Coronavirus
In Indonesia, cases and deaths have skyrocketed in the past month as the highly contagious delta variant sweeps through densely populated Java island, as well as Bali
The commissioner of the Department of Information and Public Relations in Karnataka, talks about his lessons from the pandemic, and how corporates stepped in to fill the gaps in health infrastructure
Many people experience debilitating physical and mental health symptoms for months post Covid-19 recovery. While companies have to do their bit for employees, there needs to be larger concerted public policy initiatives to create awareness
The coronavirus pandemic has drawn stark lines between rich nations and poor, and the mucormycosis epidemic in India stands as the latest manifestation
If all goes well, some of those first pills could be ready by the end of the year
The crisis response of the US shows that evidence-based leadership that respects data, scientists and experts, funds science and and coordinates its crisis response can dramatically turn around the fate of a country. India needs a course correction too
The divergent strategies of European nations and the United States also reflect broader differences in how Western governments are thinking about their responsibility to unvaccinated people
Amid concerns surrounding Sputnik V and the launch of a single-dose vaccine, Indian companies, including Hetero, Stelis, Biopharma and Gland Pharma are on track to make millions of doses of the Russian vaccine in a bid to alleviate the country's supply constraints
The true death toll could range from roughly double the official figures to potentially catastrophic levels of unacknowledged deaths of well over 1 million or even higher
Critics say the decision will deepen the divisions within the country, where a large section of the society lives under the poverty line