Over-stretched poll schedule driving COVID-19 cases in Bengal, claim experts
The state recorded 216 COVID-19 cases on February 26, when the poll schedule was announced; the number shot up to 5,892 by April 14
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
US Senate okays Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan
Relief bill sends $1,400 in direct payment to most Americans and their dependents; gives $350 billion in aid to state and local governments
Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the COVID-19 response
The available evidence suggests these measures could bolster people’s health and well-being while also building their resilience to …
How China is controlling the COVID origins narrative — silencing critics and locking up dissenters
Part of controlling the narrative has entailed the detention of many citizen journalists who sounded the alarm about the virus in its early days, …
Are all nations doing enough on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing? Clearly not
India has submitted only 20 genome sequences as compared to UK’s 93,544 since new variant surfaced
Coping with COVID-19 need not derail progress against rabies
Rabies control efforts must innovate and adapt to protect the life-saving gains of the last century
MGNREGA: Today and tomorrow
The programme can provide a safety net for the poor, not just in COVID-19 times, but for times to come
COVID-19: Integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa
Helping urban residents cover costs of return, providing sanitary supplies and scaling up health system surveillance can constitute a safe rural …
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
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
Simply Put: Russian COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving differently after omicron
Cases are expected to rise with the advent of winter
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
Simply Put: Magic box of COVID-19 vaccines
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
Coronavirus update: Centre says not spend on any new scheme for a year
India added ~10,000 cases Thursday
The 183 labs in India that can test COVID-19 cases
Labs remain sparse in worst-hit states
9 reasons you can be optimistic that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be widely available in 2021
It is realistic that we will know sometime in late 2020 whether some COVID-19 vaccines are safe, exactly how effective they are and which ones …