COVID-19 vaccines: A mad scramble
Inequitable distribution amid acute shortage has derailed the global vaccination drive against COVID-19. We need to act fast to win the race …
COVID-19: Expect a million deaths in India by August 1
India’s COVID-19 cases are 20 times more than officially declared
COVID-19 vaccines: India’s 2021 challenge
India has enhanced its global standing by supplying COVID-19 vaccines to rich and poor countries alike. It must now scale up its manufacturing by …
Charging Indians for COVID-19 vaccines is bad, letting vaccine producers charge what they like is unconscionable
Most other nations, including Australia, the US, UK, Germany, France and China, are providing vaccines free of cost to all.
COVID-19: Delhi govt says there is community transmission, Centre says no
Delhi health minister says source of more than half cases could not be traced
Will there be a middle path for affordable COVID-19 vaccines?
It is expected for COVID-19 vaccines to be classified as 'global public goods', given their development is being substantially funded by …
COVID-19: Bihar fails to ramp up testing despite Nitish saying so
Efforts to ramp up testing seem to be losing steam; daily and monthly testing both decline
Tanzania’s COVID-19 response puts Magufuli’s leadership style in sharp relief
In Tanzania, President John Magufuli has framed COVID-19 as a war and not a health calamity requiring scientific consultation
COVID-19 takes the spice out of Wayanad’s ginger farmers
The ginger farmers — referred to as inchikkarans by locals — migrate to Karnataka, lease about 25 to …
COVID-19 vaccine freebies? Centre’s expert group says no decision yet
Wear masks as pollution can contribute to SARS-CoV-2 related mortality, warns ICMR
‘Exiting COVID-19 lockdown needs robust disease surveillance’
If the virus spreads to rural areas and the Hindi heartland, we may have a peak much later, T Sundararaman, former dean at the Tata …
At the heart of Dharavi model: Basic public health, resolve in community to beat COVID-19
Screening-isolating-testing worked for the densely populated area where physical distancing would be next to impossible
When COVID-19, climate collide: How south Asia can prepare itself
Careful planning is needed to avoid major damage, while marshalling resources towards limiting the spread of COVID-19
COVID-19: North Africa most affected in entire continent with 68% of all deaths
Algeria reports 173 deaths, the most in all of Africa
COVID-19: Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda writes to chief ministers over livelihood of tribals
It is imperative to initiate proactive measures for the well-being of tribes, the minister writes
COVID-19: Why ICMR okayed hydroxychloroquine as preventive med
Hydroxychloroquine has been found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 in laboratory studies
COVID-19 pandemic unlikely to end before October in India: IIT-Kharagpur study
Modelling study predicts Delhi to overtake Maharashtra
COVID-19:Can Dexamethasone be the answer for critically ill patients
A COVID-19 vaccine needs the public’s trust — and it’s risky to cut corners on clinical trials, as Russia is
In other places, notably the United States, China and the European Union, even as researchers rush to develop vaccines, they continue to publish …
Coronavirus update: AstraZeneca halts global vaccine trials
COVID-19 has affected 19 sectors in India that were not under stress earlier, with a total Rs 15.5 lakh crore outstanding debt; retail and …
Coronavirus update: Testing dips after rise in cases
Increase in cases in Delhi is because of ‘lackadaisical attitude’ of people, says Mahesh Verma, head of Delhi government’s …
COVID-19: Importance of ensuring safety of sanitation workers in Nashik
The city has put its efforts to combat COVID-19 by ensuring the provision of essential services to front-line workers and maintaining cleanliness
‘Save COVID generation’: Ex-world leaders, economists urge education reform
The world’s poorest children are locked out of learning, denied internet access and have lost free school meals, a lifeline for 300 million …
COVID-19 promotes innovative HIV service delivery in Cape Town
South Africa’s health services were already strained pre-COVID-19. Its disruptive impact on HIV and other health services was of obvious concern
Can Dexamethasone be the answer for critically ill patients
The steroid reduced fatalities in COVID-19 patients on ventilators by a third, according to findings from a clinical trial in the island nation