COVID-19: Govt contradicts ‘media report’ on genome sequencing but fails to clarify total numbers
On June 6, the government said revised strategy would detect new variants; on September 6, it said the first strategy had served the purpose
Small island states faced thrice as much fall in GDP in 2020 as other developing countries: UN
The COVID-19 pandemic affected all spheres of live in the climatically sensitive small island countries, according to a new UN report
Odisha CM rules out lockdown, shutdown, but urges people to take masks seriously
Let masks be Odisha’s most important safeguards during second wave of COVID-19, Naveen Patnaik says
Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report
The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said
COVID-19 vaccination begins in Bihar; 30,000 health workers to be inoculated today
The vaccination will be staggered over three phases with health and frontline workers and people of 50 to get the shot first
COVID-19 adverse impacts stronger in people with diabetes: Study
Individuals with type 1, type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 3 times more likely to have a severe illness or require hospitalisation compared to those …
Moderna’s COVID vaccine reports 95% efficacy. It means we might have multiple successful vaccines
It opens the door to the possibility we might have many successful vaccines, and be able to tailor different vaccines to people with different needs
COVID-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy
Only 46.3% of Nigerians said they would accept a COVID-19 vaccine. This was slightly higher than the results found in Spain, Sweden, …
COVID-19 Update: Bihar elections to be the first in pandemic
Nearly 70 million tests have been conducted for COVID-19 so far in India, the MoHFW said September 25
‘Passionate strategy needed to mitigate malnutrition due to lockdown’
Down To Earth talks to experts, William Joe and SV Subramanian, about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on child malnutrition
COVID-19: How a Delhi group is feeding the hungry mouths
The group of eight people in North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar started their community kitchen to feed over a hundred people every day
COVID-19: India’s circular economy faces a rough ride
Only municipalities have been collecting waste but at different frequencies; there is no secondary segregation and resource recovery
COVID-19: Salt manufacturers struggle to meet production targets
With less than 40 days of manufacturing season left to meet targets, salt producers are worried
100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG
In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China
COVID-19: 7 in 10 Indians believed normalcy would return in a year, claims study
42% Indians believed it would take 4-12 months to contain the pandemic
COVID-19 third wave: How do Delhi’s hospitals fare?
DTE visited a few hospitals in the national capital to take a pulse of the situation
Vaccinate 40% people everywhere before rolling out booster doses: Soumya Swaminathan
Decision on Covaxin in 4-6 weeks, says WHO chief scientist at DTE webinar
Coronavirus update: Delhi’s 2nd sero survey results out, over 28% exposed to virus
The world tally crosses 22 mln
Simply Put: COVID-19 and Sri Ram’s arrow
China’s definition of COVID deaths ‘very narrow’, country’s data ‘under-represents’ severity: WHO
Updated definition is narrow since it counts only those deaths caused by COVID-induced pneumonia or respiratory failures
Lifecycle of COVID-19: Yet another omicron sub-variant has countries on high alert
XBB.1.5 shows how dynamic and wide-reaching SARS-CoV-2 variant evolution is, says expert
Third COVID-19 wave could be as severe as second: SBI report
Children could be the next vulnerable group and vaccination for them should be speeded up
Reports of COVID-19 antigen tests sent to non-patients in Bihar districts
Other irregularities include details such as mobile numbers and age missing from the record, names entered wrongly and others
COVID-19: Vaccination rumours afflict MP villages, frontline workers face the brunt
A few people died after getting vaccinated in an MP village; but doctors have denied any link to vaccination
May Day: Strengthen NREGA to compensate for rural losses due to COVID-19
India is already paying a heavy price due to the government’s unpreparedness to deal with the health crisis. The Centre should pull up its …