News Articles

Date of Publish	Newspaper/ Channel	Title	Summary	Category
2020 Mar 25	New Scientist	How does coronavirus testing work and will we have a home test soon?	Mass testing is crucial to halting the spread. Can we do it at home?	Diagnosis
2021 Jan 25	Current Science	Effect of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic inducedlockdown on the aerosol loading over thecoastal state, Goa	The current study focuses on the effect of lockdown on theabundance of atmospheric aerosols over Goa.	Environmental science
2020 Feb 12	New Scientist	Will the covid-19 coronavirus outbreak die out in the summer's heat?	Will the covid-19 outbreak caused by the new coronavirus fade as the northern hemisphere warms up?	Epidemiology
2020 Sep 22	New Scientist	Covid-19: Asymptomatic people may be more infectious than we thought	People who have the coronavirus without symptoms appear to have similar levels of the virus in their noses and throats to people with mild symptoms, a study has found.	Epidemiology
2021 Feb 19	New Scientist	Why hasn't India had a second wave of the coronavirus?	India is emerging from the worst of its coronavirus epidemic, with no sign of a second wave in sight.	Epidemiology
2021 Apr 16	New Scientist	Covid-19 news: Infections in England at lowest level in 7 months	An estimated one in 480 people in England had covid-19 in the week up to 10 April. The lowest number in seven months.	Epidemiology
2021 Apr 19	The Hindu	Allocation of Remdesivir has to be need-based: Bombay High Court to Centre, Maharashtra government	“If contribution towards COVID-19 cases is 40% from Maharashtra, then it is only right to say that 40% of Remdesivir injections are allotted to this State,” a division Bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and S. M. Modak said.	Medicine
2020 Oct 01	Science Reporter	Unravelling the Coronavirus Genome	Knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 genomes, as well as genomes of infected/recovered/dead individuals, can throw light on specific host-pathogen interactions.	Molecular biology
2020 Sep 16	New Scientist	Scientists dismiss new claims that the coronavirus was made in a lab	A research paper claiming to prove that the coronavirus was cooked up in a laboratory has been widely dismissed by mainstream scientists.	Molecular biology
2021 Feb 16	New Scientist	Exclusive: Two variants have merged into heavily mutated coronavirus	The UK and California variants of coronavirus appear to have combined into a heavily mutated hybrid, sparking concern that we may be entering a new phase of the covid-19 pandemic.	Molecular biology
2020 Jul 19	BBC	Coronavirus: Are mutations making it more infectious?		Mutations
2020 Nov 13	BBC	Mutated coronavirus may 'jump back and forth' between animals		Mutations
2021 Jan 20	New Scientist-	As the coronavirus mutates, we will need to adjust our approach to it.	The emergence of new variants with different properties has changed the rules of engagement.	Mutations
2021 Apr 19	BBC	Covid-19: How India failed to prevent a deadly second wave		Public health
2021 Dec 19	BBC	Covid: The countries worried they won't get the vaccine	How there is a wide gap in vaccinating of the citizens of privileged and poor nations	Public health
2021 Apr 17	BBC	Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country	Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world	Public health
2020 Apr 01	Science Reporter	Coronavirus Challenge - Propelling a New Paradigm of Work from Home	The coronavirus pandemic forced governments and corporates worldwide to switch to a new paradigm: Work From Home. Could this be a viable option, even after the crisis passes?	Public health
2020 Mar 01	Science Reporter	Novel Coronavirus-2019 – Prevention is the Only Cure	The mingling of symptoms, lack of proper information and unavailability of both vaccine/medication and reliable rapid diagnostic tests raises the concern that 2019-nCoV infection may spread globally.	Public health
2020 Feb 12	New Scientist	Coronavirus: How well prepared are countries for a covid-19 pandemic?	No country is fully prepared for a coronavirus pandemic, according to a public health expert. But some countries will be better placed to handle an outbreak than others.	Public health
2020 Jan 27	New Scientist	Can an N95 face mask protect you from catching the new coronavirus?	There are two main types of face masks that are being used to do that. One is a standard surgical mask and the other is the N95 respirators which offer more protection. Such devices are designed to prevent 95 per cent of small particles from entering the nose and mouth area. But they only work if they fit properly, and aren't suitable for children or people with facial hair.	Public health
2021 Jan 27	New Scientist	New coronavirus variants detected in sewage before showing up in tests	VARIANTS of coronavirus can be detected in wastewater long before they are spotted by tests in people. Those infected with coronavirus shed it in their faeces.	Public health
2020 Mar 25	New Scientist	How long does coronavirus stay on surfaces and can they infect you?	Research conducted on the new coronavirus and others similar to it, such as SARS, suggest the virus can spread through particles in the air and via contaminated surfaces.	Public health
2020 Aug 21	New Scientist	How likely are you to be infected by the coronavirus on a flight?	People have doubts about travelling by air.	Public health
2021 Feb 03	New Scientist	Life in the pandemic is exhausting, but there is hope for calmer times.	Working from home and people losing jobs, can be stressful at times.	Public health
2021 Apr 19	The Hindu	No difference in mortality in COVID-19 'first' and 'second wave': ICMR	There was no difference in mortality among COVID-19 patients in the first and second wave, leading doctors, who are in charge of India's national COVID-19 management strategy have said. Those over 60 years continue to be most at risk from dying.	Public health
2021 Apr 18	The Hindu	Doctors insist on timely care in the case of children	Over 2,000 children aged 0 to 12 years have tested positive in the last 10 days; rapid surge in family clusters	Public health
2021 Apr 13	The Hindu	Data \| Dissecting India's second COVID-19 wave	Since April 3, India has been consistently recording the highest number of daily cases globally, surpassing the U.S. and Brazil on an average. Statistical analysis of the second wave	Public health
2021 Apr 13	The Hindu	COVID-19 pandemic a long way from over, says WHO chief	WHO chief expresses concern that confusion, complacency and inconsistency in public health measures.	Public health
2021 Apr 16	BBC	Covid-19: Most positive rapid tests 'were correct' and vaccine passports 'risk discrimination'	Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic	Public health
2021 Apr 07	WION	These are the three new symptoms of COVID-19. Don't take them lightly	Conjunctivitis/pink eye,Dysfunction of Eustachian Tube/Hearing loss,Gastrointestinal Disorders demand rapid attention and diagnosis.	Symptoms
2021 Apr 17	Lokmat	Two more symptoms of coronavirus have been reported in majority of patients	New symptoms such as dry mouth and dry tongue have been reported in majority of patients.	Symptoms
2020 Jun 25	New Scientist	The coronavirus is leaving some people with permanent lung damage	People infected with the coronavirus may be left with permanent lung damage. Doctors are reporting growing numbers of people who still have breathlessness and coughing months after falling ill with covid-19, and whose chest scans show evidence of irreversible lung scarring.	Symptoms
2021 Apr 19	India Today	Covid clinical symptoms, CT scans/X-rays should be used to rule out false negatives: Experts	Experts are of the opinion that clinical symptoms and CT scan reports should be the guiding factor for treatment rather than relying only on the RT-PCR test, as the test has sensitivity of around 80 per cent and therefore 20 per cent of the cases can still be missed out.	Symptoms
2021 Apr 19	The new Indian Express	Watch out for new symptoms, get COVID-19 jab to win battle	New symptoms to watch out for with the increase in cases during the second peak in India	Symptoms
2021 Apr 15	BBC	Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil?	More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are now at their peak. But despite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children, in Brazil 1,300 babies have died from the virus.	Symptoms
2021 Jan 05	BBC	Covid symptoms: Is it a cold, flu or coronavirus?	Record numbers of Covid-19 cases are being confirmed across the UK. But given it's also the flu season, how can you be sure whether you have coronavirus, a cold or the flu?	Symptoms
2021 Jan 28	BBC	Covid symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?	There are three main symptoms of coronavirus. If you get just one of them, you should get a test.	Symptoms
2021 Apr 16	India Today	How second wave of Covid-19 is different from first in symptoms, spread	The second wave of coronavirus has small but differentiating character from the symptoms to how it spread.	Symptoms,Epidemiology
2021 Dec 05	WION (News Channel)	AI software successfully predicts patients susceptible to severe COVID-19		Technology
2021 Mar 10	New Scientist	Covid-19: The story of a pandemic	Time line of the COVID-19 pandemic	Timeline
2021 Apr 10	Current Science	Adaptive cluster sampling-based design forestimating COVID-19 cases with randomsamples	This article focuseson estimating the number of COVID-19-positivepersons over a geographical domain
2021 Mar 31	The new Indian Express	New research: T cells of earlier Covid-19 patients recognise all 3 major new variants
2021 Apr 28	The new Indian Express	Serious fungal infection seen in some Covid patients with co-morbidities: Expert
2021 Dec 05	WION (News Channel)	Covid antibodies last 8 months after infection: Study