Coronavirus Crisis
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‘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
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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
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China’s transition out of zero Covid could be potentially catastrophic
Beijing faces some unique challenges in making the shift.
Francois Balloux, The Conversation
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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, Mahima Sashank, Subrat Kumar Panda, Nazrul Haque & Amalendu Jyotishi
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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 & Carl Sellgren, The Conversation
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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
Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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
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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 & Anuradhaa Subramanian, The Conversation
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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
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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
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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 & Lena Glaser, The Conversation
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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
The Field
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal