Long Covid: 2 million cases in UK, experts seek recognition of condition as ‘occupational illness’

Most cases reported to have tested positive a year ago

COVID-19: Testing rates declining globally challenge for tracking trajectory, says WHO

Low testing rates also limit access to effective new antivirals

WHO strongly recommends COVID-19 pill Paxlovid for high-risk populations

Paxlovid may prevent more hospitalisations than its alternatives

WHO chief stands uncontested for upcoming director general elections

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is currently backed by 28 of 192 member states 

Vaccine inequity created perfect conditions for emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants: WHO

Cannot call omicron mild only because it is causing less severe disease, says WHO

Omicron: What the next few weeks will look like

Social mixing over Christmas is likely to increase infections

WHO calls for moratorium on booster till 2021-end, ‘additional’ dose for high risk population

Currently, 20 per cent of the available vaccines are being used as boosters

COVID-19 vaccine: After doses, states struggle to get syringes

Manufacturers foresaw demand boom, asked Centre to draw up plan in 2020 itself

COVID-19 second wave in Africa more severe than first, confirms study

The continent may face a third wave as well, cautions a new study

ICMR sero survey finds antibodies in only 21.5% Indians

The second sero study done in August-September had shown a seroprevalance of 7%

Simply Put: COVID-19 conundrum

COVID-19 warriors: How Synergy Sansthan has been dispelling myths

A non-profit in Madhya Pradesh is helping tribal people fight COVID-19 

Simply put: Labour laws

Simply put: What do you do with rice

China confirms human-to-human transmission for coronavirus

WHO to convene emergency meeting on January 22, 2020

More new exits than additions in EPF scheme in last 2 years

This dip could be because small units have closed down during the pandemic, say experts

World NGO Day: Role of partnerships in building an inclusive, resilient post-pandemic India

NGOs stepped in where governments couldn’t during the pandemic

Basic income support in South Africa: Risks, rewards and what it will take

The money will be taken from employed citizens and the affluent

Myth of coverage: Private insurance loopholes kept out-of-pocket expenses high for COVID-19 patients

Getting cashless treatment or reimbursement became difficult as COVID-19 cases rose

The missing piece in Omicron’s family tree: Where did the variant originate?

There are currently 3 thoeries being considereed by the medical fraternity

Head of UNAIDS unpacks the knock-on effects of COVID-19. And what needs to be done

AIDS remains a crisis and COVID-19 is making it worse, says Winnie Byanyima

In-depth: What ails India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system

The country sequenced only 0.2% samples till date, one of the lowest in the world

COVID-19 lockdown, recession backbreaking for informal workers, survey shows

The survey was done on 1,613 rural households in Bihar

COVID-19: Hundreds of black fungus patients await Ambisome injections at Bihar hospitals

As many as 45 patients have died of the disease in Patna so far

Norway deaths, social media rumours: Why healthcare workers in Bihar are staying away from vaccines

Nearly 40% healthcare workers scheduled for first 3 days give the jab a miss