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HomeCOVID-19

COVID-19

Children entertaining themselves at home during COVID
Education

COVID has led to academic learning gaps among kids, but there’s something more worrisome

May 23, 2022 Agnee Ghosh

Learning gaps in reading and writing are real, but many teachers find it even more difficult to get young kids to concentrate and interact with others in class.

Learning loss for young kids
Education

Younger generations may pay dearly for the learning loss from two years of school closure

March 21, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Urgent remedial measures are needed to reverse learning losses, as affected students will face weaker prospects for securing employment in the future too.

Masks best protection against Omicron
Health

Is India nearing the end of the Omicron wave?

January 28, 2022 Gunjan Sharma

The Omicron rage in our cities has been because of its high transmissibility and immune escape ability. But what are studies saying about the near future?

Two women wearing masks
Health

Omicron variant crushes hopes for a virus-free 2022

January 5, 2022 Gunjan Sharma

Surging numbers indicate an Omicron wave is already under way in India. What should we be prepared for in the coming months?

Delhi schools reopen for all classes
Education

Delhi: Tepid response to reopening of schools as parents prefer to wait and watch

November 18, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

With the full reopening of schools run by the MCD in the capital on Nov 1st, not just students but even teachers were missing. Why?

Child attending online classes
Health

Day-long online classes are neither effective nor healthy: Dr Savita Malhotra

October 30, 2021 Prachi Pinglay-Plumber

Senior child psychiatrist Dr Savita Malhotra on the impact of COVID-19 on children, created by various factors, from online education to pandemic stress.

new mRNS COVID vaccine
Health

Know more about the new vaccines that could accelerate India’s COVID vaccination drive

August 12, 2021 Gunjan Sharma

One advantage of these new vaccines derived from the coronavirus DNA, or mRNA vaccines, is that these can be rapidly modified for any new variant.

Child in Covid mask
Health

COVID vaccination for children: Under-18s can wait for now, say experts

July 27, 2021 Gunjan Sharma

Most parents are anxiously waiting for vaccination for children, so that they may get back to school and other activities. But is that likely, or even advisable now?

Covid numbers on the decline
Health

Delta Plus vs Delta variant: How much do we know about these ‘Variants of Concern’?

July 5, 2021 Gunjan Sharma

So far, 50 Delta Plus cases and four deaths have been found across 11 states. Will it be even more virulent than the Delta variant?

The Supreme Court reminded the union and state governments of its duties and responsibilities
Governance

COVID-19: When the Supreme Court had to intervene

June 18, 2021 Utkarsha Srivastava

At the peak of the crisis, The Supreme Court, and some High Courts, took suo moto notice and passed orders, directing governments to own responsibility and take action.

cooperation and solidarity during COVID
Society

From ‘social’ to ‘physical’ distancing: Why language matters when we discuss COVID

June 16, 2021 Pinky Chandran

Person/People-centered language emphasizes the person first and is more respectful. More so in the case of COVID and discussions around it.

Heat wave representative image
Environment

Why the scorching summer in India makes COVID management more difficult

June 4, 2021 Rishabh Shrivastava

Extreme temperatures during the summer in India make people with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases more vulnerable, as does COVID. How can heat impact be mitigated?

Health

Delhi patients search for COVID beds in smaller towns

June 1, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

Desperate patients were seen making this journey, even as headlines screamed that the second wave had spread from big cities to smaller towns and villages.

Health

From HCQ to Remdesivir to 2DG: Why COVID-19 treatment is likely to continue evolving

May 29, 2021 Gunjan Sharma

Most doctors have used various drugs and therapies on COVID patients at one point or the other, but feel that each actually has a limited role to play.

Governance

Opinion: How ‘privatisation’ and ‘PPP models’ have left Indians to die

May 25, 2021 Tikender Panwar and Anjali Ojha

The ideological mooring of the union government has led to the systematic dismantling of the public health sector and made way for commoditisation of healthcare.

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