IN ITS ‘SCIENTIFIC brief’ released on March 29th, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that Covid-19 can ‘be transmitted through droplets of different sizes: when the droplet particles are <5-10 μm (a micrometre or μm is one-millionth of a metre) in diameter, they are referred to as respiratory droplets, and when they are >5 μm … Continue reading COVID-19: WHO Under Pressure as Evidence Mounts On Aerosol Transmission
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ICMR is Setting up Trial Sites for WHO ‘Solidarity’ Programme
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is busy setting up clinical trial sites and enrolling COVID-19 patients as part of its efforts to contribute to the much-hyped, WHO-led ‘solidarity trial’, which envisages comparing the effectiveness of various medicines and drug cocktails against the pandemic based on results collated from participating countries. ICMR is India’s apex … Continue reading ICMR is Setting up Trial Sites for WHO ‘Solidarity’ Programme
Why Restrictions on E-Cigarettes Won’t Help
IN THE MOVIE Tourist, Johnny Depp, who plays Frank Tupelo, an American in Venice who lands in mysterious circumstances after meeting a fascinating woman (Angelina Jolie), puffs on a vaporised cigarette, also called electronic or non-combustible cigarette, that is said to be 95 per cent less harmful than its burning counterpart. The 2010 thriller perhaps had … Continue reading Why Restrictions on E-Cigarettes Won’t Help
Air Quality in North India Divides the Rich and Poor More Than Ever
AT DYSON’S TRENDY showroom in Delhi’s DLF Promenade mall in Vasant Kunj, sales of the British company’s air purifiers have shot up in the past month as people from various parts of the National Capital Region and elsewhere, alarmed by the rise in pollution levels and chances of related long-term health hazards, especially for their … Continue reading Air Quality in North India Divides the Rich and Poor More Than Ever
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