Neanderthal-inherited gene variant helps in protecting against severe COVID-19: Study
A protective Neanderthal-derived haplotype confers approximately 23% reduced risk of becoming critically ill on infection with SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 is now in 706 of 733 districts of India
The virus has so far not been detected in 14 districts in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, and 10 districts of Telangana
Inconvenient truth: Why omicron emerged, and why it could have been avoided
Best bet to tide over current crisis remains what we have known since the beginning of pandemic: Treat vaccine hesitancy and vaccine nationalism, …
Learning lessons from across Europe – the hidden costs of COVID-19 on lung cancer
The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Lung Ambition Alliance, established a taskforce to learn from the impact of COVID-19 on lung …
Here’s the first Africa-wide survey of the economic impact of COVID-19 on cultural industries
There are factors explaining the harsh impact of the pandemic on cultural industries in Africa. These range from levels of informality and the …
How COVID-19 puts women at more risk than men in Gauteng, South Africa
Women care for children and the elderly, are more likely to be visiting public health facilities to access healthcare for themselves or for …
Hand washing a must for COVID-19, but do we have enough water
Though hand washing during the present COVID-19 pandemic is essential, we have to be careful while using water for this purpose
Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities
Indigenous Australians living on remote country urgently need additional and functional housing
Covid-19: Nine initiatives for the poor
Companies and non-profits are providing food and sanitation kits to the marginalised communities
Residents of this Odisha village are conserving bats despite COVID-19 stigma
They strongly believe that the winged mammals have nothing to do with the disease’s spread
How Peru became the country with the highest COVID-19 death rate in the world
A fairly limited social security and fragile healthcare system meant Peru was not prepared to deal with a rise in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 in India: an unfolding humanitarian crisis
The world needs all the vaccines it can get, so factors such as equity of distribution and public confidence have to be addressed to ensure that …
COVID-19 killed more people in 16 months than natural disasters in 20 years
No disaster has killed more than 3 million people in recent history and in such a short time period
Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
Policy-makers and practitioners must heed lessons from the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. They must mitigate against further exacerbation of gender-…
COVID-19 in 2023 and beyond — why virus trends are more difficult to predict three years on
In total, 13 billion vaccine doses have been administered — but not equitably.
New sublineages of Omicron’s BA.2 detected in India: How the virus has evolved over time
Sublineages might be behind recent rise in COVID-19 cases
Simply Put: COVID-19 conundrum
Simply Put: COVID-19 no-brainers
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: COVID-19 and cow urine
Health ministry updates discharge policy for mild to moderate COVID-19 cases
India’s positivity rate now stands at 11 per cent
Simply Put: COVID-19 vaccination drive
Simply Put: Delhi’s third COVID-19 wave
Coronavirus update: Glitches in Bengal test kits
Novartis to try hydroxychloroquine on US patients
COVID 19: Punjab’s rural economy takes a big hit
Small farmers, labourers among the worst-hit; wheat harvest under cloud