ICMR COVID-19 study: ‘Treat finding on 6.5% mortality rate for comorbid patients post-discharge with caution’
Finding should not be confused with long covid-related mortality as researchers did not analyse that, experts tell DTE
What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic
Active monitoring of wild animals, farm animals and humans will allow health officials to detect the first sign of spillover and help prevent a …
COVID-19: Recombination unlikely to be greater public health threat than mutation, says Shahid Jameel
The World Health Organization is currently tracking two SARS-CoV-2 recombinants, XD and XE
Lancet study flags breakthrough omicron infections after boosters
Cases of omicron infection noted among 7 Germans who visited South Africa; All had received at least 2 shots of an mRNA vaccine while 5 had …
COVID-19: Where does India stand on syringe shortage?
55% of global population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; it is just 6.3% for low-income countries
Continued surveillance can help tweak vaccines for COVID-19 variants
Need to seamlessly connect vaccine development pipelines to variant identification and testing so that time can be saved while updating vaccines …
Is COVID-19 test data being fudged in UP? DTE investigates
With more than 230,000 pending COVID-19 reports, the actual daily caseload of UP can be much higher
BMC’s 24X7 decentralised ‘war rooms’ helping stem COVID-19 cases in Mumbai
Down To Earth reports on the arrangements put in place by India’s richest civic body to help save lives
Odisha records single-day spike of 2,267 new COVID-19 cases on April 13
Odisha, which last recorded 2,000 COVID-19 cases in October last year, again sees spike
Sacred super-spreader: Kumbh Mela begins amid second wave of COVID-19
Down To Earth captures the sights, sounds and the violations of COVID-19 rules at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar
Expert committee recommends emergency approval for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India
Dr Reddy’s to import initial doses; domestic production to start in the country in a few months
Kenya’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has got off to a slow start: The gaps, and how to fix them
Kenya is currently accessing vaccines exclusively through the COVAX facility, and yet supply to this initiative has been dogged by vaccine …
National migrant policy: A good first draft
NITI Aayog’s draft national migrant policy takes a rights-based approach and discusses importance of collective action to help migrants …
COVID-19 vaccine update: AstraZeneca vaccinations should continue, benefits outweigh risks, says WHO
Strategic advisory group of experts on immunization called the one-dose Janssen shot as a safe and lifesaving addition to Pfizer, Moderna and …
COVID-19 vaccine update: South Africa may return Serum Institute of India doses
The WHO has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus jab for emergency use. This means the vaccine can be rolled out globally
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy worries Centre, appeals beneficiaries to shun it
‘Covaxin recipients being followed-up with phone calls, Covishield’s have to report adverse events on their own’
Hesitancy challenges Tamil Nadu’s COVID-19 vaccination drive
Only 6,156 people all over the state had voluntarily got vaccinated January 16 and 17, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Andhra Pradesh
A number of workers, including doctors, refused to take the jab January 16, the day of the vaccination drive
Centre signs deal with Serum Institute for 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses: Sources
Talks on with Bharat Biotech; no official statement from government or manufacturers yet
As Shigella spurs panic in Kerala, health dept says nothing to worry
At least 40 cases of this intestinal infection have been reported from Kozhikode and surrounding areas; an 11-yr-old has died
Food, fuel, fashion, flying: Steps towards sustainability post-COVID-19
Let’s not shy away from demanding for the world what we desire for ourselves and our future generations
Coronavirus update: Total cases in India cross 6 mln-mark
At least 1,000 more deaths recorded in last 24 hours in India; total death tally more than 95,000
Cricket’s Indian Premier League heads to the UAE as political power and money hit coronavirus concerns for six
The organisation of the tournament is a clear indication of the BCCI’s influence
Book Digest: Tracking climate change, internal displacements, COVID-19 fury and more
From counting the costs of global consumption to national urban policy development efforts, DTE tracks contemporary books on development from …
Left to starve: How COVID-19 is hitting India’s children
The COVID-19 lockdown is likely to render millions of children in India malnourished