Mahima and Ananya are in the same class at a small private school in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Teachers describe them both as “brilliant” students, but ever since
Germany and Ireland have both trumpeted their success in rolling out contact-tracing apps. But is there any evidence that they are doing what they are designed to do –
After much squabbling, Monica* took a drastic decision. Her husband Eduardo had repeatedly refused to wear a face mask as the Covid-19 pandemic grew in Brazil – the country with
Claims that coronavirus tests can harm people are circulating on social media. We investigated the claims in some of the most widely shared posts. The nose swab can’t damage the
In the past few days, both US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have been seen wearing masks in public for the first time. It’s a dramatic
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is being repudiated in Turkey. His concept of secularism, so meticulously and judiciously applied to his country in the 1920s, has been in a parlous state in
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is being repudiated in Turkey. His concept of secularism, so meticulously and judiciously applied to his country in the 1920s, has been in a parlous state in
In April, a sprawling hospital in a village in western India was directed to quickly set up an additional 200-bed ward for coronavirus patients. Infections were surging in Maharashtra state,
The coronavirus took hold slowly in India, but six months after its first confirmed infection it has overtaken Russia to record the world’s third largest caseload. With the world’s second-largest
Disease detectives are trying desperately to beat the clock and find those who have been exposed to the virus. Can they move fast enough to stop the pandemic? As a