Sonia Bhaskar

The outbreak of the virus, which began in Wuhan, China, has infected more than 10 million people around the globe as per the World Health Organisation and at least 5 lakh people have died. Here’s how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded

Plasma Therapy is the transfusion of antibodies from a recovered coronavirus patient to a critical patient and is being looked upon as one of the potential treatments to minimise the COVID-19 deaths

Antibody test also known as a serology test determines whether the human body had contracted the COVID-19 in the past and now have antibodies to fight against the virus

On March 9, Andhra Pradesh reported the first positive case of Novel Coronavirus but the screening of people returning to the state had already started on from February 22

Six months on as the world is getting used to living with coronavirus, here's what we have learned about the disease since its outbreak 

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there is no evidence that the Novel Coronavirus can be spread through contact with food or food packaging

According to the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, 20 states have been integrated into ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ system as of now, but experts point to technology, biometrics and identification of the needy as possible hurdles in the implementation of the scheme across all states by March 2021

During the coronavirus crisis, Srinagar based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Serving Nations is providing ration kits called Essential Eatable Family Kits (EEFK) to people for free

With an aim to support and protect healthcare warriors who are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in rural India, a Hisar based NGO Tayal Foundation is providing them with personal protective equipment kits

14,000 people in the state have joined Assam State Disaster Management Authority’s (ASDMA) volunteer force called Pratirodhi Bandhu (resistant friend)

Three army officers, Major Pradeep Arya, Captain Neil Shaji and Major Sanjay Raole undertook an initiative to help sex workers and transgenders in Mumbai, who lost their livelihood due to COVID-19

Celebrities and sports personalities have come together to thank frontline workers of coronavirus in A minute-long video

Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray on testing, scaling up of COVID-19 facilities and plans to ease out lockdown as the coronavirus crisis in the state continues

A Delhi based creative technology solution company called OtherLogic Experiential India (OLE India) has innovated a contactless mask vending machine ‘MaskUpNow’ to fight Coronavirus