicron further derail India’s fight …

कोविड-19: क्या है ओमिक्रॉन से मुकाबले के लिए अमेरिका की नई रणनीति

अमेरिका में ओमिक्रॉन के बढ़ते प्रभाव को ध्यान में रखत�…

Omicron: What we know so far

The recent variant of concern threatens to derail the process of normalisation across the world. Here’s a quick primer

COVID-19 immunity: Treading turbulent waters

We constantly hear of pills and food supplements that we must consume or lifestyle changes we must inculcate to boost our immune system. …

कोरोना का ओमिक्रॉन वेरिएंट भारत पहुंचा , कर्नाटक में दो मरीज मिले

केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने कहा कि घबराने की बात नही…

Weekly COVID-19 deaths on the rise in several European, African countries

The spike in weekly deaths is significantly large in smaller European countries, according to Worldometer 

NFHS-5 paints an anaemic picture of child health and nutrition

Will Omicron be more contagious than delta?

The conditions that led to the emergence of the variant are not yet clear, but what is clear is that the sheer number and configuration of …

‘COVID-19 wave not distinct entity, will come periodically’

Epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya on the new variant, vaccine immunity and India’s preparedness 

Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed

10 high-income countries will be sitting on more than 870 million excess doses by end of 2021

COVID-19: Is Omicron travelling faster than Delta? An analysis

Omicron was detected in 16 countries across 4 continents in 5 days  

Wuhan strain to Omicron: Where are we headed now?

Why has the original strain disappeared and what has replaced it?

Omicron ‘re-infection’ raises questions about waning immunity against COVID-19. Here’s what we know

The metric being currently used to test waning immunity is an antibody test. Immunologists, however, have cautioned against an overreaction to …

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

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

A parallel pandemic: Violence against women intensified during COVID-19, confirms UN

Half the women surveyed in 13 countries reported that they or a woman they knew experienced increased violence since the COVID-19 pandemic; …

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Two crucial lessons for AMR on irrational antimicrobial use during COVID-19

Antibiotic misuse was more in strained healthcare systems such as India during COVID-19 than in high-income countries

Bihar residents ‘getting COVID-19 second dose’ — months after their death

Residents of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Sheikhpura districts received text messages saying their kin — who died of COVID-19 months ago&…