Masking up even when home to keep loved ones safe Since the past few days Dr Om Murti Anil, a senior consultant cardiologist at Nepal Cardiac Centre, has been sharing awareness videos accompanied by various studies and research evidences on why people should start wearing masks inside their homes as well, and refrain from inviting guests via his Facebook handle which has more than a million followers. Lifestyle 09 May, 2021
Vaccines due in weeks or months not yet Africa's way out of pandemic, officials say ABUJA/JOHANNESBURG: Vaccines are not yet Africa's way out of the pandemic as it may be weeks or even months before first doses start to arrive, health officials said on Thursday, after the African Union (AU) secured 270 million doses for the continent... Women 14 Jan, 2021
Maintain social distance: But don�t isolate elders People often don’t realise that they are abusing their elders or are being abused. Because of the pandemic, people are obligated to stay in-doors. Spending continuous hours with the same people might give rise to annoyance, especially if one does not... 02 Dec, 2020
OPINION: Parenting during the pandemic COVID-19, or the coronavirus, has spread across the globe, creating a global crisis not only in public health and economic stability but also in the family well-being. With the closure of educational institutions, children remain at home with family... 04 Sep, 2020
US health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China TAIPEI: US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level US official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own, further irritating Sino-US... Women 09 Aug, 2020
Africa urged to test more as coronavirus cases exceed 500,000 NAIROBI: African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday as cases topped half a million in the continent. New cases in Africa were up 24% over the past week, with... Women 09 Jul, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.82 million, death toll tops 359,000 More than 5.82 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 359,389 have died, a Reuters tally shows. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were... Women 29 May, 2020
Social stigma during COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful for communities across the globe. It has perpetrated a level of anxiety in all populations, which has led to stigma towards certain people – especially Asian Americans in the US. The current outbreak has... 09 Apr, 2020
Psychosocial control of COVID-19 “A lot of the challenges that we’re facing right now are behavioural challenges,” says Jon Jachimowicz, a professor of organisational behaviour at Harvard Business School. The extent of the coronavirus’s spread will also depend on the actions... 08 Apr, 2020
Sri Lankan government imposes 2 1/2 day curfew The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 244,000 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with... Women 20 Mar, 2020
SKorea reports 161 new cases of coronavirus, brings total to 763 SEOUL: South Korea reported 161 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected patients in the country to 763, health authorities said on Monday, a day after the government raised its infectious disease alert to its highest... Women 24 Feb, 2020
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency GENEVA: The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people. A WHO expert committee declined on three previous...
