India lost nearly 5 million people to COVID-19, says WHO; that is 10 times the official figure

Some 14.9 million people died due to COVID-19 globally; that is three times the number reported

Greater trust in government, people could have reduced COVID-19 caseload, fatality rate: Study

Less corrupt government resulted in more widespread, efficient COVID-19 vaccine coverage in some countries

Post-COVID-19 complications on rise in Odisha, say doctors

Those who recovered from COVID-19 are grappling with complications and unable to get treatment due to absence of dedicated post-COVID-19 …

Every hour, 21 people evicted from their homes in India amid pandemic: Report

Over 13,000 people were evicted during the peak of the 2nd COVID-19 wave  

COVID-19 update: India records 5,676 new cases, 15 deaths 

India may need to update its booster shots: Former AIIMS chief 

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: Life expectancy losses in western Europe comparable to WWII

Life expectancy reduced by over 1 year in 11 countries for men and 8 for women  

Smoke from wildfires may have added over 700 COVID-19 deaths to US toll

More than 19,742 COVID-19 cases are associated with spike in PM 2.5 levels due to wildfires 

Urgently need $7.7 billion to save lives from Delta, emerging COVID-19 variants: WHO

Huge gap in ACT-Acceletor funding needed to deliver crucial medical supplies across the world to combat COVID-19

‘COVID-19 has become endemic in India’

The risk of a future severe wave in the country is very low, says expert

COVID-19: Is India testing enough? Here’s what data says

India’s daily testing has dropped dramatically since September

Is COVID-19 pandemic nearing its end? Experts weigh in

Whether or not to ‘call off’ a pandemic goes beyond epidemiology of disease    

Deaths due to COVID-19 much higher than reported: WHO

At least 90% countries reported one or more disruptions to essential health services during the pandemic, the World Health Statistics report …

COVID-19 Update: India’s active case tally tops 40,000 with 7,830 new infections

XBB1.16.1 strain isolated in 234 COVID-19 patients: INSACOG

COVID-19: India may see 1.25 million excess deaths by November 1, says IHME

Daily rate of excess deaths due to COVID-19 was greater than 4 per million in Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya and Sikkim, the report …

India needs to revise COVID-19 response strategy, flag experts

Let-ups in vaccination campaigns, COVID-19 protocol implementation observed

China shifts focus to variant-specific vaccines as it faces an imminent Omicron wave

XBB subvariant has potential to wreak more havoc in China as large number of people immunologically susceptible 

Over 20 million deaths, 300 million life years lost due to COVID-19, estimates WHO

Health progress for various indicators slowed down since 2015; burden of non-communicable diseases increased since 2000