The Centre and the state failed to reassure the workers and stop the exodus despite having a corpus in excess of Rs 2,000 crore. Read more »
Dutch scientists have detected the presence of the new coronavirus in sewage waters, highlighting the need to develop effective monitoring systems against coronavirus outbreaks. Read more »
Economic slowdown, poor health infrastructure and paucity of funds hinder the Covid-19 response of Latin American countries. Read more »
John Samuel lists political, economic and social consequence of the covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
One of the reasons for the fast spread of the virus in Europe and America is the relatively weak public healthcare system. Read more »
While India is strong in traditional delivery of education, it needs to invest resources and attention on online modes, says S Krishnakumar. Read more »
Along with health and medical measures to tackle COVID-19, the government should also ensure regular flow of daily necessities like milk and groceries as well as money for survival of the most... Read more »
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concerns over the alarming levels of spread and severity of the outbreak. Read more »
Increased temperatures in the wettest periods of the year result in dissolved organic carbon concentration increases of up to 45%. Read more »
The WHO did not call the new coronavirus disease a global pandemic, but officials indicated that it was close to making a declaration. Read more »