Coronavirus
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What happens when COVID-19 meets toxic air? India is about to find out
One of the most common symptoms of severe coronavirus cases is breathing difficulty. And doctors say that if the ambient air suddenly becomes more toxic, as it does every year around this time in northern India, then more people who become infected by the virus might end up in the hospital or die
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Donald Trump greets supporters at Walter Reed even as confusion on his Covid-19 condition persists
In a surprise and risky outing, Donald Trump, currently suffering from Covid-19, stepped out to greet supporters at Walter Reed, even as doctors point out gaps in the health reports coming out of the president's consulting team
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New York becomes the first big city to reopen all its schools
Roughly 480,000 children have opted to start the school year remote-only, an indication of how wary many New Yorkers are of sending their children back to classrooms in a city that fears a second wave of the coronavirus
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All eyes on Pfizer as Trump pushes for vaccine by October
Despite slim chances that its vaccine will be ready by October, Pfizer has big incentives to hint that it might be
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Study finds 'Single largest driver' of coronavirus misinformation: Trump
The study, to be released Thursday, is the first comprehensive examination of coronavirus misinformation in traditional and online media
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Can dogs sniff out the coronavirus?
Several animals now working on a trial at Helsinki's airport have been trained to detect the virus by scent on arriving passengers, with promising results
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SP Balasubrahmanyam dies at 74: 5 facts about the Guinness record holder
The singer best known for being Salman Khan's voice in the 90s, contracted Covid-19 in August
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Johnson & Johnson's vaccine advances, sparking optimism in race
Unlike some of its competitors, Johnson & Johnson's vaccine does not need to be frozen and may require just one shot instead of two
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How Covid-19 forced Nippon Paint to reinvent
The pandemic has caused the producer of paints for automotive, industrial and decorative purposes, to take a fresh look at their business, making it more innovative and agile, says Sharad Malhotra of Nippon Paint India
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Work-from-home fatigue setting in: Neetish Sarda of Smartworks
Founder of Smartworks, a managed office provider to enterprises and MNCs, reckons that flexible workspaces or co-working will no longer be an option for organisations but will become part of their core strategy
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AstraZeneca, under fire for vaccine safety, releases trial blueprints
Experts are concerned that the company has not been more forthcoming about two participants who became seriously ill after getting its experimental vaccine