Simply Put: Corona warriors

Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak: WHO

Uganda recorded a total of 164 cases & 55 deaths since the outbreak began September 20, 2022

Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40

COVID-19 is approximately 2.5 times more deadly than the flu in this age group

‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’

During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services

Wash hands to fight COVID-19 outbreak. But is it safe?

Around 1.9 billion people in the world use non-potable or faecally-contaminated water

Scientists are still searching for the source of COVID-19: Why it matters

Understanding the specific circumstances, including human behaviour and activities, that led to the pandemic may provide clues about risk factors …

Kenyan farmers suffer as COVID-19, locust invasion threatens harvest

COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the importation process leading to an inadequate supply of pesticides and equipment  

Coronavirus update: One million kits ordered, says ICMR DG

Centre curtailed entry of Indian passengers travelling from European Union countries, the UK and Turkey, starting from March 18

Cholera resurgence? Several countries record case surge, deaths since October

This is amid a shortage of cholera vaccines & strained healthcare systems due to COVID-19 pandemic

The ins and outs of Kenya’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan

The current vaccination plan only covers 30 per cent of the population

Simply Put: A different ODF

Simply Put: Wages

COVID-19: Should we really bet on hydroxychloroquine

British Medical Journal has questioned the logic of using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19

Coronavirus update: Lockdown for 75 districts

India death toll at 6

Guinea Ebola outbreak risk ‘very high’, warns WHO

Among the 7 cases reported between January 18 and February 13, five have died  

China reports Hantavirus infection

There are rare cases of human transmission from Hantavirus

COVID-19 outbreak brings attention back to informal sector

Over 90% of the country’s total workforce is in the informal sector

COVID-19 outbreak: Economic activity grinds to a halt in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari

Sales of forest produce, vegetables and fruits in the district dropped after the janata curfew 

What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?

There are no approved treatments for Marburg virus but vaccines are in development

Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks sooner

Wastewater treatment plants can be the front lines for coronavirus detection in a community

COVID-19: 300-400 Maldhari families from Gujarat stranded in Chhattisgarh

Pastoralists seen as ‘corona carriers’ in state

Climate change blamed for anthrax outbreak in north Russia

A total of 72 nomadic herders have been hospitalised in the town of Salekhard in the Arctic Circle

EU offers 750 bln euros in grants and loans to overcome COVID-19 recession

The package will need to be ratified by the European Parliament before it is implemented

Bihar youth lynched for requesting novel coronavirus test for migrants

Bablu Kumar Singh was beaten to death outside his house in Sitamarhi district

Can humans develop immunity to novel coronavirus after being infected?

A study showed monkeys who recovered from the virus did not get infected a second time