Can rural Uttarakhand retain its COVID-19 returnees

Deserted villages are springing back to life as residents return due to lockdown. The state government has announced several schemes to retain …

Is telemedicine useful tool to fight COVID-19?

Hospitals should be prepared to use tele-health as a tool in fighting the outbreak

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: Odisha plans to set up home care facilities in all gram panchayats

More than 70,000 people across the state can be accommodated in these centres, says CM Patnaik

Livestock not susceptible to novel coronavirus: study

Ferrets, cats highly susceptible to being infected

Is intensive livestock production responsible for emerging infectious diseases

It is high time we recognise the connection between people, animals, plants and their shared environment

COVID-19: Why biocide overuse needs to be addressed to tackle AMR

Excessive use of biocides can be a potential threat that could drive AMR further, underlined a WHO editorial 

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

How safe is your hand sanitiser

The government hasn’t had much control over India’s hand sanitising manufacturers, who have mushroomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic 

Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine

Experts worry that any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to have a high price tag and, as a result, be unequally distributed 

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

No smartphones, internet access: Odisha’s rural kids caught in digital divide

More than 70% rural children studying in a government elementary school in the state do not have laptops or smartphones  

Human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ can fast track COVID-19 drug testing

The research aims to know how SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks human cell membranes and how it can be blocked

COVID-19 is wake up call for global food systems, say experts

Current industrial agriculture models drive habitat loss, create conditions for viruses to emerge and spread

World needs water, sanitation plans to mitigate coronavirus risk

Measures like hand washing are integral in protecting human health during disease outbreaks

COVID-19: Can BCG vaccine fight this pandemic

Data showed countries that do not routinely immunise children against tuberculosis have more COVID-19 cases

Simply Put: COVID toppers

Delhi air less toxic amid COVID-19 lockdown

Average PM 2.5 level during 4 weeks of lockdown lowest on record outside monsoon since 2016

COVID-19: Experts look at mushrooms for employment, immunity concerns

The Directorate of Mushroom Research in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan announced release of four new high-yielding strains of mushrooms recently 

India is nowhere close to herd immunity, countrywide serosurvey shows

Upcoming winter season and festivals could heighten COVID-19 challenge, say officials

Earth Day 2020: It is time to change the way we grow our food

How our food is produced has global ramifications that are quite evident by now

COVID-19: Are 80% cases in India really asymptomatic

WHO says 80% cases asymptomatic but mild; number varies in different countries

The dispensable India: Data shows how DNTs, Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims bore lockdown brunt

These communities have suffered on most social indicators due to a mix of poor logistics as well as prejudice and ostracisation  

How to stall COVID’s march in rural India

As cases of COVID-19 emerge in India’s rural areas, the time is ripe in strengthening implementation of National Rural Health Mission and …

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