Tag: COVID-19

By Mohun Aujayeb

Early, sharp lockdowns where necessary when contact tracing is unable to “do the job”, remain our best policy

‘Je vois au peloton d’exécution : Ramgoolam, Jeetah, SAJ, Duval, Bhadain…’

Despite all the robust and costly measures in place, the authorities have as yet been unable to stem the spread of the second wave of Covid-19 infection. The

Members of the public were more overconfident and less accurate in predicting the likely number of infections and deaths, but both groups missed the mark

Recent allegations of cheating by university students in online exams suggest the students are adapting faster than the education system itself – and that should change.

Editorial

Psychologists have identified three potential barriers to vaccination: capability, opportunity and motivation.

The outbreak of Covid-19 could be used as a building block in the future to reinforce international co-operation and strengthen the pillars of globalization

  If Google searches and social media posts are any indicators, lots of people are asking which COVID vaccine is best. But vaccines aren’t like laptops or washing

It is unlikely that we will reach full herd immunity for Covid-19. However, we are likely to reach a practical kind of herd immunity through vaccination

  Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock By Gulcin Ozkan

The possibility that the U.S. and Canadian governments have been involved in questionable and even dangerous biological “research” without adequate oversight is frightening

Bat hosts, lab leaks – tracing SARS-CoV-2 to its origins involves more than just tracking down patient zero

Where did the Covid-19 virus come from? – the controversy surrounding this question has come to the fore anew