October 29, 2020

COVID-19: leaving no one behind in Latin America (The Lancet)

The pledge to leave no one behind has been essential in making the plight of refugees more visible and in highlighting the need to include migrants and […]
October 29, 2020

The Riyadh Declaration: the role of digital health in fighting pandemics (The Lancet)

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in health and care systems and global public health responses, some of which can be addressed through data and digital […]
October 29, 2020

Lockdown impact on COVID-19 epidemics in regions across metropolitan France

Lockdowns have been used by most European countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In France, a national lockdown was implemented on March 17, 2020. Some […]
October 29, 2020

Record 200 days with no local case makes Taiwan world’s envy

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 29 Oct 2020 While many countries around the world are hitting new highs in coronavirus cases, Taiwan has achieved a […]
October 29, 2020

Taking pandemic sequelae seriously: from the Russian influenza to COVID-19 long-haulers

In January, 1892, the English social reformer and women’s rights campaigner Josephine Butler wrote to her son, Stanley, to complain of fatigue and a general declension […]
October 29, 2020

Moderna says preparing for launch of experimental coronavirus vaccine

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 29 October, 2020   Moderna, which has no approved products on the market yet, is one of the handful of […]
October 29, 2020

UN, World Bank urge school openings amid pandemic

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 29 October, 2020   UN cultural agency UNESCO and the World Bank also said it is essential for countries to […]
October 29, 2020

900 internet hospitals playing role in China’s health system

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 29 October, 2020   Internet hospitals represent a new approach to outpatient service delivery Internet-powered health services are playing an […]
October 29, 2020

Unnecessary obstacles to COVID-19 mass testing

Whether an effective COVID-19 vaccine will be universally available in the UK within a year is unclear. The UK Government has now accepted that in the […]