After CM’s warning, Odisha Police goes after COVID-19 rules violators, collects fines
Some 1,374 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in Odisha
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
COVID-19: Beware of ‘Mexican variant’
Down To Earth speaks to Saumitra Das, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal about the possible role of a …
COVID-19 has suppressed influenza for now, but it will return with greater severity: Study
COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will delay competition among existing influenza lineages which will eventually expand, compete and once again …
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
Night curfew re-imposed in all 30 districts of Odisha
The total number of positive cases in Odisha now stands at 358,342, while 1,935 people have died
Odisha migrant workers return from Gujarat, Maharashtra amid fears of another lockdown
Trains from Gujarat and Maharashtra to Odisha are full, although rail officials can’t confirm whether all passengers are migrants
COVID-19 vaccine deaths: New report by Centre causes more confusion
A new government report acknowledges that three of eight casually assessed cases may have had ‘consistent’ links to vaccination while …
COVID-19: Is India testing enough? Here’s what data says
India’s daily testing has dropped dramatically since September
COVID-19: India should test, sequence in a smart, integrated manner to make a difference, say experts
The WHO had warned of declining testing rates across the globe last month, especially in developing countries
COVID-19: States showing surge of cases not doing enough RT-PCR tests: Health ministry
6.5 per cent COVID-19 vaccines getting wasted in India; country not to pause Covishield inoculation
WTO members agree to discuss proposal to waive patents on COVID-19 technologies
The waiver would increase access to technologies crucial to fighting the pandemic
WHO launches global facility for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
The sharing of pathogens is currently done bilaterally between countries; WHO BioHub will expedite the process
Pfizer withdraws application for Emergency Use Authorisation in India
The company will resubmit application after getting more data
COVID-19: Delhi reports 300 fresh cases in a single day; health minister to hold emergency meeting today
The number of new cases in Delhi has risen dramatically in the past few days despite the city witnessing a dip in the previous months
COVID-19: Economic Survey credits lockdown for India’s success, silent on nitty-gritties
‘1918 Spanish Flu lessons were guiding factors for India’s lockdown, other pandemic strategies’
COVID-19 vaccination: US-CDC guidelines no blank cheque to drop guard in India
One can contract and transmit infection even after immunisation: Experts
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
What COVID-19 vaccine side effects might I expect?
In the vast majority of cases, any side effect you feel will be over within a few days, and there is no reason for concern
COVID-19 update: Over 7,000 new cases, 63 deaths in India from May 22-June 18
More cases of omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 in countries that saw lower prevalence of XBB.1.5 subvariant earlier and vice versa, says WHO
COVID-19 update: Over 1,000 daily cases in India for first time in 2023
Over 665,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last seven days worldwide, along with 4,178 deaths
A gene mutation may help explain why some don’t fall sick from COVID-19
Findings could pave the way for new vaccines, drugs for SARS-CoV2
How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the process
There are a lot of steps in the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment
WHO says COVID remains a global emergency, but we’re at a transition point. What does this mean?
We still face significant challenges, with high rates of transmission in many countries