“We called ourselves the COVID Fighters, and never missed a session”

May 21, 2021

A story of a community that fought COVID together, remotely Surbhi and her husband tested positive for COVID-19 in early May. A nuclear family of four...

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Scrambling for supplies

May 21, 2021

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A story of scrambling for resources for an ailing grandmother amidst Delhi’s huge shortage of oxygen, hospital beds and COVID medicines I woke up one Tuesday...

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Nepal faces a 3600% increase in daily infections

May 21, 2021

A second wave of COVID infections has overwhelmed the country’s health system Nepal, on Monday reported over 9000 new cases, nearly reaching the 10,000 mark...

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Let’s not forget periods in the pandemic

May 21, 2021

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May 28th will mark Menstrual Hygiene Day, our second year into the pandemic As I was scrolling down the messages on a family WhatsApp group, I saw that my...

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Finding hope in times of uncertainty

May 18, 2021

Simple practices to keep hope alive in hard times The human psyche thrives on finding certainty and security. These are essential for us to feel a sense of...

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“COVID is airborne. Stricter measures are needed.”

May 16, 2021

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The coronavirus has now been declared airborne, and this requires different measures to prevent spread After a long-standing debate on whether the coronavirus...

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Vaccine allocated for less than 19% of eligible Indians

May 14, 2021

India has opened vaccine registrations for those aged 18-45 years, but only 19% will receive at least one dose per the current allocation of vaccines. Two...

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Post claiming vaccinated people are more susceptible to COVID-19 variants is misleading

May 14, 2021

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Social media posts, based on a recent study conducted in Israel on the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on the South African variant of the coronavirus...

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How my five-month old and I fought COVID

May 13, 2021

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ndia’s second wave has not spared children. This is the story of how I fought the virus with my 5-month old son who also tested positive. The first wave of the...

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There’s no scientific proof that alum water can cure COVID-19

May 12, 2021

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A video shared thousands of times claims that alum water can save people from contracting the deadly virus and make coronavirus patients healthy. The claim is...