The ‘unknowns’ of the coronavirus

‘Anxiety syndrome’ and the long term effects of Covid-19 have prevented thousands of people, even with milder viral load, from resuming their normal life weeks after they are cured It’s not easy to get back some semblance of normalcy in their lives after having dealt successfully with the scourge of the pandemic. Reclamation of normal […]

Low stipends and high risks: Trainee doctors fear about their future

Junior doctors working in Covid wards have to contend with low stipends, risk of infection all while planning their studies amidst the pandemic  “Lala, take care of mother and father, after me, it is you, who will take care of everything.” These were the last words of 31-year-old Deepak Singh to his brother Dharmendra. A […]

Events of the week

Reimagining boundaries What: Experimenter gallery’s online viewing room has on display ‘In Search of New Names’. In this online video lab, 18 participants from Karachi, Delhi, Pune, Lahore, Khanewal, Mumbai, Vadodara, Assam, Quetta, Bangalore, Srinagar and London explored the possibilities of creating and thinking together across geographies and borders. The lab was imagined to assemble a […]

Central Vista essential project, work to continue: HC

Describing the Central Vista project as “vital and essential”, the Delhi High Court on Monday allowed construction work on the project to continue and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for their “motivated” plea The court said the legality of the project was already upheld by the Supreme Court. It added […]

36 documents, yet no compensation 

Number of deaths from Covid are mounting amongst healthcare workers, yet when it comes to the question of compensation for their families, the process is slow and tedious Akhil Kumar pauses mid sentences, describing his mother Ambika’s last 28 days, struggling and then succumbing to Covid-19. Ambika, a nurse in Delhi’s Kalra Hospital, in Kirti […]

Children—the most vulnerable—need protection

Children, it is feared, will be the target of the third wave of Covid. Experts allay fears—no evidence to support this theory. Data presents a different picture    The son of a senior district official in Ghaziabad just recovered from covid-19. “Ramesh (name changed) is brave. But tired, lacking enthusiasm, this will continue for some time. […]

For the crumbling health infrastructure, mobile hospitals may be a solution 

An Indian entrepreneur, Ranjit Grewal, with the help of a Singaporean crypto pioneer, is retrofitting shipping containers into well-equipped hospitals—has great potential to revamp public health infrastructure Lately, the Modi government has faced criticism from around the world for mismanaging the second wave of Covid-19 that left people scrambling for medical care, leading to the […]

HC asks drug controller to inquire into Gambhir, other politicians buying bulk quantities of Covid medicines

The Delhi High court Monday directed the drug controller to inquire into the issue of politicians buying COVID-19 drugs in bulk amid shortages The court while issuing directives also observed that while BJP MP Gautam Gambhir must have been distributing the medicines to the best of his intention, the gesture unintentionally did a disservice. The […]