New ‘highly infectious’ Omicron strains scare China

BF.7 variant was first detected in the northwestern region of China and has spread fast to the southern side

Simply Put: O for Omicron

Not testing enough: Half of UP’s COVID-19 cases in 12 districts

These 12 districts also accounted for about 50% of total tests in the state

Are new COVID variants like Omicron linked to low vaccine coverage? Here’s what the science says

The extensive mutations in Omicron are consistent with the virus changing over an extended time, as it replicated in a person with a compromised …

A better post-pandemic future means not giving in to COVID-19 now

Simply being tired of the pandemic is not reason to let it burn through the population

Rwanda: 8 health workers arrested for stealing COVID-19 vaccines, test kits

The accused are employees of 4 health facilities in the country’s western and southern provinces

Came in contact with a COVID-19 patient? No need for tests, says ICMR

Medical experts hail ICMR’s move to relax testing guidelines though a large number of asymptomatic contacts stand to be excluded

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it’s so tricky

Tracking down the origins of a virus involves a combination of extensive fieldwork, thorough lab testing and quite a bit of luck

COVID-19: More than half of India still not testing enough, data shows

Data shows that testing is relatively limited to people with high suspicion of COVID-19 and may miss new chains of transmission in the community

COVID-19 negative report a must for weddings in Odisha’s Ganjam

The directive comes days after at least two people died of COVID-19 within days of their wedding

Kumbh amid COVID-19: 1.3 million bathe at Haridwar as COVID-19 cases spike

Officials at Kumbh Mela report decrease in number of pilgrims at second royal bath even as COVID-19 cases surge  

COVID-19: Bihar’s only genome-sequencing facility stops in only a month

Just 67 omicron cases have been detected in Bihar till date, according to official data

The Pfizer vaccine may not be the best choice for frail people, but it’s too early to make firm conclusions

While the deaths of elderly people in Norway are sad, they shouldn’t be cause for alarm. This actually tells us the vaccine is stimulating …

9 reasons you can be optimistic that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be widely available in 2021

It is realistic that we will know sometime in late 2020 whether some COVID-19 vaccines are safe, exactly how effective they are and which ones …

COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving differently after omicron

Cases are expected to rise with the advent of winter

COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in Africa: IHME

Africa might see 479,000 excess COVID-19 deaths by November 1

COVID-19 in India: Less than half the tests are RT-PCR

We are witnessing third spike in Delhi which is bigger than the second one: ICMR D-G

Simply Put: The Great COVID-19 Race

Irish scientists find the reason for blood clots in COVID-19 patients

According to previous research, blood clotting is a major cause of death in COVID-19 patients

Students of engineering university in Odisha’s Sambalpur wrongly diagnosed with COVID-19

COVID-19 restrictions put in place in and around the engineering university were lifted after all of them tested negative on March 2 

The Ajrakh jacket (CoVest), the first COVID-19 smart clothing made in India?

Former professor at the National Institute of Design teams up with artisans to craft a jacket that can help one move around without much hassle …

Kumbh amid COVID-19: Cases continue to pile, patients roaming in open

No ambulance to escort patients to isolation, cases of stampede being reported

COVID-19 pandemic: India death toll in 9 months is 7 times what swine flu killed in a decade

India crosses five million mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases

India’s migrant construction workers: An analysis of their welfare framework

There are prominent shortcomings in implementation, especially registration of workers and and collection and distribution of Cess

Dangers of a nationalist vaccine

In the time of COVID-19, the Indian government has shown an embarrassing readiness to cut corners by seeking to push through a vaccination by …