COVID-19: Odisha doctors help state’s stranded migrants in Telangana

Doctors take time off schedules and reach out to 100 migrant families, 400 individuals

COVID-19: NIRDPR, Unicef train 2.8 mln community leaders online

The programme aims to make village communities more aware of COVID-19

Here are two methods used to test for novel coronavirus

India currently uses the molecular assays method of testing

COVID-19: Bihar's healthcare workers threaten to leave, ask to be quarantined in absence of PPEs

Doctors in some cases, used polythenes, raincoats to protect themselves

COVID-19 surge due to JN.1; 6 deaths reported on December 20

COVID-19 deaths cannot directly be attributed to the new variant, say experts

Simply Put: COVAX funds

Pfizer wants to sell vaccines in India at no profit

The Pfizer vaccine is yet to be registered in India although it had applied months ago

Simply Put: In positive light

The COVID-19 pandemic turns 3-years-old

As the pandemic enters its fourth year, it is turning endemic

37 of 55 countries facing health worker shortages in Africa: WHO

Shortage of health workers in Africa is predicted to reach 6.1 million by 2030

Countries agree to sustainably finance WHO amid COVID-19 pandemic

The aim is to reach 50 per cent of WHO’s budget by 2028-2029 if possible

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

Now, TB test recommended for COVID-19 patients in case of persisting cough

Experts hail decision as opportunity to increase detection of both COVID-19 and TB

Simply Put: Old virus, new strain

COVID-19 impacted global migration trend in 2020: UN report

The number of emigrants increased to 281 million in 2020 from 272 million in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden increased to record $702 billion in 2020 — highest in a decade

The region has more debt than it can pay off

COVID-19 update: India to grant emergency authorisation to vaccines approved by foreign regulators

No pre-approval bridging study will be required, said the Union health ministry

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

Simply Put: Vaccine for a vaccine

COVID-19 pushed 119-124 million into poverty: World Bank updates estimates

The number of pandemic-induced new poor is forecast to rise to 143-163 million in 2021

Coronavirus update: Delhi Metro resumes even as India keeps adding more than 90,000 cases a day

India added 90,802 new cases in the last 24 hours, overtakes Brazil in total case tally

COVID-19: Africa could suffer 1.2 bln infections, 3.3 mln deaths, UN agency warns

A host of factors make the continent particularly vulnerable to the pandemic, it said

Simply Put: CoVID-19 treatment

COVID-19: Government drops first hint of community transmission

ICMR epidemiology head, however, witholds details