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Burning Cow Dung Could Have Helped Stir India’s Black Fungus Epidemic

Aditi Murti 11/04/2022

A mucormycosis infection is caused by certain fungi that...

Healthcare worker receives AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign at a medical centre in Mumbai

Health Min Says One Dose Almost as Good as Two To Shield Against Death by COVID

The Wire Staff 10/09/2021

Unnamed government officials had been quoted saying in May...

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Why Experts Are Calling ICMR’s New Advisory on Antigen Tests Unreasonable

Priyanka Pulla 22/06/2020

ICMR said those people who get negative results on...

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COVID-19: Are the ICMR Antibody Kits Really as Accurate as It Claims?

Priyanka Pulla 24/05/2020

ICMR said in a press release that the kit...

A security person stands guard at Jammu & Kashmir National Highway, during day-3 of a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in Jammu. Photo: PTI

Is a Longer Lockdown a Good Idea? Three Public Health Experts Answer

The Wire Staff 11/04/2020

A lockdown is a way to buy time for...