Pandemic
AA Edit | Biden shows the way
Biden signed a historic US $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package heralding a path-breaking measure that sets very high standards
Hi, Robot: Japan's android pets ease virus isolation
Tech firms in Japan are reporting huge demand for more humanlike alternatives, as people seek solace during coronavirus isolation
Ranjona Banerji | Concrete threat, but there's bignonia, and birdsong
Dehradun has no buzz. It has higgledy-piggledy growth. Almost none of it is organic
Sunanda K Datta Ray | Hope in the new dawn after ravages of 2020?
India’s rich became richer amidst the pain and penury, death and disease that marked 2020 as a year of suffering
New swine flu with 'pandemic potential' identified by China researchers
According to scientists these G4 viruses bind to receptor molecules in human cells and can replicate in outer layer of respiratory system
Poor, war-torn countries are the worst affected in this pandemic
While COVID-19 overwhelms the wealthiest nations, one could imagine its effects on countries that were struggling even without a pandemic
India's drug regulator grants Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for remdesivir
The approval process for remdesivir was accelerated in view of emergency situation and unmet need for medicines in light of covid19 outbreak
Merkel gives a firm 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit
US president Donald Trump had earlier suggested he will host an in-person summit of G7 leaders despite concerns over coronavirus pandemic
Japan to approve its first coronavirus antigen test kits
Antigen tests scan for proteins that can be found on or inside a virus
Panel recommends Lockdown 2.0
Report says ease curbs from April 17 before closure from May 18-31