COVID-19: Assam’s biggest hospital shut amid worries of spread in Guwahati
The state’s tally of cases jumped to 59 — including a 16-year-old from Guwahati who tested positive after she died on May 7
COVID-19: Here's what decentralised planning teaches us to curb pandemics
Decentralised infrastructure and services provide a range of benefits for all stakeholders
COVID-19: Why the surge in Bihar's cases
Rise in cases in the state puts spotlight on worrying trend of migrant workers reportedly crossing border without telling authorities
Odisha claims lowest rate of COVID-19 cases in the country
Odisha government launches portal for registration of migrant workers who anticipate their return to the state
Even during the coronavirus pandemic, the role of public health workers is unrecognised
Public health nurses and physicians, health inspectors and educators, laboratory technicians, epidemiologists and statisticians process tests …
COVID-19: More than thousand Nepalese migrants stranded in India during harvest time
All the migrants have only one request for authorities in Nepal: To arrange for them an entrance to their home country
COVID-19: Delhi govt says there is community transmission, Centre says no
Delhi health minister says source of more than half cases could not be traced
Antibody injections could fight COVID-19 infections: An infectious disease expert explains the prospects
Antibodies are perhaps the safest type of therapy and have many important functions
Bihar procures most paddy in 6 yrs, But will that help
Nitish Kumar government already has hands full; mills may not want to lift more
COVID-19 makes summer 2020 harsh for Rajasthan’s pastoralists
Pastoralists suspend migration to other states, fodder crisis in several villages
COVID-19: US FDA grants emergency authorisation for remdesivir
EUA doesn't equal final nod; China trial painted different picture
What dreams may come: Why you’re having more vivid dreams during the pandemic
Studies indicate people may be sleeping more and moving less during the pandemic
COVID-19 lockdown reduces Patna waste by more than half
An unfortunate side-affect is hundreds of stray dogs left to starve
Lockdown, relax, repeat: How cities across the globe are going back to coronavirus restrictions
While there are increasing examples of a return to some lockdown measures, there are no examples demonstrating the success of a second lockdown&…
No community transmission of COVID-19 in India, health ministry repeats
Silent on deadline for Indian COVID-19 vaccine; says human trials yet to take off
COVID-19: Bihar fails to ramp up testing despite Nitish saying so
Efforts to ramp up testing seem to be losing steam; daily and monthly testing both decline
Back pain: four ways to fix bad lockdown posture — by copying astronauts
Common poor desk posture is actually very similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity
COVID-19: 4 factors to test how vulnerable slums in 4 big cities are
Govt of India thinks novel coronavirus will be a part of life. That makes it imperative to account for limitations before forming policy
Good news stories from Vietnam’s second wave — from dragon fruit burgers to mask ATMs
Throughout the first and second waves, Vietnamese business people and ordinary citizens have been coming up with innovative ways to respond to …
America’s inflection point: 4 key things Africa must watch for
In today’s America there are limits to blatant appeals to racial prejudice. Donald Trump absurdly claims to have done more for African-…
COVID-19: How to avoid super-spreading events on the metro
COVID-19 hit public transit systems in New York, US and London, UK badly, causing several deaths
Will there be a middle path for affordable COVID-19 vaccines?
It is expected for COVID-19 vaccines to be classified as 'global public goods', given their development is being substantially funded by …
Why 'vaccine nationalism' could doom plan for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine
A COVID-19 vaccine will likely be the only way to return to any semblance of normal life. The COVAX initiative currently offers the best way to …
COVID-19 to push 47 mln women to poverty, widen gender gap: Report
To close the gender inequality, $48 billion will be needed, with this number potentially increasing if governments either act too late or …
COVID-19 disrupted half of 25 key health services globally: WHO report
Immunisation-outreach services were the most hit (70%), while non-communicable diseases diagnosis and treatment was the second-most impacted (69%)