COVID-19 toll : Are the government figures about Bihar COVID-19 deaths correct
Down To Earth visits one of Patna’s oldest cremation grounds to unearth a discrepancy in figures
Kumbh, farmer movement, weddings, polls may have led to spurt in COVID-19 cases: Vardhan
Centre turns down Maharashtra government request of vaccinating individuals above 25 years
COVID-19: Carl Bildt appointed WHO special envoy for ACT-Accelerator
Carl Bildt, the new WHO special envoy for ACT-Accelerator, has an extensive experience as a career diplomat
COVID-19: ‘India reports first cases of double mutations per sample, their impact not clear yet’
DTE had reported how India sequenced only 1% of total positive sampels, to which NCDC said: We have already achieved basic objectives
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%)
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
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
COP 26 deferred for COVID-19: 2020 remains critical for climate policy
New national targets are due and novel coronavirus pandemic response is not an excuse for fossil fuel subsidies
COVID-19: Can BCG vaccine fight this pandemic
Data showed countries that do not routinely immunise children against tuberculosis have more COVID-19 cases
When the state of exception becomes the norm, democracy is on a tightrope
Around the world, governments have introduced measures to legally justify limits on personal freedoms
Simply Put: COVID toppers
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
20 million Americans took to the streets for the first Earth Day in 1970
Landlocked countries suffering due to COVID-19 lockdown: UN
Lack of coastlines makes the flow of goods from these countries to world markets more difficult, it added
WHO launches ‘CoViNet’ — a global laboratory to monitor emerging coronaviruses
Builds on COVID-19 reference laboratory network established during early days of pandemic to confirm disease
COVID-19 in India: Less than half the tests are RT-PCR
We are witnessing third spike in Delhi which is bigger than the second one: ICMR D-G
Simply Put: The Great COVID-19 Race
Simply Put: Russian COVID-19 vaccine
New influenza virus isolated in pigs in China has pandemic potential
Human-to-human transmission possible, pre-existing immunity against flu of no help
Coronavirus update: Centre says not spend on any new scheme for a year
India added ~10,000 cases Thursday
COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving differently after omicron
Cases are expected to rise with the advent of winter
Simply Put: Defaming the government
India lost 100,000 people to COVID-19 in May alone
Over a third of the country’s total deaths of 315,235 occurred in May
Growing COVID-19 infection among children a concern in Odisha: Sources
Of the total cases registered between March 1 and May 16, 8% were among those under 18
COVID-19 wreaks havoc in Odisha’s Nuapada; families left destitute
Between April 1 and May 3, 87 people have died in the district bordering Chhattisgarh