COVID- 19

Ideas for a COVID-safe Diwali celebration

  It’s been an unexpected year of navigating through many firsts, and now, our first ‘virtual’ or COVID-safe Diwali has arrived. In a happy coincidence...

How do we know statistics can be trusted? We talked to the humans behind the numbers to find out

  In April, as the coronavirus pandemic was gathering force around the world, reporters asked Brendan Murphy, then Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, about international case...

Rockefeller pledges $5.5 million to COVID testing in India

New York-based Rockefeller Foundation has announced two new grants totalling $5.5 million (approximately Rs 40.3 crore) to support the expansion of Covid-19 testing and...

14-yr-old scientist Anika Chebrolu wins $25K prize

Indian-American teenager Anika Chebrolu has won a $25,000 prize for her work on a potential Covid-19 treatment. Along with the prize money, 14-year-old Anika has...

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