Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years in the past three decades: Lancet study

COVID-19, however, was a dampener in many countries  

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 4 years ago: Take a look at the virus’ journey and global response to it

A timeline of the key events related to COVID-19

Measles accounted for most excess deaths as a result of COVID-19 related vaccine disruptions

Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet study

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

The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife

Species already threatened with extinction are among those which have died due to bird flu in the past three years

Simply Put: COVID-19 and Sri Ram’s arrow

Simply Put: The Great COVID-19 Race

Simply Put: Russian COVID-19 vaccine

“FLip” mutations of SARS-COV-2 may be evading immunity and leading to surge in COVID cases, suggest researchers

India records 752 new COVID-19 cases on December 23   

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

Coronavirus update: India tally crosses 2 lakh

Number of active cases crossed 1 lakh mark

Simply Put: The COVID-19 show jump

Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for the vaccine?

Vaccination programmes cannot be dealt with outside the purview of public health

COVID-19 pandemic: India death toll in 9 months is 7 times what swine flu killed in a decade

India crosses five million mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus update: 157 new cases in the country; Drills at hospitals to check preparedness

India now has 3,421 active cases; Cumulative vaccinations cross 2,200 million

Simply Put: Vaccine for a vaccine

A better post-pandemic future means not giving in to COVID-19 now

Simply being tired of the pandemic is not reason to let it burn through the population

Simply Put: In positive light

Simply Put: The Deal

COVID-19:The world is not on the track to green recovery, finds UN report

Only 18% of recovery spending to deal with COVID-19 impact was green, the report said

Odisha begins immunisation drive; operations smooth, say health officers

161 sites have been set up across the state for the vaccine campaign

Is India ready for the third COVID-19 wave?

Only 20% of the Indian population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Simply Put: Hand washing and COVID-19

Coronavirus update: 165 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

India records highest single-day spike of 32,695 cases

Simply Put: Delhi’s third COVID-19 wave