Category: Public Health

Dr R Neerunjun Gopee

Omicron may not be the final variant, but it may be the final variant of concern

It is only a fully vaccinated and united world that can stem Covid-19 and thus be better prepared to aptly counter and overcome the next pandemic

We have probably not seen the last of the mutations and variants of the Covid-19 virus. Perhaps the world got a lucky break with Omicron. Perhaps not

“Covid-19 is a viral, inflammatory and a clotting disease. In a way, the virus can be described as a terrorist that incites the body to overreact…”

By Dr R Neerunjun Gopee

By Adam Hamdy

We are a grief-stricken island as we mourn the many who are becoming orphans or widowed, and the number of young people who still had much to live

By Sada Reddi

There is much for us to learn from the Indian experience. India can ‘show the world how to tackle endemic Covid-19.’ What are we waiting for?

The two types of tests – antigen and PCR – work in very different ways, which is why one is fast but less accurate and the other is

We cannot think of vaccines as panacea. No. Sanitary protocol is still mandatory, for self-protection as well as for community protection

recovering from the acute infection does not mean that the patient is completely rid of Covid impact. As Long Covid, it leaves its signature in subtle ways A

  Some viruses go extinct, while others stick around. The virus that causes Covid-19 seems likely to remain with us for the long term

The world is in the throes of reinventing itself. Mauritius needs to be alive to these game changers and aptly adapt them to our own conditions and work