How setting aside some ‘worry time’ can help reduce anxiety over COVID-19 lockdowns
Anxiety wakes you up in the middle of the night as your brain churns over and over. It’s important to recognise what our brains are doing …
How to talk to someone who doesn’t wear a mask and actually change their mind
The goal is to keep the relationship respectful and the lines of communication open, so negotiations can continue as new pandemic circumstances arise
I’m a COVID-19 long-hauler and an epidemiologist – here’s how it feels when symptoms last for months
COVID-19 support groups show that there are many people not considered sick enough to be hospitalized — yet they are experiencing symptoms …
Interview with Maria José Frias: The benefits of chlorine dioxide in the context of COVID-19
“Chlorine dioxide” is a substance that provides oxygen to tissues and all body fluids, activating the mitochondria of cells, …
Coronavirus update: World now has 20 mln COVID-19 cases
Former prime minister and economist Manmohan Singh says India needs three steps to curb economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus update: India crosses 2 mln COVID-19 cases
This is the first time the country added more than 60,000 COVID-19 cases daily as of August 6
Coronavirus update: India adds more than 47,000 cases
Chinese doctor alleges authorities covered up the initial scale of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan
Banning bushmeat could make it harder to stop future pandemics
Bushmeat is popular. Consumers believe that eating wild animals is normal, respectful of traditions, medicinal and even healthy
COVID-19: HCQ fails in first randomised controlled trials in France, China
Both studies show significant adverse effects of the drug on moderate and serious patients
COVID-19: Indiscriminate use of azithromycin may cause more harm than good
Antibiotic use during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) needs to be guided by early diagnosis, proper characterisation of co-infections to …
Understanding zoonotic diseases: Is COVID-19 Disease X that WHO warned of in 2018?
Disease X predictions: mortality rate higher than seasonal flu; spread as easily as the flu; shake financial markets even before turning pandemic
Enabling local government systems to combat COVID-19 in India
Front line workers from all the departments play an integral role in containing the pandemic
EU offers 750 bln euros in grants and loans to overcome COVID-19 recession
The package will need to be ratified by the European Parliament before it is implemented
Lateral Thoughts: We are dealing with a genius virus
The nuts and bolts of virus variants and why SARS-CoV-2 is different from other vaccine preventable viral diseases
COVID-19 hits Bihar’s Buddhist tourist circuit
Steep drop in tourist footfalls from Asian Buddhist countries registered due to panic over virus
WHO declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic
Alarmed not only at severity of disease but also by countries’ inaction, says WHO director general
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 …
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: 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 …
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
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 …
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 …
‘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 …