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The struggle to keep India’s Covid-19 patients breathing

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,

Coronavirus: Is India the next global hotspot?

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

Coronavirus: Disease detectives track an invisible culprit

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

The Unsung Heroes of Waste Management

While the world is grappled with the corona virus outbreak, people are trying to stay home as much as they can to ensure their health and safety. Lock down is

Coronavirus: How to make your own face mask

People across the country are being advised to wear face coverings in certain circumstances when out of the house, to help limit the spread of coronavirus. From 15 June, you

Coronavirus: Japan’s mysteriously low virus death rate

Why haven’t more people in Japan died from Covid-19? It is a macabre question that has spawned dozens of theories, from Japanese manners to claims that the Japanese have superior

How ‘quacks’ are guarding Indian villages against Covid-19

When a group of villagers in India’s West Bengal state recently insisted that they would hold prayers in their local mosque in violation of social distancing rules amid the coronavirus

Coronavirus: What does Covid-19 do to the brain?

Stroke, delirium, anxiety, confusion, fatigue – the list goes on. If you think Covid-19 is just a respiratory disease, think again. As each week passes, it is becoming increasingly clear

Coronavirus: Secrecy surrounds India PM Narendra Modi’s ‘$1bn’ Covid-19 fund

A fund set up by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight Covid-19 is now mired in controversy and concern over an alleged lack of transparency, writes the BBC’s Geeta

Why Trump’s H-1B visa freeze will hurt India most

Illegal immigration has long been the subject of fervid debate in the US. Now US President Donald Trump is making “legal immigration a scapegoat” with an eye on the upcoming