Amphotericin-B: Concern over ‘black fungus’ drug shortage as cases rise
Coronavirus pandemic An anti-fungal drug used in the treatment of a rare infection called mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, is in…
Cyclone Tauktae: Ninety missing at sea in the wake of storm
Coronavirus pandemic More than 90 people are missing after a barge off the coast of the Indian city of Mumbai…
India’s Covid crisis hits Covax vaccine-sharing scheme
By Tulip Mazumdar Global health correspondent G7 summits The international scheme to ensure equal access to Covid-19 vaccines is 140…
Cyclone Tauktae: Covid-battered India braces for landfall
Coronavirus pandemic India’s western state of Gujarat is braced for the landfall of cyclone Tauktae, which is likely to be…
Covid: First Australian repatriation flight from India lands in Darwin
Coronavirus pandemic Australia has carried out its first repatriation flight from India after ending its controversial travel ban from the…
No alternative to vaccine passports, says Dubai airport boss
By Jonathan Josephs Business reporter, BBC News Coronavirus pandemic The boss of the world’s busiest airport for international passengers has…
How India’s vaccine drive went horribly wrong
By Nikhil Inamdar and Aparna Alluri BBC News Coronavirus pandemic It took 31-year-old Sneha Marathe half a day to book…
India Covid: How law stops NGOs distributing essential aid
By Sima Kotecha BBC Newsnight Coronavirus pandemic Legislation brought in by the Indian government is preventing non-profit organisations from supplying…
India Covid: Do reinfections pose a challenge to vaccines?
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic IMAGE COPYRIGHT PALLAVA BAGLAimage caption Pallava Bagla (right) was infected and hospitalised weeks after…
India’s Covid crisis: The newsroom counting the uncounted deaths
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic On 1 April, the wife and daughter of an editor of a leading newspaper…