Tag: COVID-19

An infectious disease physician explains why these options are badly needed  Merck and Pfizer both have oral antiviral pills under review by the FDA. Such treatments could help

Interview: Yvan Martial, Journaliste

School closures have immediate and long-term effects on students, both emotionally and economically. They will also have a ripple effect on a country and on income inequality

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

  The focus on building democracy should be on more intermediary outcomes, which can serve as building blocks for longer term democratic renewal

Both drugs significantly reduce the chance of people vulnerable to Covid being hospitalised – but they stop the virus in different ways

Interview: Dr P. Chitson – Physician

  The battle is not over yet. The onus is on the world leaders to urgently get their act together

By Arif R. Sarwari

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

‘Ramgoolam a là l’occasion de se poser en homme d’Etat s’il prend la bonne décision. Un homme d’Etat est celui qui sait quand son tour est passé’

Combining high technology with the human touch

By Vina Ballgobin Professor Uma Bhowon, an embodiment of la force tranquille, wore her learning lightly and touched the lives of so many people with kindness, humility and

We would better leave the medical and specialist community rather than politicians to guide the population