Coronavirus

“As the economy starts opening up again, we will see a lot of people looking for work. But they are primarily looking to the government to provide jobs since the private sector is not in a position to help them out.”

The government has approved two anti-viral drugs. While Favipiravir is for those with mild to moderate symptoms of coronavirus, Remdesivir is for patients on oxygen support.

Dexamethasone is a cheap and widely-used steroid in India, effective in preventing death in extremely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators.

The subject line in these emails is likely to be - Free COVID-19 testing for all residents of Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Ahmedabad.

"Imagine a situation where you have only water from the borewell for survival. That's what we first saw when we started out with the relief work."

"Most of the girls from families of migrant workers are in the vulnerable age where they are likely to get married.”

When K Pathi noticed the notorious Fall ArmyWorm attack his corn plants, he didn’t rush to get pesticides. He did something entirely different.

Many countries in the West have already adopted the home care assistance strategy as it reduces the burden on the hospitals considerably and frees up space for those in immediate need.

“Many times we pull down our masks and wear it up again because of the discomfort since they’re constantly touching your face. It is airy and roomy inside this mask. You don’t feel like taking it off.”

"The leaders stood behind the scientists, doctors, researchers letting them do what they know best. This is the ideal way to implement the pandemic protocol," says Dr. Vishal Rao.