COVID-19 vaccine: 74% scheduled health workers didn't get second shot

Less than half the scheduled workers have received the first shot

Simply put: Log on for mid-day meal

COVID-19 lockdown hits crab farming in coastal Odisha

Prices have crashed and farmers cannot find exporters to sell their produce to

Simply put: What’s cooking in lockdown

Simply Put: Corona warriors

Coronavirus update: Uttar Pradesh records first death

Record 72 new cases in Maharashtra yesterday

Simply Put: COVID-19 testing

Simply Put: Corona preparedness

COVID-19: North Africa most affected in entire continent with 68% of all deaths

Algeria reports 173 deaths, the most in all of Africa

COVID-19: More than 500 migrant workers in Nepal escape quarantine

They protested congestion, lack of basic facilities at quarantine centre

COVID-19 lockdown crisis for migrant workers: What states are doing

Some states exhibit higher standards of human values while helping migrant workers

COVID-19: Nepal families wait for bodies of workers who died abroad

Families not getting a chance to hold funerals for their loved ones

Yes, the Chinese protests are about politics and freedom. But they are also about what COVID might do if it is let loose now

It would be foolish to guess what will happen next in China or even Iran

Globally the number of hours worked dropped in 1st quarter of 2022: ILO

A deficit of 112 million full-time jobs recorded over last quarter of 2021

COVID-19: Wasting in children increased in low, middle income countries due to economic shock

Economic shocks increase risks of inadequate dietary diversity among children

Nigeria: Over 5 million more people will be pushed into poverty due to COVID-19

Climate-related shocks pose as an additional risk to households just above poverty line

India’s cancer burden: Cases & deaths increased last decade, COVID-19 widens screening gap

Globally, cancer cases increased 21% and deaths 26% from 2010-2019

COVID-19 & children: Unmasking the reality

Tamil Nadu’s COVID-19 relief scheme is well-intentioned, but can be more efficient

The cash benefit can be directly credited into the bank account of the card-holders

India administered more COVID-19 vaccine doses than the US

However, only 4% of the Indian population has got both doses so far

COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in India

Lack of preparedness makes for an asphyxiating crisis in just 8 weeks

Simply Put: Freedom to Express COVID-19

Coronavirus update: Madras High Court holds Election Commission repsonsible for pandemic surge

Karnataka to lock down for 2 weeks from tomorrow

COVID-19 Update: Weekend curfew declared in Delhi

Curfew declared over the weekend in Delhi due to rising number of COVID-19 cases

Gender-based violence prevalent in eastern, southern Africa during COVID-19 pandemic: Report

Violence against women with disabilities was found to be even higher in the region