Eight Western Lowland Gorillas at US safari park down with COVID-19
They are the first known cases of great apes to be infected by the virus
COVID-19 outbreak: Centre blames supply chain disruption for shortage of PPEs
WHO urges govts of lockdown countries to ramp up testing
COVID vaccines pillar COVAX to wind down by year-end, left with billions unspent
Vaccine delivery to shift to regular programmes
COVID-19 vaccination: US-CDC guidelines no blank cheque to drop guard in India
One can contract and transmit infection even after immunisation: Experts
Coronavirus update: Stage 2 human clinical trials for Oxford vaccine begin
India reported 60,975 new cases of COVID-19 and 848 deaths in the last 24 hours
COVID-19: UNCTAD predicts $3.4 tln debt for developing countries
Income losses to exceed $220 bln in developing countries, says report
Amma Canteen Scheme: An unexpected, but pleasant gift amid COVID-19
Amma canteen scheme an effective mechanism to serve migrants during lockdown
Three in five long COVID patients have organ damage a year after infection
Most patients studied were not severely affected when they had COVID initially
COVID effect: Pendency of cases in district courts went up by 13% in 2020, finds think tank
Disposal of cases saw a decrease of 42.33%; case filings went down 32%
India needs to revise COVID-19 response strategy, flag experts
Let-ups in vaccination campaigns, COVID-19 protocol implementation observed
Toxic air hits the crib; especially in India
India records highest increase in air pollution related deaths and infant mortality
World reports record one-day rise in COVID-19 cases
India responsible for nearly a quarter of the new cases on October 8
COVID-19 lockdown: Himachal fruit growers battle input shortages
Cartons, boxes and crates used to pack fruits are in short supply
COVID-19: Social tension in Bihar over returning migrants
Villagers fear contagion, want to keep out workers heading back
Half of the world’s hungry people live in Asia-Pacific; Southern Asia worst affected: FAO
Higher food, feed, and fuel prices, combined with a slow recovery from COVID-19 pandemic to blame; women fared worse in food insecurity
Pre-COVID-19 debt crisis has aggravated in poorest countries after pandemic: World Bank
G20 members not keen to extend COVID-19 debt relief for poorest countries
Simply Put: COVID-19 and our roots
Simply Put: COVID-19 and Indian media
COVID-19: Uttarakhand wants to retain returning citizens
Uttarakhand is dealing with a migration problem for a long time.
Govt neither denies nor accepts adverse event in Serum Institute COVID-19 vaccine trial
Health secretary claims all procedures followed but refuses to divulge details
COVID-19: A long lull for Kashmir’s cherry, strawberry growers
Farmers struggle to find consumers, exports badly hit due to lockdown
Two new omicron variants JN.1 and HV.1 under scrutiny in US
EG.5 and HV.1 responsible for over 45% infections according to latest CDC update
COVID-19: As lockdown heats up, my AC cools down
Here is the story of my struggle with ACs during this lockdown
COVID-19: North Africa most affected in entire continent with 68% of all deaths
Algeria reports 173 deaths, the most in all of Africa
COVID-19: More than 500 migrant workers in Nepal escape quarantine
They protested congestion, lack of basic facilities at quarantine centre