Is COVID-19 containable
The coronavirus pandemic now rivals lifestyle diseases in its spread
We want to know where COVID came from. But it’s too soon to expect miracles
If we keep looking, we may eventually find all the missing pieces we need to close the case on where SARS-CoV-2 came from
Behind Ethiopia’s surge in COVID-19 cases
Africa’s second-most populous nation has become the fifth-most affected country on the continent
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘How we interact with environment drives spillovers’
The scope and scale of deforestation and opening of new interfaces with forests and wildlife increases the chances of spillovers, says …
COVID-19: Can we flatten the un-sustainability curve?
The Earth needs to resurrect and heal. It is the right time to define collective growth and prosperity, not in terms of rising income but rising …
COVID-19: Isolated virus mutation found in India raises alarm
The mutated strain could capsize global vaccine development efforts, according to researchers
COVID-19 vaccines: Some fully vaccinated people will still get infected — here’s why
Viral variants can escape immune detection and flourish even in vaccinated people
Where should we be looking for the next SARS-like virus? AI offers clues
Machine learning can help shortlist animal hosts that need further monitoring
Quarter of the world has antibodies against COVID-19, study reveals
The figure dropped slightly to 21% when vaccinated population were excluded
Coronavirus mutation is not as scary as it sounds
Most mutations lead to no beneficial change in the protein properties at all. In fact, mutations that change the properties of a protein are more …
Dismal figures: ‘India sequenced less than 1% of total COVID-19 samples in nearly 3 months’
Lack of funds, difficulty in getting samples among reasons for poor numbers
Health ministry confirms 2 more coronavirus variants in India
Uptick in cases in 5 states cannot be linked to these variants as of now, said NITI Aayog member VK Paul
Understanding zoonotic diseases: Is COVID-19 Disease X that WHO warned of in 2018?
Disease X predictions: mortality rate higher than seasonal flu; spread as easily as the flu; shake financial markets even before turning pandemic
COVID-19: Need to relook human relationship with wild, domestic animals, says report
But should not come at the cost of ignoring needs of local / indigenous communities, warns report
The ‘kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US — here’s what it could mean for the UK
While XBB’s mutations enable it to evade our immune systems better than previous omicron subvariants, it doesn’t appear to be causing&…
There’s a ‘weak spot’ in all major novel coronavirus variants — and scientists have found it
The weakness can be targeted by neutralising antibodies, paving the way for universally effective treatments
COVID-19: Scientists race to find treatment
Test which would check for the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were okayed by the Indian government on April 4, 2020
Deconstructing SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused COVID-19 pandemic
Mutation increased SARS-CoV-2’s ability to target human cells, which partly explains its faster spread, according to a research
Coronavirus update: 9,000 new cases in India in a day
More than 3 mln active cases globally
Coronavirus update: Lockdown to cover full May
Sitharaman says all sectors opened for the private players
Simply put: Self-reliant India
Coronavirus update: Faulty rapid kits to be returned to China
Centre has not paid for the kits, says Harsh Vardhan
Know the Delta: A game of hide and seek
Should we be studying the variants more?
IMTech Chandigarh to start novel coronavirus genome sequencing
Two other institutes under CSIR already on the job
Centaurus: What we know about the new COVID variant and why there’s no cause for alarm
New variants which have mutations that evade our immunity will replicate and spread, leading to waves of infections
