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Vaccinating policy

IP regimes should not outweigh public health interests

Patents vs the pandemic

We should question the wisdom and morality of a system that silently condemns millions of human beings to suffering

'No evidence' that recovered Covid-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO

In a scientific brief, the UN agency warned governments against issuing "immunity passports" or "risk-free certificates" to people who have been infected as their accuracy could not be guaranteed

WHO's regulatory arm clearly failed during coronavirus: Mike Pompeo

Edited excerpts from US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo's opening remarks at a press conference, April 22 in Washington DC

What is the second wave of Covid-19 and why should we be worried?

The disease could come back with a greater bang once the lockdown is lifted, with many of the infected being asymptomatic

Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

India faces a human problem of unparalleled magnitude. It cannot be solved without humanity

A tale of hubris, luck and ignorance

One cannot help notice three similarities in Covid-19 and the Global Financial Crisis

A long haul

India should not declare a premature victory against Covid-19

Managing the WHO

US is correct about WHO errors, wrong to defund it

Covid-19: ICMR bats for Oxford vaccine, WHO lists 3 more as frontrunners

According to the WHO draft, from a total of 70 candidate vaccines in the race, three leading vaccines which are in human testing phase

Coronavirus LIVE: India cases rise to 14, 378; US tally at 710,000

Coronavirus latest update: Confirmed covid-19 cases in India have reached 14,378, and deaths 486. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates at Business Standard

We aren't dying in droves as some predicted, but can you handle this truth?

India isn't going through a picnic. But our drains aren't filled with bodies, hospitals haven't run out of beds, crematoriums and graveyards not out of wood or space

Prepare for a Second Wave

As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out

Covid lessons from Kerala

The state shows the merits of timely and organised intervention

Six Indian cos working on Covid-19 vaccine; ramp up testing, say experts

As Covid-19 infects more than 1.9 million in the world and claims 1,26,000 lives, Indian scientists are also part of the global fight against the disease

28,941 samples tested on April 15, says ICMR; WHO lauds health ministry

ICMR has also issued a list of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories for the coronavirus testing

70 vaccines in the works, with three leading candidates, says WHO

The drug industry is hoping to compress the time it takes to get a vaccine to market - usually about 10 to 15 years - to within the next year

Industrial activities that may be allowed during the lockdown

Districts and states will not be in a position to sustain the expenditure on the stay of migrant labour so they could instead be used for construction activity

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Google-Apple join hands for contact-tracing

From two Silicon Valley giants joining hands, to WHO's warning against lifting lockdowns, to Russians having some fun at home

Just-in-time virus: Opportunities for a govt that walked into cul-de-sac

The pandemic has resolved many of Mr Modi's issues - protestors have dispersed, state govts are queuing up for support, and all economic problems can be laid at the door of Covid-19 - writes T N Ninan