OP-ED

How the pandemic failed to change us

January 21, 2021

Irrespective of the continuing COVID-19 cases, deaths, sufferings, and social inequalities of those affected, we are behaviourally tuned to fight, stigmatise...

In Focus

India and USA: Crossing the redline

January 21, 2021

Add Comment

On December 19, 2020, India joined the United States in having more than ten million Covid 19 cases. To put things in perspective, the number of global cases...

In Focus

India’s COVID vaccines: A primer

January 15, 2021

With vaccine rollout beginning January 16, India’s battle against COVID-19 progresses to the next stage. Here’s all you need to know about the country’s...

Kruxd

Which countries have kicked-off COVID-19 inoculations?

January 15, 2021

In the race to the finish line against the long battle with COVID-19, health authorities across the world have authorised the emergency use of vaccines that...

Kruxd

Belling the curve: Vietnam’s COVID-19 success story

January 8, 2021

Despite being a lower-middle-income country with an influx of tourists, Vietnam has reported only 1497 cases of COVID-19 in over a year of the pandemic. Here’s...

doctor applying sanitizer gel 2021 08 30 05 18 37 utc

In Focus

The tension between science of disease and people’s science

November 20, 2020

Add Comment

COVID-19 may have made science accessible to the public, perhaps, as never before. However, people may not have learned to interpret its logic and language or...

In Focus

Melbourne’s ‘aggressive suppression’ beats COVID-19 second wave

November 13, 2020

The government, the scientists and the community came together to drive down the second wave. From its peak of 6767 active cases on August 7 to 4 cases on...

Kruxd

Back to the source: Reviewing COVID-19 in China

November 6, 2020

Having weathered the surge of SARS-CoV-2, China has not seen a second wave of the pandemic yet. However, questions surrounding the country’s struggles with...

In Focus

Science in the age of COVID-19

November 6, 2020

Add Comment

Almost a year into the pandemic, there are still major gaps in people’s understanding of the novel coronavirus. Are we to live in a constant state of fear and...

Kruxd

Does a high COVID-19 Recovery Rate mean we are nearing the end?

October 30, 2020

Recent coverage on COVID-19 has been celebratory of India’s 90%+ recovery rate. How is the recovery rate measured and does effectively convey fatality from...