Column • COVID-19

‘The stigma is heartbreaking’

July 1, 2022

Every time I coughed, I checked my oximeter – which unwaveringly showed 98 or 99. My fever had come down substantially to under 100°F by the third day. But I...

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‘I was anxious to have to travel

July 1, 2022

I still don’t know from where I caught the virus – it might have been the exam centre or, perhaps, the hotel we were staying in. By a disconcerted...

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Leveraging data to combat COVID-19

July 1, 2022

Reporting of COVID-19 data has been under the scanner since the pandemic began. Experts address the ongoing need to make sound decisions with the limited data...

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COVID Chronicles: My tough, solo fight with the virus

July 1, 2022

This is my story of how I navigated through the pandemic all alone, in a hospital while my family was based in Delhi. The good news is, I could defeat the...

OP-ED

I am an introvert but lockdown wasn’t for me.

May 10, 2022

I, along with many others, considered the lockdown a haven for introverts. But soon the piercing arrow of reality burst my bubble. I’m an introvert girl In a...

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WHO: 14.9m Covid-19 deaths in the world, 4.74m in India

May 6, 2022

India objects to “the use of mathematical models for projecting excess mortality estimates in view of the availability of authentic data.” New estimates from...

First Check

Fact-check: Vaccinated people are not more likely to die of COVID-19

April 27, 2022

A tweet claiming that “Government of Canada data shows the triple vaccinated are over 5x more likely to die of COVID-19 than the unvaccinated” is based on...

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‘There is no vaccine for the infodemic’

April 8, 2022

Medical and scientific community need to champion the cause of health fact-checking to combat the virus of misinformation. COVID-19 pandemic came with a flow...

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COVID lockdown: Drones, robot dogs patrol ‘ghost town’ Shanghai

April 6, 2022

The recent surge in Coronavirus cases in China, although small compared to some other countries, is a significant challenge to China’s zero-Covid...

Climate Change

Climate change harms your health

March 29, 2022

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And the Covid pandemic by cutting down spending on emissions may have further harmed the climate In February 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...