COVID-19: After 2.5 years, Micronesia in the Pacific records its first outbreak
Barely a fortnight before Micronesia had planned to lift its quarantine and travel restrictions on August 1, 42 people have tested positive for …
Obesity, overweightedness scale epidemic levels in Europe: WHO
Unfavourable eating habits, activity patterns during COVID-19 pandemic add to problem
COVID-19 has set in motion an educational crisis. Here is how to prevent it
Reopening schools at 50% capacity, involving teachers only in school work, collaboration with private players are some ways in which India can …
COVID-19: Teachers report reduced capacity to help vulnerable students, finds UNESCO survey
Students with low socioeconomic status more likely to worry about future education, falling behind
South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants
The global community needs to make a stance that when countries start reporting data, they’re not going to be penalised for it, say South …
Coronavirus: The pandemic is changing our brains – here are the remedies
Research suggests that the novel coronavirus may gain access to the brain via the forebrain’s olfactory bulb
Steroid misuse in COVID-19 patients can cause life threatening infections
Long-term use of steroids can cause a rise in blood glucose levels, which may trigger bacterial or fungal infections
Governance matters: COVID-19 pandemic shows how
India’s shame is not the virus but the fact that we do so little to provide healthcare even in normal times
Kumbh amid COVID-19: 65-year-old monk dies even as 2,000 test positive in five days
After two ‘royal baths’ April 12 and 14, the last will take place April 27 at the Kumbh
Ship crew at Paradip port in Odisha test positive for COVID-19
The cargo vessel arrived from Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, where most of the affected crew reside.
Earth Hour 2021: India should embrace clean tech that minimises environmental damage
Embracing clean tech innovations will not only help address the challenge of climate change but also bring about tremendous improvements in local …
More kids, parents want schools opened; say difficult to cope without support: Survey
Survey carried out in 20 backward districts across 10 states to study need for an inclusive approach to reopen schools
Two-thirds of poor countries slashed education budget due to COVID-19: World Bank, UNESCO
Cuts can last for a long time as the pandemic continues to cause economic losses and make fiscal positions worse, warns report
Only 10% deaths in Africa are registered: Here’s why it is a global concern
Cause of nearly 92% reported deaths in low-income countries, including the African nations, is not known
Is India's healthcare future ready? What does Economic Survey 2020-21 point at
Failure of the existing healthcare system suggests that there is a need to rethink health policy
The body’s fight against COVID-19 explained using 3D-printed models
Nathan Ahlgren, assistant professor of biology at Clark University, uses 3D-printed models to explain what proteins do in viruses, how they …
Countries relying on Chinese COVID-19 vaccines see surge in cases: Report
Chile, Bahrain, Mongolia and the Sychelles relied on Chinese vaccines to inoculate their populations; all have registered a spike in COVID-19 …
COVID-19: How the state can make vaccinating transgenders easier
The central and the state governments must look after the community, with creative leadership and broad involvement of the community
Behind the curve: How COVID-19 exposed India’s apathetic rural health infrastructure
It should not have taken a pandemic for the government to realise the importance of the rural healthcare infrastructure and of universal free …
What is Omisure, India’s first RT-PCR kit that identifies omicron in under 4 hours
This kit can identify omicron by targeting two regions of the spike gene, which bears heavy mutations
World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
Countries across all income levels are lacking on finance, logistics and planning when it comes to future pandemics
Reason for hope? Analysis of first Omicron patients in Gauteng paints encouraging picture
Fewer people administered specialist care, in-hospital death-rate significantly lower with decline in average length of hospital stay, analysis shows
COVID-19: Activists slam Centre’s affidavit washing hands off compensation for vaccine mortality
There was a huge lack of transparency about vaccine-related complications in the government’s awareness campaigns, activists said
One year since we first reported on this coronavirus — what we’ve learned and still need to know
We must identify the origin of SARS-CoV-2 to prevent the continued spill-over of similar viruses into humans
COVID-19: Himachal gears up to meet post-lockdown challenges
From economic relief to different use of premises to regulation of hotels, hoteliers are considering a number of options