Coronavirus update: 157 new cases in the country; Drills at hospitals to check preparedness
India now has 3,421 active cases; Cumulative vaccinations cross 2,200 million
How African countries coordinated the response to COVID-19: lessons for public health
Decentralisation strategies and innovation played key roles in coordination. Financing was a challenge to coordination
Patients unaware of omicron infection, may be contributing to COVID-19 spread: Report
Study finds 56% people were unaware of infection status
COVID-19: India should test, sequence in a smart, integrated manner to make a difference, say experts
The WHO had warned of declining testing rates across the globe last month, especially in developing countries
COVID-19: Testing rates declining globally challenge for tracking trajectory, says WHO
Low testing rates also limit access to effective new antivirals
FDA gives EUA to first-ever breath test to detect a COVID-19 infection
A positive test, however, should be confirmed with a Polymerase Chain Reaction test
COVID-19: Recombination unlikely to be greater public health threat than mutation, says Shahid Jameel
The World Health Organization is currently tracking two SARS-CoV-2 recombinants, XD and XE
COVID-19 has suppressed influenza for now, but it will return with greater severity: Study
COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will delay competition among existing influenza lineages which will eventually expand, compete and once again …
Independence Day 2020: Learning under the shadows of COVID-19
Why education is all the more important in disastrous times
Breastfeeding in times of COVID-19: Will newborns miss out on vital nutrition
Reduction in prevalence of breastfeeding could occur due to limitations in provision and use of health services amid COVID-19 pandemic &…
Who gets to decide when the pandemic is over?
Despite a long-held wish for the pandemic to end, our findings suggest many may feel it is far from over, and that the public may disagree over …
How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO’s technology transfer hub in Africa
The actions of BioNTech and Moderna will prolong the social and economic costs of the pandemic
COVID-19: 6 African countries to receive technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa warns that unless Africa has a vaccine market, manufacturing vaccines will soon collapse
New studies explore waning immunity and vaccine efficacy against long COVID
One deals with general efficacy and another is on vaccine effectiveness in preventing or reducing the chances of long COVID
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
‘Traditional measures of pandemic preparedness don’t explain highest or lowest COVID-19 infections, mortality rates’
Erin Frame from the University of Washington, US, says trust has been shown to be valuable in keeping COVID-19 infection rates relatively …
Two years on: India’s index COVID-19 patient describes her ordeal
On January 30, 2020, India reported its first case of COVID-19; the patient was a Thrissur resident studying medicine at Wuhan University. Here …
Lancet study flags breakthrough omicron infections after boosters
Cases of omicron infection noted among 7 Germans who visited South Africa; All had received at least 2 shots of an mRNA vaccine while 5 had …
COVID-19 third wave: Returning workers may have led to Jharkhand spike
COVID-19 situation dire in Jharkhand, with healthcare workers, rural residents infected; state has no wherewithal for genome sequencing
Health ministry updates discharge policy for mild to moderate COVID-19 cases
India’s positivity rate now stands at 11 per cent
Bihar not testing enough despite surging COVID-19 cases, official data shows
Bihar government has not focussed on ramping up testing despite its claims to the contrary, say activists
Treatment for COVID-19 in Omicron wave: What to go for, what to avoid
Experimental therapies used to treat COVID-19 in India’s first two waves should not be used this time, warn doctors
Omicron in southern Africa: Zimbabwe tries to pull all stops
The country recorded 4,367 new cases December 14, 2021
COVID-19: Is India testing enough? Here’s what data says
India’s daily testing has dropped dramatically since September
A look at India’s flawed public health policies through COVID-19’s prism
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed many glaring loopholes in the implementation of public health management in India. Read on to know what they are