‘The Situation Is Grim’
The SKIMS Medical College Principal, Dr Riyaz Untoo is managing a major Covid-19 facility. He tells Syed Samreen that the cases are going to increase exponentially...
At Your Doorstep
In order to ensure that footfalls on streets remain at the lowest, the administration in Srinagar is delivering essentials to families at their doorsteps....
Childbirths In Pandemic
At a time when Kashmir’s Coronavirus caseload is soaring past 5000, the exponential rise in the number of infected pregnant women has raised fears...
Coronavirus Pandemic: What Are Covid Toes By The Way?
by Sheikh Umar Ahmad
Since the advent of Coronavirus, we have seen different phases of advances in Covid-19 research with every day new facts being...
‘We Need To Prepare Ourselves For The Worst’
Prominent urologist, Dr M Salim Wani was stung by the contagion forcing him to get into nightmarish isolation. Caught between ostracisation and cytokine crisis, he overcame...
What Is The New Variant Of Coronavirus And How Dangerous Is It?
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease in parts of the...
Coronavirus: Can Nano Coatings and Sprays Help?
by Dr M A Shah
Infections have accompanied humans for millennia. In this twenty-first century, despite being in the era of antibiotics, which began...
Coronavirus: Is The World Order Changing?
by Syed Suhail Yaqoob
The world has seen many bad times. There have been wars, and plagues on an unprecedented scale. The Spanish flu in...
4G for Knowledge
In a world besieged by the virus, people are working from their homes, using the high-speed Internet. In Kashmir, more than 1.5 million students...
‘One Has To Live With Covid-19, No Matter How Difficult’
Anantnag is home to almost Covid-19 500 cases. In more than 300 cases, however, the infected have recovered. How the district administration is managing...
What Makes SARS-CoV-2 a Difficult to Tackle Bug?
by Dr Muzafar Jan
For the third time in as many decades, a zoonotic coronavirus (CoV) has crossed species to infect human populations. Until the...
Why Lockdown Alone Is Not Enough?
by Mir Muhammad Nayyar Azam
In an attempt to break the chain, India anticipated the coronavirus crisis and announced a lockdown. India took the lead...
Rediscovering The Neighbour
As the contagion finally started its spread to the Kashmir periphery, the affected population has started reviving and re-understanding the traditional support structure within...
Unreal Class, Real Tensions
Teachers recount the travails of delivering online lectures at 2G speed, reports Umar Mukhtar
At 8 am, Rafia, a school teacher, keeps her cell phone connected...
What We Must Do If And When The Lockdown is Eased?
by Dr Suhail Naik
By stating "we have to live with the virus” does not mean the World Health Organization (WHO) has opened any diplomatic...
