Odisha stops Ashirbad scheme for children citing COVID-19 downward trend
All cases covered under the Ashirbad scheme shall continue to get benefits till they attain 18 years of age or till adoption
Continued surveillance can help tweak vaccines for COVID-19 variants
Need to seamlessly connect vaccine development pipelines to variant identification and testing so that time can be saved while updating vaccines …
Post-COVID-19 complications on rise in Odisha, say doctors
Those who recovered from COVID-19 are grappling with complications and unable to get treatment due to absence of dedicated post-COVID-19 …
Is COVID-19 test data being fudged in UP? DTE investigates
With more than 230,000 pending COVID-19 reports, the actual daily caseload of UP can be much higher
BMC’s 24X7 decentralised ‘war rooms’ helping stem COVID-19 cases in Mumbai
Down To Earth reports on the arrangements put in place by India’s richest civic body to help save lives
Odisha records single-day spike of 2,267 new COVID-19 cases on April 13
Odisha, which last recorded 2,000 COVID-19 cases in October last year, again sees spike
Sacred super-spreader: Kumbh Mela begins amid second wave of COVID-19
Down To Earth captures the sights, sounds and the violations of COVID-19 rules at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar
Expert committee recommends emergency approval for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India
Dr Reddy’s to import initial doses; domestic production to start in the country in a few months
As told to Parliament (March 17, 2023): Over 44 million cases of COVID-19 confirmed in India
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COVID-19: Bengal beckoning 3rd wave with norm flouting during Durga Puja, warn experts
Positive cases in the state are rising and may spike in the days to come, data shows
Is India ready for the third COVID-19 wave?
Only 20% of the Indian population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19
After CM’s warning, Odisha Police goes after COVID-19 rules violators, collects fines
Some 1,374 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in Odisha
COVID-19: Govt contradicts ‘media report’ on genome sequencing but fails to clarify total numbers
On June 6, the government said revised strategy would detect new variants; on September 6, it said the first strategy had served the purpose
Small island states faced thrice as much fall in GDP in 2020 as other developing countries: UN
The COVID-19 pandemic affected all spheres of live in the climatically sensitive small island countries, according to a new UN report
WATCH: Will mixing COVID-19 vaccines be effective?
Some early studies have shown that combining vaccines produce a better immune response. But the efficacy of the vaccine combination is yet to be …
COVID-19 second wave: Putting India first
The Union government proclaimed victory against COVID-19 in September 2020. The result was an unrelenting, unforgiving second wave
COVID-19: Beware of ‘Mexican variant’
Down To Earth speaks to Saumitra Das, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal about the possible role of a …
COVID-19 vaccines for all: Decoding global tenders by states
At least a dozen Indian states have floated or will float tenders for procuring vaccines and will also bear the cost
COVID-19 Update: SARS-CoV-2 is predominantly airborne, says new Lancet study
Karanataka Chief Minister hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 for second time
Odisha CM rules out lockdown, shutdown, but urges people to take masks seriously
Let masks be Odisha’s most important safeguards during second wave of COVID-19, Naveen Patnaik says
Vaccinate 40% people everywhere before rolling out booster doses: Soumya Swaminathan
Decision on Covaxin in 4-6 weeks, says WHO chief scientist at DTE webinar
COVID-19: 7 in 10 Indians believed normalcy would return in a year, claims study
42% Indians believed it would take 4-12 months to contain the pandemic
WHO ends COVID-19 global health emergency, bringing one of human history’s most painful periods to a close
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautions world against letting its guard down
COVID-19 update: India records 5,880 fresh cases, active caseload crosses 35,000
With the daily positivity rate touching 6.91 per cent, several states have brought back the mandatory usage of masks and social distancing