‘You can never replace a parent’: As world moves on, ‘new normal’ is a struggle for Covid-19 orphans

Bereaved children are at higher risk of mental health problems, dropping out of school and are more likely to fall into substance abuse or sexual exploitation.

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jun 17, 2023 · 07:30 pm

China’s Covid cases may have hit 900 million. What does it mean for the rest of the world?

With international travel to and from China resuming, it’s inevitable the virus will spread to other countries.

Michael Toole, The Conversation

· Jan 21, 2023 · 09:30 pm

China’s transition out of zero Covid could be potentially catastrophic

Beijing faces some unique challenges in making the shift.

Francois Balloux, The Conversation

· Dec 10, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Fewer meals, doing paid work: What a study of children who lost parents to Covid shows

Nearly 1.5 lakh children are estimated to have lost one parent while at least 10,600 have been orphaned during the pandemic.

Thangaperumal Ponpandi

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Mahima Sashank

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Subrat Kumar Panda

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Nazrul Haque

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Amalendu Jyotishi

· Nov 06, 2022 · 09:00 am

Long Covid changes the human brain. We may finally know how

Lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms such as brain fog and memory lapses.

Samudyata, The Conversation

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Carl Sellgren, The Conversation

· Nov 01, 2022 · 09:30 pm

China to resume student visas for Indians after two years

More than 20,000 medical students returned to India in January 2020 after Covid-19 struck several Chinese provinces.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 23, 2022 · 08:33 am

Omicron reinfections are increasing the risk of Long Covid. But medical help remains patchy in India

The more the number of reinfections, the greater the chance of contracting Long Covid with aggravated symptoms, doctors say.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Aug 14, 2022 · 09:00 am

Hair loss, reduced libido and other long Covid symptoms revealed in new research

Until now, little effort was paid to study long Covid in people with typically milder initial infections.

Shamil Haroon, The Conversation

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Anuradhaa Subramanian, The Conversation

· Jul 27, 2022 · 11:30 pm

With no treatment in sight for long Covid, some patients are opting for ‘blood washing’

Well-funded, large-scale and definitive clinical trials are urgently needed or more may fall prey to unproven therapies in the desperation to ease their pain.

Mark Toshner, The Conversation

· Jul 23, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Covid-19 reinfections are happening sooner than expected as the virus evolves

It will be hard to outrun becoming infected in the years to come but staying up to date with vaccinations and basic precautions can still help.

Ashwin Swaminathan, The Conversation

· Jul 17, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Covid-19: A combination of vaccination and prior infection offers more immunity than either alone

Several studies, including one from India, have confirmed that hybrid immunity can produce the highest antibody levels.

Grace C Roberts, The Conversation

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Lena Glaser, The Conversation

· Jun 18, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Should you take a booster shot? As Covid-19 cases rise again, here’s what the experts say

The surge in daily cases has sparked fears of infection, but the medical opinion on a third dose remains mixed, for now.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Jun 12, 2022 · 06:30 am