COVID-19: The unfolding predicament in villages of Thar desert
Infrastructural constraints are intensified by lack of substantive knowledge, awareness and behavioural limitations about health
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
WHO: Global health systems have started showing signs of post-pandemic recovery
Most countries have made strides in incorporating COVID-19 services into routine health service delivery
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
Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report
The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said
COVID-19 vaccination begins in Bihar; 30,000 health workers to be inoculated today
The vaccination will be staggered over three phases with health and frontline workers and people of 50 to get the shot first
COVID-19 adverse impacts stronger in people with diabetes: Study
Individuals with type 1, type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 3 times more likely to have a severe illness or require hospitalisation compared to those …
Moderna’s COVID vaccine reports 95% efficacy. It means we might have multiple successful vaccines
It opens the door to the possibility we might have many successful vaccines, and be able to tailor different vaccines to people with different needs
COVID-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy
Only 46.3% of Nigerians said they would accept a COVID-19 vaccine. This was slightly higher than the results found in Spain, Sweden, …
COVID-19 Update: Bihar elections to be the first in pandemic
Nearly 70 million tests have been conducted for COVID-19 so far in India, the MoHFW said September 25
100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG
In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China
‘Passionate strategy needed to mitigate malnutrition due to lockdown’
Down To Earth talks to experts, William Joe and SV Subramanian, about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on child malnutrition
Coronavirus update: Delhi’s 2nd sero survey results out, over 28% exposed to virus
The world tally crosses 22 mln
Simply Put: COVID-19 and Sri Ram’s arrow
COVID-19 third wave: How do Delhi’s hospitals fare?
DTE visited a few hospitals in the national capital to take a pulse of the situation
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
Why focusing on COVID-19 deaths undercounts health harms of pandemic: Study on India & other countries
Broader effects like mental health deterioration due to the anxiety of getting infected or the isolation of lockdowns have received less research …
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
China’s definition of COVID deaths ‘very narrow’, country’s data ‘under-represents’ severity: WHO
Updated definition is narrow since it counts only those deaths caused by COVID-induced pneumonia or respiratory failures
Lifecycle of COVID-19: Yet another omicron sub-variant has countries on high alert
XBB.1.5 shows how dynamic and wide-reaching SARS-CoV-2 variant evolution is, says expert
Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 lockdown, climate crisis impact on young people and more
From stories of climate crisis to new sustainable water management practices, DTE tracks contemporary books on environment and development from …
COVID-19: J&K cases spike amid fear of localised community transmission
Cases with no travel history or contact with novel coronavirus-positive patient baffle medical fraternity