Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown
The country’s government will consider relaxing restrictions further on May 11, 2020
COVID-19: An extreme disorder
Flattening the epidemiological curve also means an economic cessation. Who will bear the burden most in an unequal world?
Breathe through your nose during COVID-19
By inhaling through the nose, you are delivering Nitric Oxide directly into your lungs, where it increases both airflow and blood flow and keeps …
Coronavirus update: Bengal home secy claims community transmission in areas
The UK’s vaccine candidate and a Chinese one, both showed promising results according to research published in The Lancet
COVID-19 pandemic sheds light on urban inequality vs mobility needs in cities
Millions who make the urban ecosystem tick live as squatters, in dense lanes and single rooms
COVID‑19 will have severe impact on most SDGs: Report
Global partnerships will be essential to deal with health and socio-economic crises due to the pandemic, it says
Coronavirus Update: Asia’s growth will be lowest since 1967 due to COVID-19, says World Bank
Up to 38 million people in the region will be pushed back into poverty, according to the Bank
Coronavirus update: EU leaders reach landmark deal on COVID-19
Serum Institute of India to apply for local trials of Oxford University’s vaccine candidate in India within a week
Cities in the time of COVID-19
The current scenario underscores the need to make cities adapt and respond to threats through effective planning
International garment brands not transparent about labour exploitation by their Indian suppliers: report
100,000 young children and teenage girls are victims of 'bonded labour' in Tamil Nadu; dalit girls worse off
Africa ‘fighting COVID-19 in the dark’, says global aid body
Testing rates in countries across the continent are abysmally low, where community transmission has been confirmed
COVID-19: UP's Bundelkhand fairs well in lockdown despite reverse migration
Six of seven districts in Uttar Pradesh’s side of the Bundelkhand region implement lockdown successfully
Reverse land use change to prevent zoonoses like COVID-19: UNCCD
Land use degradation creates ground for zoonotic disease like COVID-19 as the interaction and physical distance between animals and humans …
Antibiotic administration prevalent in COVID-19 patients with no bacterial infection: Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the rampant use of antibiotics in the diseased patients to treat bacterial co-infections or rule out the …
Novel coronavirus detected in sewage in India: Study
However, researchers found no viral genome in treated samples of the sites where the virus was detected in untreated wastewater
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
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
COVID-19: Can BCG vaccine fight this pandemic
Data showed countries that do not routinely immunise children against tuberculosis have more COVID-19 cases
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
Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine
To refuse inclusion would prevent Africa’s researchers from being significant players in the universal fight against the virus
COVID-19: Italy had 5.8 million cases by March 28, says study
Lockdowns reduced transmissibility in European nations but not template for all countries
COVID-19: Bengal has highest death rate, least testing in India
Combination of both may prove to be disastrous for the state in the long run, say experts
India’s COVID-19 vaccine: Study investigators say August 15 deadline unachievable
Indian Council of Medical research suggests a month’s time to complete three phases, global experiments taking months
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
Water in the age of coronavirus
As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial determinant for a successful outcome in this war