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Covid-19 scare: African Americans are more at risk, says Trump. But why?

Experts say black people are disproportionately impacted by underlying health conditions linked to poverty and face discrimination in medical care

Coronavirus pandemic: China ends 76-day lockdown imposed on epicentre Wuhan

Along the embankments and bridges, citizens waved flags and chanted "Wuhan, let's go!" and sang a capella renditions of China's national anthem.

Covid-19 Factoid: Counting the dead - from the US to Punjab and Iran

The US remains the most affected country with over 340,000 cases and the death toll at over 11,000

Supply constraints to funding woes: Health start-ups in the age of Covid-19

Several have been hit by a large-scale migration of workers which has caused labour shortage. So while demand is high, supply is the pain point

Revealed: China's solution to fight the first wave of coronavirus pandemic

Excerpts from notes of the Chinese medical staff who wrote their treatment experience while fighting the coronavirus outbreak

Interdependence in corona world

What should countries like India do, with limited testing facilities and even more limited public health infrastructures?

Covid-19: DRDO designs special chamber, face mask for healthcare workers

The walk through enclosure is designed for personnel decontamination, one person at a time.

Covid-19: Effective quarantine could cut healthcare load by 90%, says study

If 50% of Covid-19 infected cases are isolated, it will bring down hospitalizations and mortality drastically, say researchers

As demand for masks skyrocket, 3D printers help in fight against Covid-19

About 500 shields have gone to the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where officials estimate nurses use up to 15 PPE sets over three shifts for just one patient

Beijing seizes its chance

By offering aid to countries hit by coronavirus, China is exploiting the crisis to burnish its global image

Covid-19 and Indian economy: Do please light your lamps as lights go out

After the health crisis, India's fiscal stress will increase as revenue falls and crisis-driven expenditure goes up; some key numbers may get worse than in the 2008 financial crisis, writes T N Ninan

Coronavirus outbreak: States scramble to create hospital infrastructure

In the past one week, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh have issued orders to take over private hospitals in some districts

Why Modi's PM CARES is more democratic than PM National Relief Fund

With a constitutionally sound trust in place, expectations would be that PM CARES becomes a war chest India can readily rely on in emergencies when the future of an entire country is at stake

Middle-aged people too at higher risk of dying from coronavirus: Report

Researchers from Britain analysed more than 3,600 confirmed Covid-19 cases

These techies are 3D printing ventilator splitters for Covid-19 patients

Their solution addresses the problem ventilator shortage in the country by splitting oxygen supply so that the machine can be used on two patients simultaneously

Covid-19: Marico unveils Rs 2.5 cr prize for innovative healthcare solution

"I too, am making a pledge in my personal capacity, making thetotal grant value to Rs 2.50 crores," its chairman Harsh Mariwala said

India coronavirus dispatch: Dealing with Covid-19 after the lockdown

From clinical trials for a vaccine to steps to be taken after the 21 day lockdown, and questions about Covid-19 spreading through banknotes, read about all this and more here

Covid-19 Factoid: Coronavirus becoming more fatal, and 3 other data trends

The US remains the worst affected with more than 120,000 registered cases so far, with New York alone accounting for two-fifths of those

Fighting coronavirus: On the streets, the mood changes to empathy

Bureaucratic insensitivity gave way to compassion on the third day of the lockdown, with the state administration, police and passers by joining forces to help the stream of migrants fleeing Delhi

Coronavirus pandemic: The strengths and weaknesses this crisis lays bare

While the PM has led from the front and states have deftly helped the affected, our poor healthcare infra and stretched fiscal situation have exposed some chinks in India's armour, writes T N Ninan