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Tackling Sri Lanka’s second COVID-19 wave

October 16, 2020

Can Sri Lanka repeat its success story? The new cluster in the apparel industry workforce has posed new challenges for the island country. The recent...

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Global leaders who have tested positive for COVID-19

October 9, 2020

Over 70 leaders and politicians across the globe have been infected by the novel coronavirus. HealthLEADS maps out the countries where COVID-19 has penetrated...

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When the end is near

October 2, 2020

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There’s an urgent need to initiate a dialogue on end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients so that we can adopt a more humane approach to the inevitability...

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Demand for flu shots surge in Asia to head off COVID-19 complications

October 2, 2020

There’s no vaccine for COVID-19 yet, but there’s one for influenza. Globally, there has been a lot of speculation that since coronavirus causes respiratory...

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Uncertain future for Indians studying medicine in China

September 6, 2020

The number of Indian students pursuing MBBS in China has grown immensely in the past few years. Today there are an estimated 21,000 Indian students studying...

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COVID-19 positivity rate: Where do Indian states stand?

August 28, 2020

Maharashtra, with a fifth of India’s caseload, has a 14-day mean positivity rate of nearly 18 percent. Only seven Indian states have recorded a mean positivity...

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For survivors of COVID-19, beating the virus is just the beginning

August 21, 2020

Other than anxiety, depression, and stigma, coronavirus survivors complain of side effects — grappling with poorer functioning in their lungs, heart, and...

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Coronavirus leaves Asia with mounting heaps of medical waste

August 14, 2020

Amid the ongoing health crisis, countries across Asia are struggling to deal with the issue of dangerous biomedical waste. While many nations have scaled up...

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To know or to really know: Exploring COVID-19 tests

August 13, 2020

There’s an ever-growing demand to accelerate testing for COVID-19, as the global cases keep soaring. But what’s the most reliable test for diagnosing the...

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A view of nearly COVID-19 free world

August 7, 2020

As the world transitions into the next stage of the global pandemic, we look at how Asian countries have handled the initial Covid-19 outbreak response to...