Category: worldcoronavirus

Nepal Wants Everest Climbers To Bring Their Oxygen Tanks Back for COVID Patients

May 11, 2021 Off

Nepal Wants Everest Climbers To Bring Their Oxygen Tanks Back for COVID Patients

By Shamani Joshi

Nepal’s COVID-19 crisis is so bad that officials are now asking mountaineers who climb Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak,…

India’s Black Market for Oxygen Is Booming. Only the Ultra Rich Can Afford It.

May 4, 2021 Off

India’s Black Market for Oxygen Is Booming. Only the Ultra Rich Can Afford It.

By Shamani Joshi

For many in India, the ability to access oxygen and human-sized medical-grade oxygen cylinders is a matter of life or…

December 3, 2020 Off

Participant From Oxford’s COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Alleges ‘Serious Side Effects’

By Shamani Joshi

An Indian vaccine trial participant, who took part in the Covishield trials of the AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine in India, has…

September 1, 2020 Off

Aspiring Indian Doctors and Engineers Protest Entrance Exams By Spamming PM Modi’s YouTube Video

By Shamani Joshi

Over the last few days, Priyanka, a 20-year-old aspiring doctor from the east Indian state of Odisha, has experienced panic…