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Covid 19 Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted global health. It led to widespread illness and loss of life. Governments implemented lockdowns and travel restrictions. Economies faced severe downturns. Education systems shifted to online learning. Vaccination efforts began worldwide. The pandemic highlighted healthcare disparities. It also spurred innovation in medical research. Communities rallied to support one another. The world adapted to a new normal.

Pandemic Preparedness Innovation Centre

The state government of Karnataka is planning to set up a Pandemic Preparedness Innovation Centre (PPIC) to tackle the challenges posed by pandemics on humans, animals, and the...

 February 13, 2023

‘Zero-Draft’ of the Pandemic Treaty

The World Health Organization's Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) recently released the "zero draft" of the pandemic treaty. The treaty aims to strengthen national and international preparedness against future...

 February 7, 2023

The Ineffectiveness of New Covid-19 Boosters: Understanding Immune Imprinting

As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, countries have been rolling out variant-specific or bivalent boosters in an effort to provide better protection against...

 January 25, 2023

Rising Food Insecurity in Asia: A Growing Concern Amidst COVID-19 and Economic Downturn

According to a report released on January 24 by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and other United Nations agencies, growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough...

 January 24, 2023

Omicron XBB.1.5: A Highly Contagious and Immune-Evasive Variant of Covid-19

The Omicron XBB.1.5 variant of the Covid-19 virus has caused concern among experts due to its unique characteristics and potential impact on the global pandemic. In this article,...

 December 31, 2022

Air Suvidha: A Mandatory Self-Declaration Form for COVID-19 Status

Air Suvidha is an online platform initiated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport for passengers to self-declare their current health status and...

 December 30, 2022

SC questions Govt’s Digital Divide: Covid-19

The Supreme Court on Monday has told the government that making it necessary for the people to register on the CoWIN website for getting the dosage of Covid-19...

 May 31, 2021

COVID-19 Management: Dharavi Model

Dharavi is a slum located in the city of Mumbai. Since, April 2021 Dharavi has reported around 100 Covid-19 positive cases regularly. But, in the last few days,...

 May 28, 2021

IIT Mandi reveals key Covid-19 virus protein structure

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi have revealed the part of structure of a key protein of the COVID-19 virus. This key Covid-19 protein structure will help...

 May 28, 2021

How Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the Cruise Tourism?

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Alang Shipbreaking Yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat has witnessed slump in the business since the economy is robust. In the last 50...

 January 13, 2021

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