Should we worry about the long-term impact of the novel coronavirus?
Pathogens differ in their ability to affect multiple organs but they all invariably cause long-term effects
COVID-19: Odisha death rate least in world, claims Naveen
Odisha recorded 1,660 cases positive to SARS-CoV-2 and seven deaths as on May 28, 2020; active cases were at 766
Government experts hint variants responsible for COVID-19 case surge in India
India is not going to sequence 5 per cent samples due to high caseload, says National Centre for Disease Control
Coronavirus update: India records lowest deaths in over 2 months
Fresh infections, as on October 14, stayed below the 70,000-mark for the fourth consecutive day
Recovered COVID-19 patients had lasting heart damage, flags study
Around 80 of the 100 patients whose cardiovascular MRIs were examined had some structural changes to heart, finds peer-reviewed study
COVID-19: UP stares at mammoth challenge as migrants return home
More than 1.2 million migrants returned to Uttar Pradesh since the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25, according to state official
COVID-19: Bengal tops in death rate; blame it on Kolkata
Bengal mortality rate at 9%; about 68% of total deaths in state recorded in Kolkata, says data
COVID-19: Can antigen test be a game-changer?
Unlike commonly available COVID-19 tests that use polymerase chain reaction, antigen diagnostics work by quickly detecting fragments of virus in …
COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?
As many as 42 vaccines were in preclinical stage and two vaccines in Phase I clinical trials as of March 20, according to WHO
Why investigating the origin of COVID-19 is important — and tricky
Experts, including WHO, have argued insufficient data from China hampers our understanding of the disease
Coronavirus variants: why being more transmissible rather than more deadly isn’t good news
At the heart of this assertion lies an old foe that has plagued us right from the start of this pandemic: exponential growth
0.85 million viruses in birds and mammals can infect people: IPBES paper
Land use change is prime trigger for COVID-19 pandemic and responsible for 30 per cent of new diseases since 1960, it adds
Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?
A peculiar situation for Nigeria was that the food price increases varied across the country. Some states felt the hit of food price inflation …
Coronavirus update: US FDA cautions consumers against toxin in hand sanitisers
India registers highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases August 13; 942 deaths added in 24 hours
COVID-19: Asia-Pacific countries must act against recession-induced hunger
Sub-Saharan Africa, home to the world’s highest hunger rates, must now brace for its first recession in a quarter of a century
Indian researchers work on novel coronavirus genome sequencing
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad and Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi working together
COVID-19 airborne transmission possible in some indoor settings: WHO
Asymptomatic patients can pass on virus, extent unknown
New air filter technology found to deactivate over 99% of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant
Innovative antimicrobial air filter uses ingredients found in green tea
Where COVID-19 has left Nigeria’s health system
Doyin Odubanjo, executive secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Science, on how the pandemic may affect the country’s ability to manage …
COVID-19 community transmission in 26 of 54 African countries: WHO
Several African countries have a poor healthcare system — about five hospital beds per 10,000 population
What we know so far about COVID-19 vaccine: A comprehensive guide by academic experts
With so much at stake, it’s not surprising that COVID-19 vaccines have become a public and political obsession. The good news is that …
COVID-19 vaccine development: It’s a relay race
The reason trials are taking shorter time is because developers are taking more risks
COVID-19: Can cotton wear allow better vitamin D synthesis
Vitamin D deficiency makes people more susceptible to COVID-19; countries with high levels of vitamin D deficiency reported higher mortality …
Pasteurisation inactivates SARS-CoV-2 virus in breast milk: Study
Cold storage of human milk having the virus did not significantly impact infectious viral load over a 48-hour period, the study found
DRC’s coping mechanisms in the face of Ebola, measles and COVID-19
DRC has had a measles outbreak of more than 300,000 cases and more than 6,000 deaths since 2019; and 4,637 confirmed COVID-19 cases at 13 …