Oxford COVID vaccine authorised in the UK – global health expert on why this is a key moment
To know the impact of the Oxford vaccine, we’ll have to wait and see. However, amid the intense doom and gloom of 2020, having multiple …
When do politicians get to think?
The people’s representative is facing a paradox: Of keeping away from people due to COVID-19. A good vision is needed to make good politics
Pandemic preparedness: Global spending needs 500 years to match COVID-19 rout
New report by WHO arm calls for robust global governance for preparedness to prevent the next pandemic
COVID-19’s important lesson: Living with little
Learning to live with little is not living in poverty, but to cook and eat what is required, reducing gluttony and wasting little
COVID-19: Thousands pushed to starvation due to faulty biometric system in Bihar
Poor, elderly not able to match fingerprints on system, not getting food grain as a result
COVID-19: Why are the migrant workers so desperate to move out?
Partition migration was triggered by a newly drawn line between two nations whereas the present exodus highlights another kind of divide, within …
COVID-19: Gaya is using drones to sanitise streets, buildings
Gaya municipal corporation staff are making their own sanitiser using neem leaves, aloe vera
COVID-19: South Africa extends national lockdown by two weeks
The country’s increase in confirmed cases slowed to a daily average of 4% from 42% in two weeks
Coronavirus: Country comparisons are pointless unless we account for these biases in testing
When statistics are communicated at press conferences or in the media, their limitations should be explained and any relevance to the individual …
Horse serum may be used for COVID-19 treatment: ICMR D-G
Bhargava ignores question on why plasma therapy still used despite a negative ICMR study
Some unexpected lessons for living with wildlife post-COVID
Wildlife can be tamed, killed, caged, eaten, but it can rage a silent war over us like COVID-19
COVID-19: Did SARS-CoV-2 originate in raccoon dogs from Wuhan wet market? New data gives links
Meanwhile, Israel reports new COVID-19 variant — a combination of BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants of Omicron
COVID-19: A well-functioning healthcare system is the need of the hour
India needs to revisit the past, think twice about healthcare conditions and fill the gaps to combat the present crisis
COVID-19: 3 distinct immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 identified
The discovery could help predict the trajectory of disease in severe cases and ultimately inform treatment decisions
COVID-19: Kerala grapples with alcoholism amid lockdown
7 deaths related to alcoholism reported as of April 2, 2020, with several in de-addiction centres
Kerala can’t withstand more COVID-19 lockdown: Thomas Isaac
Former Kerala finance minister TM Thomas Isaac stresses on maximum vaccine coverage; points out that Centre holds key
Bleak future ahead: COVID-19 pushes Karnataka’s first generation Adivasi learners off schools
If children permanently drop out of school, it would be not just a loss of education, but also for the community, say experts
How COVID-19 vaccination figures from Assam highlight India’s digital divide
The right to health and well-being should not be restricted to an individual’s access to digital devices and faster internet services
South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants
The global community needs to make a stance that when countries start reporting data, they’re not going to be penalised for it, say South …
COVID-19: After 2.5 years, Micronesia in the Pacific records its first outbreak
Barely a fortnight before Micronesia had planned to lift its quarantine and travel restrictions on August 1, 42 people have tested positive for …
World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
Countries across all income levels are lacking on finance, logistics and planning when it comes to future pandemics
Reason for hope? Analysis of first Omicron patients in Gauteng paints encouraging picture
Fewer people administered specialist care, in-hospital death-rate significantly lower with decline in average length of hospital stay, analysis shows
Omicron: Senior Nigerian scientist considers fallout, and why travel bans are a waste of time
‘The announcement by South Africa was that of detection and not in any way proof of origin. There’s still a great deal that’s …
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 …
Data map: Tracking COVID-19 waves in Africa
This map, produced by the Africa Data Hub, is a very useful tool for anyone interested in tracking the evolution and progress of COVID-19 across …