coronavirus

Is it Covid-19 or just a cold? Here’s how to tell the difference


By Sarah Jacoby Not only did we see yet another rise in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant but at the same time, flu cases were also ticking upward, and it was the cold season, of course. So if you're feeling congested and tired, it might be tough to figure out which one of...

The Power of Resilience or the Resilience of the Powerful?


By  Neera Kuckreja Sohoni The current year is about to end, but not our misery. Despite all the science and material resources behind us, we stand helpless in the face of a disease whose variants keep changing, with no precise understanding of which variant is done with, which continues, and which are yet to come. Like...

Covid-19: South Asians in Britain at higher risk, UK study finds


People from a South Asian heritage, including Indians, are among the ethnic groups more at risk of catching and being seriously affected by Covid-19, a new UK government commissioned review concluded on Friday. The Covid-19 Health Inequalities' study found that people from black and South Asian ethnic groups in Britain are still dying with the...

Omicron – Variant or Scariant?


By Neera Kuckreja Sohoni We are barely over the Delta variant when our health professionals and policy wonks are beating the drum on another variant. Known as  Omicron, it has already commandeered the fear mongering experts and power-grabbing politicians to ring the alarm against this latest mutant of the infamous Corona virus. Ever ready to jump...

India issues new guidelines: Waives quarantine for foreign travellers


India is opening its frontiers for international travellers and Covid -19 cases drop recovery rate spikes and the vaccination program gets aggressive without the hassle of compulsory quarantine. Fully vaccinated travellers from nations that India has a reciprocal arrangement with for acceptance of World Health Organisation (WHO) approved vaccines will be let in the country without...

Vaccinated Graham’s infection jolts Senate


Washington: The coronavirus officially returned to the US Senate on Monday. News that Sen. Lindsey Graham tested positive quickly jolted through the Capitol and sparked an hours-long scramble to figure out who else might have been exposed, after sources confirmed that the South Carolina Republican attended an outdoor event on Sen. Joe Manchin’s houseboat over the weekend with...

GOP report claims coronavirus Leaked from Chinese lab


Washington:  A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by  Republicans released on Monday, a conclusion that U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached, reports Reuters. The report also cited "ample evidence" that Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) scientists - aided by U.S. experts...

Half-way to vaccination – Is that the best we can do?


OpEd by Neera Kuckreja Sohoni On July 4 this year, Associated Press heralded the end of a bleak Covid era with the excited heading 'A Summer of Freedom: Vaccine gives new meaning to July 4th’, and went on to say, “President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging...

How to protect your family from the Delta Variant


Despite significant gains in vaccinations and fighting COVID-19, the rise of the more transmissible Delta variant poses a significant risk for unvaccinated people. “We are at a critical moment in the COVID-19 pandemic. We have the vaccines and public health measures necessary to protect people and stop the spread of the virus, but the onus...