Can rural Uttarakhand retain its COVID-19 returnees
Deserted villages are springing back to life as residents return due to lockdown. The state government has announced several schemes to retain …
Is telemedicine useful tool to fight COVID-19?
Hospitals should be prepared to use tele-health as a tool in fighting the outbreak
Africa ‘fighting COVID-19 in the dark’, says global aid body
Testing rates in countries across the continent are abysmally low, where community transmission has been confirmed
COVID-19: Odisha plans to set up home care facilities in all gram panchayats
More than 70,000 people across the state can be accommodated in these centres, says CM Patnaik
Livestock not susceptible to novel coronavirus: study
Ferrets, cats highly susceptible to being infected
Is intensive livestock production responsible for emerging infectious diseases
It is high time we recognise the connection between people, animals, plants and their shared environment
COVID-19: Why biocide overuse needs to be addressed to tackle AMR
Excessive use of biocides can be a potential threat that could drive AMR further, underlined a WHO editorial
Novel coronavirus detected in sewage in India: Study
However, researchers found no viral genome in treated samples of the sites where the virus was detected in untreated wastewater
How safe is your hand sanitiser
The government hasn’t had much control over India’s hand sanitising manufacturers, who have mushroomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine
Experts worry that any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to have a high price tag and, as a result, be unequally distributed
At the heart of Dharavi model: Basic public health, resolve in community to beat COVID-19
Screening-isolating-testing worked for the densely populated area where physical distancing would be next to impossible
No smartphones, internet access: Odisha’s rural kids caught in digital divide
More than 70% rural children studying in a government elementary school in the state do not have laptops or smartphones
Human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ can fast track COVID-19 drug testing
The research aims to know how SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks human cell membranes and how it can be blocked
COVID-19 is wake up call for global food systems, say experts
Current industrial agriculture models drive habitat loss, create conditions for viruses to emerge and spread
World needs water, sanitation plans to mitigate coronavirus risk
Measures like hand washing are integral in protecting human health during disease outbreaks
COVID-19: Can BCG vaccine fight this pandemic
Data showed countries that do not routinely immunise children against tuberculosis have more COVID-19 cases
Simply Put: COVID toppers
Delhi air less toxic amid COVID-19 lockdown
Average PM 2.5 level during 4 weeks of lockdown lowest on record outside monsoon since 2016
COVID-19: Experts look at mushrooms for employment, immunity concerns
The Directorate of Mushroom Research in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan announced release of four new high-yielding strains of mushrooms recently
India is nowhere close to herd immunity, countrywide serosurvey shows
Upcoming winter season and festivals could heighten COVID-19 challenge, say officials
Earth Day 2020: It is time to change the way we grow our food
How our food is produced has global ramifications that are quite evident by now
COVID-19: Are 80% cases in India really asymptomatic
WHO says 80% cases asymptomatic but mild; number varies in different countries
The dispensable India: Data shows how DNTs, Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims bore lockdown brunt
These communities have suffered on most social indicators due to a mix of poor logistics as well as prejudice and ostracisation
How to stall COVID’s march in rural India
As cases of COVID-19 emerge in India’s rural areas, the time is ripe in strengthening implementation of National Rural Health Mission and …
India’s COVID-19 vaccine: Study investigators say August 15 deadline unachievable
Indian Council of Medical research suggests a month’s time to complete three phases, global experiments taking months